Wireless Printer address lost at PC RESTART

HDW Config: PC1 is XP SP3 hardwired (network cable) to BEFW11S4v4 (Most current firmware); PC2 is Wireless using WUS11 v2 ; Printer is HP 6988 Wireless.
SW Config and settings when failure still occurs: With or without Antivirus(AVG), Firewall (ZA, not msft), With or without WEP Key and with 64-bit WEP; XP at current SP3; 6988 set to use 806.11b all the time.
Other posts with no solution:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?board.id=Networking&thread.id=1115
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21815028-HP-6988-wireless-connectivity
Problem simplified: PC1 (DHCP in .20-.26 range) that is hardwired to router can not find the printer after PC restart (PING to the printer 192.168.40 a static address) fails.
PC2 (static address 192.168.22) which is wireless has no problem pinging printer. If I switch PC1 to wireless mode, it also is successful every time even after PC restart.
So, problem is only on a PC hardwired to router trying to locate a wireless printer after a PC restart. If I cannot get to the printer, but cycle my router (unfortunately killing my other PC connections) the address becomes available (can now ping) and I can print to it.
Question: How is connection between printer and PC through the router established? How does my PC find out that there is a printer at 192.168.1.40 without me having to power-cycle the router? Sounds to me like one of the devices isn't abiding to protocols.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Message Edited by tpanc13 on 02-22-2009 01:19 PM
Message Edited by tpanc13 on 02-22-2009 01:21 PM

Router is fine. I connected PC2(laptop Windows/ME) via network cable and its XIRCOM Cardbus Ethernet 10/100 card and it has no problems seeing printer on 192.168.1.40.
Looks like its either XP or my NIC, Intel Pro/100 VE Network Connections. According to DELL site, I am at most current adapter driver(?) for it, but I did pull a newer "package" (don't know driver inside yet). Hesitated putting it on after it said I needed to delete old one first. I'll pull Dell driver (same as mine) for back and proceed with that way.
Can anybody think of anything in XP that could be corrupted

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