I'd also recommend installing Bonjour for Windows. Yes, it's an evil dreaded Apple open source technology, but most network printers support it, and will expose their web config site to IE or Safari. All you would have to do is plug in a network cable to the printer, and to the laptop, and wait a few moments for the 169.254 address to be settled on. If the printer supports bonjour, it must support self IP assigning.