Trying to print from a Vista computer to a printer connected to an XP computer

I am trying to print from a Windows Vista computer to a shared Laserjet p2035n printer connected via USB cable to a Windows XP computer. When I try to print a test page 2 files are sent to the spool/printers folder on the XP computer but nothing prints. The printer prints fine when printing directly from the XP computer. When I found the printer on the network and told it to connect it installed automatically. I thought maybe the wrong drivers were somehow installed so I downloaded and ran the Vista drivers file for this printer from the HP site but it didn't change anything.
I have cleared the spool folder and reinstalled the printer but still no joy.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Here is some additional information... The printer does print from other networked XP computers, just not from the networked Vista computer. This makes it seem like it must be a driver issue. Is there some way to totally remove the HP drivers for this printer from the Vista computer so that I can do a fresh install? When I uninstall the printer from the Vista computer it obviously doesn't remove the drivers because when i reinstall the printer it goes in automatically without giving me a chance to specify where the drivers are.
Are there any known issues regarding printing from a networked Vista machine to a printer connected to an XP box?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions anyone out there has!

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