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Print Spooler error 0x800706b9 printer not enough resources

Anonymous
2015-02-09T04:43:26+00:00

I have been trying to print for the past few day to no avail. I have gone to services and tried to manually start the stopped spooler, but this error keeps popping up. "0x800706b9 printer not enough resources". I am running windows 8.1 and I have a canon printer. I have already gone to the registry editor and got rid of the "http" in the spools folder. Please help...I desperately need to able to print.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-10T03:19:52+00:00

    Hello Jason,

    Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft community.

    I would like to know some information about the issue so that we could help you better.

    What is the make and model of your computer?

    I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your efforts towards resolving it.

    This issue may occur if the installed device driver is corrupt or if the driver is not installed properly.

    I would suggest you to try following methods and check if it helps.

    Method 1:

    Run printer troubleshooter and check. Please follow these steps:

    a. Press Windows + W keys, type troubleshooting in the search box and press Enter.

    b. Click "View all" and then click "Printer".

    c. Click "Next" and follow on-screen instructions.

    If it does not help, use method 2.

    Method 2:

    Please follow these steps and check the issue.

    a. Press Windows + R keys, type services.msc in run window and press Enter.

    b. In services, stop "Print Spooler" service.

    c. In Windows explorer, navigate to the following folder location and open "PRINTERS" folder.

    C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS

    d. Click "Continue" or "Yes", if message prompts.

    e. Delete all files in "PRINTERS" folder and then close Windows explorer.

    Note: Please do not delete "PRINTERS" folder. Only delete its contents.

    f. Open services, and start "Print Spooler" service.

    I hope this information helps.

    Please do let us know if you need any further assistance.

    Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-24T22:36:40+00:00

    I also have this problem. I am on a Window 8.1 64 bit machine. I cannot print.

    I have tried the printer troubleshooter approach without success.

    I tried the services.msc approach, tried to start the spooler got the "0x800706b9 not enough resources" error message. Made sure all other dependent resources were running.

    I tried going into C:\Windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS and removing any files, but there weren't any files in that folder

    I tried two different regedit approaches:

    1- goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler for the DependOnService, remove the http string, then restart your computer and try to restart the spooler

    2- There was another case where you went into RPC Register, but there was suppose to be an Internet level, but there wasn't an Internet level in my register.

    I cannot remove the Printer and reinstall it (I need the spooler to be running for some reason)

    I am stuck. I have tried everything the internet has suggested up to this point. What else can I do?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-17T10:23:18+00:00

    Scan the computer using Hitman pro, it will detect the problem. Fix and reboot.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-27T17:20:39+00:00

    I have experienced the same problem but now it was resolved through the instructions discussed in this link:

    http://www.techsupportall.com/how-to-fix-print-spooler-error-0x800706b9-not-enough-resources-are-available-to-complete-this-operation/

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-09-20T07:56:20+00:00

    try this.....I followed a hundred links and listen to multiple idiots....This worked for me

    Step 1. Press Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Run prompt

    Step 2. Type "regedit" and hit Enter (this will open the Registry Editor)

    Step 3. Click the YES button to Confirm the UAC message

    Step 4. On the left Registry Editor, expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to find the following key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler

    Step 5. While the Spooler key is highlighted, Click on the right pane to allocate the value DependOnService

    Step 6. Double-click DependOnService value to Modify it

    Step 7. The Value data field should contain the text saying RPCSS, followed by http in the next line

    Step 8. Select and delete the letters http and click OK button to save your changes

    Step 9. Close Windows registry and Restart your computer

    Step 10. Test your printing ability now

    microsoft, their partners and hundreds of links later.......all worthless...... I found this fix in a hp forum

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