What do you mean when you say that Firefox won’t allow you to copy and paste pictures? If there is a picture on a web page, you should be able to right-click and select Copy or Save As. You can then Paste whatever you copied into a graphics program (like gimp or eog).
You can’t run your Windows printer software on Linux. You have to use the Linux drivers. Click Applications —> System Tools —> Printers. This is called CUPS (Common Unix Printer System). You should be able to setup your printer through CUPS. There are some printers that do not have drivers or have drivers that don’t work very well.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus