[wplug] printer troubles

[logan]

I set up my parrent's computer with Mandrake 9 after fighting with windows for 
2 days, but I can't get a couple of things to work, foremost is the printer. 
Nothing happens when I tell something to print. 

linuxprinting.org says that mandrake uses CUPS, but when I run qtcups it says 
it's using LP, and that there is no CUPS server runing. 
I checked and cupsd wasn't running, but when I started it that didn't change 
anything.

ghostscript doesn't have my printer driver (I downloaded a file, but I don't 
know where to put it).

I tried folowing the directions on linuxprinting.org's web page, but when what 
I got didn't match what they said should happen (ex. ghostscript recognising 
my printer, haveing a cups directory, etc) I got lost.

I've never set up a printer under linux before, so take it easy on me ;-)

-Logan