Error Message When Starting Add Printer Wizard

Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
Article ID: Q167376

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

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:

If an Ntprint.dll file already exists in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, rename it to Ntprint.old.
Place the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
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.

Additional query words: 4.00
Keywords : kberrmsg kbprint ntprint NTSrvWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
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