Printing to Airport Express connected Laserjet 1012 very slow after update to 10.6.8

After updating a pair of computers that we have here to 10.6.8, printing to our Airport Express connected HP LaserJet 1012 has become incredibly slow. I timed it and it is taking 2:30 to print a blank page, whereas printing the same blank page under 10.6.7 (on an external drive connected to the same MacBook Pro) happens within 2 seconds. One thing that I have noticed is that when I bring up the HP Printer Queue the computer says 'connecting to printer' for 20 - 30 seconds, then sits at 50% complete on the printing for some time - anyone else running into similar problems?

Because I am not experiencing the same issue I have not needed to apply the CNET article. But just to be clear, did you follow the instructions to the letter?
If you did and it's still not working then you can begin narrowing down where the problem is by following some basic trouble shooting steps. First thing I'd try is creating a new user account (call it TEST ACCOUNT) and leave it alone, then try printing from that account. If it works then you know it's a software issue in your normal user account. If it still doesn't work then what I'd do is:
1. Download 10.6.8 Combo Update at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
2. Disconnect all peripherals (including the printer)
3. Backup using both Time Machine and/or a Bootable Clone using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner
4. Restart from the Bootable Clone or the Snow Leopard install discs.
     a) choose language
     b) Click Utililities Menu
     c) Disk Utility
     d) highlight the internal HD and the First Aid tab
     e) Repair Disk Permissions, Verify Disk & Repair Disk.
     f) exit Disk Utility and restart in Safe Mode
5. Install the Combo Update
6. Restart normally and test the system
7. Begin connecting peripherals one by one and testing each.

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