Windows 7 recognizes my HP Printer but won't install the driver for it

I just bought a brand new computer with Windows 7 64bit installed on it.
After hooking it up, I connected my HP psc 2175 All In One Printer to it.
Windows 7 recognized that I had an HP psc 2100 series printer and said that it would go online to look for the driver to install.
After 10 minutes of searching, it tells me that I need "troubleshooting" which means "go look for it yourself."
I went to the HP website and the only help I found was a page telling me how to get my Windows 7 to recognize my printer.
My Windows 7 already recognizes it.
What I need is an explanation about to make Windows 7 download the proper Printer Driver to allow my printer to work.
Any help?
Does this driver not exist for Windows 7 and HP PSC 2175 All In One Printer?

So the HP page says there is no driver at all for my Printer with Windows 7 ( Lucky Me) and that I need to configure my Windows 7 to use the automatic Windows Update to find a driver to install.
As I mentioned in my original post, it already did this.
It recognized my printer and then starting searching for a driver with no luck.
Anyway, next on the HP page it tells me to connect my printer to my computer with a USB cable and then Windows 7 will look for the most appropriate driver to make my printer work.
So I connect the USB cable and it dings once and that's it.
No message.
No downloading.
No status bar.
Nothing.
It just dinged to recognize that I plugged in the USB cable.
According to the HP page, I should get a window telling me that My Automatic Windows Update is complete.
Mine apparently didn't even start.
So now what should I do?
How can I make it download the generic printer driver without just expecting it to do so simply because a USB cable was inserted?

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