Unable to Print to MX300 shared from a Vista PC

Hi,
I'm trying to print to a Canon MX300 that is attached to and shared from a Vista PC. When I try and add the printer using the regular Add WIndows Printer my Vista PC rarely shows up, even though I am sharing files to and from the PC to my Mac. So I worked out how to manually add the printer (customize the Add Printer window toolbar and add the "Advanced" option.
When I do this I get "No pages found" when I try send print jobs to the MX300. Installed Gutenprint drivers. No help (no generic Canon ij driver). So I'm lost. And no I cannot plug the printer into the Mac.
Please Help.

You will not be able to use the Canon driver for this type of connection. It has not been designed to work from a Mac when shared by Windows. So you will have to experiment with the other models of Canon-Gutenprint drivers to find one that is compatible with the MX300.

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