Printer and scanner sharing with Windows 7

Hi there,
I have an iMac running the latest OS which my Canon printer is connected to.
When I work from home I have to use my work PC which is now running the RC version of Windows 7. Does anyone know if and how I can share my printer? The printer is currently connected to my iMac, but I could attach it to my Time Capsule if need be.
Would I need Bonjour for Windows? I used to use this when I was running Vista, but you had to run it as an XP application, and even then it was pretty unreliable.
I'd also like to be able to somehow share my scanner across both computers.
Both the scanner and the printer work under Windows 7 with a direct wired connection, so it's just a case of using them across a home network...
Thanks

Go to "System Preferences/Security/Firewall" and change settings to: "Set access to specific services and applications". "File Sharing" and "Printer sharing" were already present for me, I don't know how to get them if they are not, and I don't know what the ramifications for security are. I can now see Windows computers and printers.

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