WD97: "Not Enough Memory" Error When Printing from Photo Editor

ID: Q180145

The information in this article applies to:

Photo Editor 97

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you print from Microsoft Photo Editor, you may receive one of the following errors:

   Not enough memory.

   -or-

   Insufficient memory to complete operation.

CAUSE

Microsoft Photo Editor options within the Windows 95 Registry may need to be regenerated.

WORKAROUND

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To regenerate the Photo Editor Registry Option settings, follow these steps:

1. Quit all programs.

2. Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.

3. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and

   then click OK.

4. Go to the following registry subkey:

      H_Key_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Photo Editor\3.0\File Options

5. Click the registry subkey to select it, on the Registry menu, click

   Export Registry File, type a file name, and then click Save.

6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.

7. Go the following registry subkey:

      H_Key_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Photo Editor\3.0
         \Microsoft Photo Editor

8. Click the Registry subkey to select it, on the Registry menu, click

   Export Registry File, type a file name, and then click Save.

9. On the Edit menu, click Delete and then close the Registry.

When you restart Photo Editor, new settings will be stored in the Options and Microsoft Photo Editor registry subkeys.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Photo Editor, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q169938
   TITLE     : WD97: General Information About Microsoft Photo Editor

Keywords          : kbinterop
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 11, 1999