Fix Error 0x000006be
Error 0x000006be may occur on a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2000 client when you attempt to connect to a print queue which is hosted on a Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 computer.
Depending on the user account you are logged on with, you may receive the following error message and your system may not be able to establish connection with the printer:
Error Message When You Are Logged On With an Administrator Account
Connect to Printer
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Windows cannot connect to the printer.
Operation could not be completed (error 0x000006be).
Either the printer name was typed incorrectly, or the specified printer has lost its connection to the server.
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Error Message When You Are Logged On With a User Account
Connect to Printer
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Windows cannot connect to the printer.
Operation could not be completed (error 0x000006be).
You do not have sufficient access to your computer to connect to the selected printer.
In the error message, the error code 0x000006be implies failure of remote procedure call.
Cause of the Error
This error occurs when you try to connect to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) printer and the HP inter driver uses an HPBmini.dll file (HP Mini Installer) of a version that is earlier than version 1.0.0.13.
Resolution Method
To resolve this error, obtain a new version of the HP printer driver that is compatible with the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 computer from the HP Web site and install it on your system.
Before performing the installation, you must ensure that the version of the HPBmini.dll file in the new driver is of 1.0.0.16, 1.0.0.18, or a later version. To ensure this, you will have to extract the driver to a temporary folder, and then verify the version of the HPBmini.dll file.
Out of date drivers are a major cause of errors on a Windows system. To prevent expired drivers from corrupting your system’s registry, you may repair and clean your registry through the use of a registry cleaner tool, such as RegServe, which will scan and remove expired driver registry entries.