So I am googling trying to find an option to reset the counter – thankfully found one. You’ll search and search and no options will work because all the so called fixes are not complete – till I found these guys – and a massive thank you to them 🙂 The trick, you need to download the Canon service tool.

I must say, I tried this at my own peril. You never know whether it’s going to work – or you could possibly download something you don’t want. My advice, make sure you have virus software on your computer system and go for it. The worst thing? It won’t work for you – you have to take the machine to a canon service technician or simply buy another printer. Which by the way is probably the smarter option, especially if your machine is 10 or more years old, like mine. Does show the quality of canon printers though. Spend a bit of money on a decent printer, not the cheapies and it will last for years and years. Another tip – use genuine canon inks of course. The generics will shorten the life of the print head significantly. I’ve worn out a few printers using the cheap inks. Not worth it.

Again – this worked for me. I take no responsibility for yours 🙂 Do realise, the ink absorber pad does do just that. Absorb the extra ink expelled from the print head. Knowing this, I have placed my MP990 printer on a towel, on newspaper – just in case the ink overflows. Hasn’t happened yet. And my printer is still printing away without any problems.