installing printer on 98... dissappears

I'm installing a print driver to a 98 machine but each time I do it it goes away right afterwards.. it makes an entry in the registry but the printer doesnt stay.. i can install other printers and they stay.. this is a lexmark x73.

also.. my mouse stalls for a second every few seconds. I dont see any programs running in the task manager... and if i press shift while startup is going this problem doesn't occur.