Printer Disappearing from List

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why does my HP printer keep "disappearing" from my printer list?

I have two different computers, my wife's is a MacBook Pro running Windows 7 SP1 under Boot Camp and mine is a Dell Latitude D830 also running Windows 7 SP 1.  Both computers were updated from Windows XP.  We have never used Vista.  We use an HP OfficeJet 7410 at home, and I use a different OfficeJet 7410 at work.  Both OfficeJets were installed with the latest HP software available on the HP Website and use a wireless connection to the network.  At home both of the computers also use a wireless network connection.  At work, I have an Ethernet connection to the network but the OfficeJet uses a wireless connection.  HP Update says all of my software is current.  Within the last month both computers have begun to share a similar problem:
The printers are fully installed and tested on both computers and run without incident, but when we change networks, one of the printers disappears from the Devises and Printers list.  If this occurs on the MacBook Pro (with only one OfficeJet installed), it generates an error message when you try to access HP Solution Center.  The error message states that the program is not fully installed.  The only fix is to reinstall the HP OfficeJet 7410 using the HP software.  If you simply "Add Printer" the printer is then available through Windows, but HP Solution Center still won't function with the printer.  (No scan, fax or copy capability.)
We first noticed the problem on the MacBook so I was blaming Boot Camp, but this morning, when I got to my office, the office HP 7410, which had been installed and working properly when I left two days ago, was no longer in the Devices and Printers list.  I had successfully used the home 7410 printer last night, and it is still present in my Devices and Printers list.  In the HP Solution software, the home 7410 correctly shows up as "Not Connected."  There is no mention of the 7410, that had been installed and is still connected wirelessly to the network here at work.
Please help.

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