Can our laptap print to a network printer without installing any drivers?

Our kids often connect to our wireless home network and need to print something.  Is there a way for them to quickly give the network printer and print without a tedious installation process on the laptop?

Do we not have to install the printer and install the drivers on each laptop independently or can the computer laptop everything simply connect to the network printer and print?  If every laptop needs drivers, then is it possible that the proper drivers may be automatically installed on the laptop when it connects to the network printer?

We print on a HP Photosmart C7180 printer connected by USB to our home computer (running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit) and Ethernet connected to our router.  The wired Ethernet printer is the shared printer on the network.  The shared printer has an IP address assigned by the router.

The Windows 7 and Vista PC as well as Mac can simply add the printer because the drivers are included in the operating system.  The XP machines will have to download the drivers.   Download the latest version of the software for your printer from the "Support & drivers" link at the top of this page.

To add the printer on Win7 and Vista: start > Control Panel > printers > add printer

To add the printer on the Mac: System preferences > Print & Fax > click the '+' to add the printer.

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