Errors “could not save printer settings” and their solutions. Solving the problem with sharing a printer I can’t share the printer error 0x000006d9

Computer technologies have long become an indispensable part not only in offices, but also in residential buildings. It is difficult to imagine a workplace without a computer and related equipment, even at home. In this regard, almost 100% of documents are processed and created electronically. However, humanity has not yet abandoned printed versions of documents. But to print documents, you need a printer, but error 0x000006d9 when installing the printer very often prevents it from working.

Printer today

For about 10-15 years now, a printer has been as common an item as a personal computer. If previously they were installed in the amount of 1 copy for 2-3 offices and before printing the document you had to stand in line, today the situation has changed radically. There are only 2-3 CPs per printer. The situation is similar in families. Most people usually have a desktop computer and a work laptop at home. In this case, the printer also remains in a single copy.

But despite all the positive things described above, people still see the following message on their monitors: “could not save printer settings, error 0x000006d9.” This suggests that no matter how much people’s well-being improves and no matter how much technology develops, not many people really know how to use their computers correctly.

Reasons for the error

It's worth starting with the fact that this error only occurs on certain operating systems. Therefore, the message: “Printer sharing error 0x000006d9” can be seen on the Windows 7 operating system and Windows Silver R2 build 2008. But this does not mean that it will necessarily manifest itself in people working with these systems. For this, several more “conditions” are required.

One of the most mandatory is to have multiple devices connected to the printer. But in the modern world this is more the norm than the exception. They are connected to any office with a printer using a special wire or through a common server.

The last reason for such an error to appear is the negligence of the CP users themselves. Moreover, it was precisely the computer administrator user who used to install the printer. If the firewall is disabled on this computer, the error will constantly appear when receiving a request from another computer. And when the printer is connected to the local network, this error will appear on all server control points.

Solution

In order for the printer to be available to all computers, and not just to the computer administrator, it must be shared. Sharing is the process of connecting a printer to a local network. In other words, providing access to the device to all users. Naturally, if there is more than 1 CP, this is a very useful option, in which, for the reasons described above, the following message appears: “error 0x000006d9 when sharing the printer.”

The reasons for its appearance are described above, but how to fix this problem? Most try to reinstall the system, PC or printer drivers. But this will not bring results. Therefore, a disappointed user may go to the service center and spend his money.

However, you can do without such radical measures and solve the problem in a few clicks. For a unique repair, you just need to turn on the firewall and the window will disappear. The program itself can be found in the following path: right-click on the My Computer icon, manage, in the services and application section you need to select services, then select the firewall itself and select automatic startup type.

The problem with the pop-up window will be solved automatically. However, some modern printers have many additional functions and a correspondingly large driver package. At the same time, they are capricious to mistakes of any kind. So you need to be prepared to restore the drivers or reinstall them, but this happens very rarely.

From all this it follows that you should not always disable the Wibdows firewall since it protects the PC from network interference, which is the provision of a printer for the local network.

The operating system from Microsoft provides various functionality for people to use. Including the ability to run printing equipment from several computers at once. Naturally, this tool must initially be activated. This does not always happen successfully. For example, the following message may appear on the screen: “Unable to complete the operation error 0x000006d9.”

It is quite logical that error 0x000006d9 when sharing a printer automatically nullifies a person’s desire to use such functionality. Of course, you can refuse to use it. But this is extremely inconvenient. You will have to keep a separate PC in the same office for printing, which you will need to constantly go to, that is, waste extra time for employees.

Therefore, if the condition “0x000006d9 Windows 7 when installing a network printer” occurs, then it needs to be corrected.

Correction instructions

So, if a window appears on the screen that says “could not save printer settings error 0x000006d9” or something similar, then the following sequence of actions is recommended:

1. Using the “Start” button, go to the internal search bar.
2. Drive “services.msc” into it. Click on the option to run with admin rights.
3. Find “Windows Firewall” in the list provided. Using RMB on the name, call up the additional menu and select the “Properties” option in it.
4. Another window will open, where you should go to the “General” tab. Pay attention to the “Startup type” subsection – set it to “Disabled”.
5. Check the result after clicking “Ok”. If it does not help, then continue treatment.
6. Using the same “Start” button, first go to the “Control Panel”, where you select network and sharing management.
7. In the left column of the new window, click on change additional parameters - the lower of the two options.
8. You will need to set permission for access to files/printers and network access.

Of course, before checking the result, do not forget to save all the adjustments made. Otherwise nothing will work.

Enabling sharing of a printer is necessary when it will be used through multiple computer accounts. In most cases, this procedure is successful, but sometimes an error appears under number 0x000006D9. It indicates that the operation cannot be completed. Next, we will look at two methods for solving this problem.

When saving hardware settings, the print spooler service contacts Windows Defender. If it is disabled or for some reason did not work correctly, then the problem in question appears. It can be corrected in one effective way, but the second, which we will describe, is applicable only in a situation where the first did not bring any results.

Method 1: Enable Windows Firewall

If the Windows Firewall is disabled or does not start automatically, the endpoint resolver, which is responsible for completing the sharing process, simply will not find available endpoints and will throw an error. Therefore, the right decision would be to launch a defender during the procedure. You will find detailed instructions on this topic in our other article at the link below.

Sometimes, after activation, the defender turns off immediately or after a while, so public access still does not open. Then you should disable the antivirus program, which interrupts the firewall. Read about how to do this in the following material.

Method 2: Clean and restore the registry

When you share directories or a device for the first time, certain rules are saved in the registry. It is extremely rare that due to a large number of temporary files or failures, it is not possible to complete the necessary task with the printer. Therefore, if the first method does not bring any results, we recommend cleaning the registry.

After cleaning using one of the available methods, you should check for errors and then restore the components. You will find detailed guides on this topic in our other articles.