Hi Rick Kaufman,
It looks like you are having some issues with your printer and we will be glad to assist you.
However I would like you to answer some questions which will help us resolving the issue.
1. Did you receive an driver CD with the printer?
2. Did you try to install the printer driver on your computer?
3. Do you get any error message?
Here I would suggest you to go through the step.
Method 1:
Go through the link to get more information about how to fix printer related issues
Method 2:
Download and install the Windows 7 drivers in compatibility mode
Follow the steps to install in Compatibility mode:
a. Right click the driver installation file and select Properties then tap or click the Compatibility tab.
b. Place a check in the Run this program in compatibility mode for: box.
c. Tap or click the drop down box and select a previous operating system, then tap or click OK.
d. Try installing the driver and check.
Method 3:
Refer the link to get information about how to install printers.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/install-a-printer
Hope it helps. For further queries you can always come back to us.