Printing with Macbook Pro over wireless network and PC.

I just got my 17" Macbook Pro and this is my first Mac. I was using an Alienware laptop before and I was printing through the PC desktop in the bedroom hooked to a Epson printer thruogh a USB cable. I was curious if it is possible to set the Macbook up so that I can print through the PC. As far as I know Virtual PC isn't universal and only works with the power pc powerbooks, g4, g5, and etc. If someone could help me find the best alternative at the lowest cost I would greatly appreciate it.

I found system preferences but once I get there I
can't find the internet and network.
wait. in the System Preferences window, the third row down should be "Internet & Network"... the second icon from the left should be "Network".
are you saying you don't see the Network icon?
I clicked show
all and it doesn't add anything.
correct that's just a "return to the main menu"-type thingy - i.e. if you click on "Appearance" from System Preferences window, and then decide that you want to go back to the System Preferences main window, you'd just click on "Show All"
What am I missing?
I'm brand new to OS X.
well, i don't think you need Virtual PC... but i think we should first figure out why you're not able to get to the network setup section of system prefs....
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