Problems printing from PC to MAC on wireless network

I've just spent 3 hours trying to get my 3 Vista PCs to print to the printer that is connected to my iMAC.
The iMAC is running Snow Leopard. The printer is a HP Deskjet F300 series and is connected to the iMAC via USB. The MAC and the printer work fine this way. The iMAC is connected to my wireless router for my home network.
The Vista PCs have BONJOUR for Windows installed. They all see the Deskjet printer via the iMAC (I have allowed printer and file sharing), and I have set this printer as the default printer. However, when I attempt to print on any of the PCs, nothing happens on the iMAC or Deskjet printer. So obviously the print info is not being received on the iMAC.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

I was able to get my HP DeskJet printer running using Windows XP in Parallels, by doing the following:
Select 'Add a new printer' in Windows
Select 'Local Printer' in the dialog box (auto detect and install should be off), click next.
Choose 'Create a new port' and "Standard TCP/IP Port'. Click next.
For the printer IP address, enter the address of the base station ie. 10.0.1.1. The port name will be filled automatically. Click next.
For the device type, choose 'Hewlet Packard Jet Direct', then click Finish.
Choose your printer from the list and follow the rest of the prompts to install and configure the driver.

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