Windows 7 Laptops Printing to Wireless F4580

Just installed an HP Deskjet F4580 Wireless Printer. Situation is two wireless networked laptops with Windows 7 Home Premium. Laptop #1 can see wireless printer in Outlook and in IE9. Laptop #2 can only see wireless printer in Oulook.
Looking at other posts, many suggest reinstalling the software on laptop #2. That makes sense if I couldn't print at all on it, but since I can see the printer in Outlook on laptop #2, doesn't that suggest that I have a different problem?
On laptop #1 the only printer is the wireless printer. Laptop #2 has its own printer attached via USB as well as being able to see the wireless printer in Outlook.
Any ideas how I make laptop #2 see the printer in IE9?
BTW, seeing the wireless printer means that I can print on it.

Well, its not a printer problem, nor a router problem since the printer is connected to the router and available to the PCs. Therefore it is a computer problem.
When I see problems like this, the most frequent offender is the security system blocking access, that is why I asked. The next most likely suspect is software that is not updated or software files that are corrupt. Is Windows Update complete (are you at SP1)? How about Office Update? Have you rebooted both machines?
It makes me suspicious since the offending programs are both Microsoft.
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