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Q167376: Error Message When Starting Add Printer Wizard

Article: Q167376
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbprint
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start the Add Printer Wizard, you may receive the following error
message:

  Out of resources.

  Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources. The specified
  module could not be found.

CAUSE
=====

The Ntprint.dll file in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder may be missing or
damaged.

RESOLUTION
==========

Expand a new copy of the Ntprint.dll file from the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM to the
%SystemRoot%\System32 folder using the following steps:

1. If an Ntprint.dll file already exists in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder,
  rename it to Ntprint.old.

2. Place the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

3. Type the following line at a command prompt:

  expand d:\i386\ntprint.dl_ c:\winnt\system32\ntprint.dll

  NOTE: This article assumes that Windows NT is installed in the Winnt folder on
  drive C and that the CD-ROM drive is drive D. If this is not the case, adjust
  the command as necessary.

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbprint 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0

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