Printer prints when it feels like it

I have a Photosmart C7280 all in one which I bought maybe close to two years ago.
Running XP on a two PC home network through a Linksys cable/dsl router.
For the most part, happy with it.
Problem is, when I click the print button I can never be sure if my document will print or not - and it usually doesn't at critical times.
Have reinstalled software and looked for updated drivers (which there are none). What now?
Thanks.

When the printer does not print are there any error messages on either the printer or the PC? What is the status in the spooler? Can you access the printer's built-in web server?
Regards,
Bob Headrick, Microsoft MVP Printing/Imaging
Message Edited by Bob_Headrick on 05-16-2009 10:18 PM
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