Unable to print through Bonjour from Windows Vista

I recently installed an Airport Extreme for my wireless netowrk. I have two desktops directly connected to the Airport - an iMac and a PC running Windows Vista. There is also a Samsung USB printer connected to the airport. There are also two laptops connecting wirelessly - a PC running Windows Vista and a MacBook.
All of the computer are able to print fine using Bonjour EXCEPT the desktop running Vista. When I run Bonjour for Windows, it sees the printer and I select it. Then, when I try to print, nothing happens. Eventually, the print job times out and I get an error.
I've compared the settings to the laptop running Vista and everything is the same as far as I can tell. I can't figure out what's going on. I've turned off firewall software, called Apple support, and even gone so far as to do a system restore but nothing has worked.
Any ideas?

Installing AirPort Utility on the PC won't buy you anything as far as setting up a printer.
Your best shot is to download, install and run Bonjour Print Services for Windows v2.0.2 to see if the application can "find" your printer on the network to allow you to print from the PC.
You may likely need to restart the entire network including the printer to get everything in sequence. Just power off every device in any order you want, wait a minute, then start the modem first and let it run a few minutes. Start other devices one at a time about a minute apart until the entire network is back up.

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