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VFW_E_DVD_NO_RESUME_INFORMATION
Exact result and bit fields
VFW_E_DVD_NO_RESUME_INFORMATION has the unsigned HRESULT value 2147746450 (0x80040292) and the signed 32-bit representation -2147220846. AllStat describes it as “There is currently no resume information”. In the operation that produces this result, the application requests Resume when the DVD Navigator has no saved resume point for the current playback session.
The high bit is set, so this value is a failure HRESULT. Its facility field is 4 (FACILITY_ITF) and its low code is 658 (0x0292). These fields classify this result, but they do not identify which filter, thread, device, file or graph generation returned it.
Evidence worth preserving
Log the interface and method, filter CLSID and friendly name, process and thread, graph state, connected pin names, media-type summary, renderer or device identity where relevant, and the first preceding HRESULT. Record lengths and hashes instead of raw content when the incident includes disc identifiers, navigation state, parental settings and media paths.
- Evidence 1 for this HRESULT: stop reason and navigator lifetime.
- Evidence 2 for this HRESULT: last title, chapter and playback location.
- Evidence 3 for this HRESULT: whether a bookmark was saved separately.
Contract boundary
This result belongs to the legacy DirectShow DVD Navigator contract. DVD state is authored and stateful: domains, user-operation controls, titles, menus, streams, command objects and graph construction each impose different preconditions.
The practical owner to locate for this HRESULT is the DVD Navigator, graph builder, decoder inventory and renderer topology. When handling this result, capture the native result before a wrapper replaces it with a generic exception, and keep the graph generation or object identity with the record.
Conditions that can produce it
- Cause 1 for this HRESULT: playback has not left a resumable location.
- Cause 2 for this HRESULT: Stop or Reset cleared resume information.
- Cause 3 for this HRESULT: the graph was rebuilt and the prior navigator instance was discarded.
Step-by-step diagnosis
- Capture it at the first native return, not only at the top-level playback failure.
- identify the exact graph stage described here: the application requests Resume when the DVD Navigator has no saved resume point for the current playback session.
- compare the live object state, topology and input with the documented interface preconditions.
- Before changing filters, drivers, registry data or media for this HRESULT, collect the code-specific evidence below.
- Test one evidence-backed the correction on the smallest reproducible graph.
- Verify that the corrected run no longer returns it and does not merely replace it with a nearby HRESULT.
Correction strategy
- Action 1 for this HRESULT: enable Resume only after a resumable stop.
- Action 2 for this HRESULT: store an explicit IDvdState bookmark when persistence across graph rebuilds is required.
- Action 3 for this HRESULT: fall back to a defined start location.
Example incident
A player exposes Resume on first launch before any title has played; state-aware UI prevents it. This example keeps the diagnosis at the specific the boundary instead of treating every DirectShow failure as a codec reinstall problem.
Implementation notes
Code that handles it should preserve the original HRESULT, the failed stage and an opaque correlation identifier. After it, do not infer success from partial graph construction, and do not continue using interfaces retained from a graph or device generation that has already changed.
Operational remediation for this HRESULT should favor supported component installation, device configuration and documented DirectShow calls. Manual registry or driver changes are appropriate only when the collected evidence for this HRESULT points to that layer and a rollback is available.
Retry and recovery
Retry rule for this HRESULT: Retry after a resume point is created; otherwise choose normal playback or restore a valid bookmark. A safe it retry must use a changed capability, state, object generation or input. While recovering from it, preserve cancellation and avoid replaying side effects when the original operation may have partially completed.
How it differs from nearby results
VFW_E_DVD_STATE_CORRUPT means saved state exists but is damaged, while it means no resume state exists. Keep those cases separate in telemetry, UI messages and retry policy because their next actions are different.
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