Wireless printing via HP Photosmart Plus B209

Hey all,
Thanks for your help in advance. I am using an HP Photosmart Plus B209 series all in-one printer. The opperating systems in use are Windows 7 (64-bit) With my Dell laptop I am unable to use this printer as the default and print wirelessly. I can, however, print wirelessly via my Acer laptop with no problems. The error that shows up with the Dell laptop is that there is an error in the printing network. The printer is visible though through the internet on that computer. Here is another dosey for ya. I AM able to print from the Dell laptop using the printer through the shared network with the Acer computer. This is okay however a hassel to have to have to laptops on just to print wirelessly from the Dell laptop. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the servers from the HP web site a couple of times and nothing yet. I have also tried the various updates and no positive outcomes have occured. If anyone has any suggestions or knows exactly what I need to do that would be great!! Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Moose023

Give this utility a try:
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