I found out what was wrong...
it seemed that i had needed a nother package for printing.. which wasn't installed by default..
so my guess is.. it isn't a ubuntu thing.. but just look under "install applications" search for printer/ cup
and by default (fresh install) you will find a package isn't installed which is needed for printing..
install it.. and everything works fine
but thanks for your posts.. when i was looking on google.. it seemed that i was crazy or something (didn't find much other people who have had the same problem)
regards,
Fatum