Sharing Printer over Wireless Network

I am trying to print from my MacBook to a printer that is connected to my desktop.
My printer is a HP LaserJet 1012.
My desktop is a HP Media Center running Windows XP.
My MacBook is running Mac OS X Version 10.5.5
I've shared my printer on my desktop. However, when I check system preferences > print & fax window, no printers show up. When I click on the plus sign, there are no listed installed printers.
Is this a Mac issue? a HP issue?
I've been working on this issue for a long time and can't seem to figure out how to get the MacBook to see my printer.
AHHHH!!! Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

I am experiencing same problem. My desktop has Vista. Is there something that needs to be addressed on the PC so the Mac will see the printer? We have set up the pc to 'SHARE'. The PC is the network HOST and the mac is the GUEST. When we go to Add printer and click Windows, no printers are listed. It's probably something simple but we sure can't figure it out. HELP PLEASE.

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The bottomline is that this printer has no way of connecting other than a straight USB connection. In order to make it wireless you have to have a device that will give it an network IP address. The printer by itself can not do this.
The only way to get this printer on a network is to buy a SEPERATE USB Printer Server. Or, buy a separate router, like I said, that has a USB connection on the back that will support printers.
You can not connect it the way you want as it stands right now.
However, call your ISP and have them set it up IF their Gateway device has a USB connection and really can support a printer. It is their issue.
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I have a strange printing problem that I cannot figure out.
At home I have an iMac wired to a DSL/wireless router, plus two PowerBooks that connect wirelessly to the network. All computers run 10.4.6. Everything has been working very well, until this problem.
We recently got an HP Laserjet 1012. According to HP's website, the driver is included with Tiger. Indeed, all 3 computers can print fine to it when directly connected via USB.
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I don't intend to be rude, but your answer seems pretty generic. I could basically copy paste it to solve anything.
The first steps you mentioned I did with no success in solving the problem. Your other steps (update or re-install) might solve the problem, but it does nothing to identify it. Re-installing the system is not an option to be taken lightly and I consider it a last resource... I have a lot of time invested into having things working my way in the and a re-installation as you speak would mean spending more time configuring everything.
Re-installation is also a valid solution when there is one "weird" problem going on with one user. In this thread alone there are 5 people with the exact same problem, different printers and different applications behaving the same way so it does seem like a system error, but not a freak error. It seems as if theres a problem with wireless sharing of printers. I also found other threads with people having similar or identical problems... it seems to be more of a general thing.
I appreciate you trying to help, but unless you tell me you have replicated the situation and haven't found a problem, I'll keep waiting and looking for a better solution than to re-install os x.

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