I have an HP 6100 PhotoSmart series that is our network default printer.  I use it with my new DELL Inspiron 1720.  Almost every time I want to print, it fails to do so.  When I go into the printer control panel it says "Offline" and the only way to cure this is to delete the printer and then reinstal it from the Windows menu.  This is stupid.  What else can I do to fix this annoyance?

Thanks for any help!

JS