Cannot print to a network printer

My home network: Verizon FIOS Actiontec router, desktop Dell XPS (Windows XP) with USB connected HP 7960 printer, Dell Studio 15 computer laptop (Windows 7) connected wireless. Attempt to add printer networked laptop. Laptop find the printer on the network OK. When I click Next it says 'Check' Windows Update. Then watch download driver. Message error gives 'none pilot' found can not find the driver on the network, then asks to find it manually. I'm lost.

On the Windows 7 machine go devices and printers folder, add a printer, the local printer, creating a Port, Local Port, \\Computername\Printername (use the name of the actual share of the computer and the printer), OK, and then click Windows Update then select Hewlett-Packard (not HP) as the manufacturer and select the HP Photosmart 7960 series.

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