Sharing inkjet printer to Windows XP machine

Hi,
I have my girlfriend's Windows XP machine networked to my mac and I want her to be able to print directly to the inkjet printer plugged into my iMac. I have followed the instructions found at http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3012.html and I can print ok, the problem is that the when I print from the PC, the text looks pale and brown instead of nice and black. I am using the Apple Laserwriter 12/600 driver as suggested.
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to print to a non-postscript printer at full quality?
Thanks,
Ben

Hmm, I read a hint that said I could share the printer by CUPS (see post about half way down this page: http://experts.about.com/q/Macintosh-OS-1063/Printing-windows-printer-Mac.htm)
The only problem is when I click add printer in the web interface it asks for a password. I don't have a password for my account but when I put in my username and leave the password blank, it fails to authenticate and just asks me to re-enter my password. Am I doing something wrong? The only other password I can think of is the one for the root account which I don't know.

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