Beachball of death when printing

i upgraded mom's macbook pro new model lion preinstalled , ever since did she's been getting beach ball of death when tries print. figured incompatibility printer drivers , tried upgrade don't think new drivers available (it's hp 5550n). tried switching generic ps drivers didn't seem either. seems me computer going onto network , searching printer every time hits print causing beach ball appear.

have ideas? thanks.

 

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