What does HRESULT 0x80110418 (COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH) mean?

 
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COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH

COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH is the failure HRESULT 0x80110418 (signed decimal -2146368488, unsigned decimal 2148598808). Its severity bit is 1, facility is 17 (FACILITY_ITF), and the facility-specific code field is 0x0418.

COM registration, type library, and component installation: exact meaning of COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH

CLSID or IID metadata in the application file does not match the corresponding component binaries. InstallApplication compares packaged class/interface identities with DLL or type-library metadata and detects disagreement.

AllStat records this condition as “Application file CLSIDs or IIDs do not match corresponding DLLs”.

Evidence to collect before repair

  • The COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH investigation needs CLSID/IID/LIBID values and 32/64-bit registry view so the exact failing boundary remains reconstructable.
  • For COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH, preserve component, type-library, and proxy/stub paths with hashes; it anchors the failure to the real administration object.
  • Evidence for COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH should include loader or DllRegisterServer/DllGetClassObject result, captured before a repair changes state.
  • Collect COM+ installation ErrorInfo and relevant event records when diagnosing COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH; without it the symbolic HRESULT is underdetermined.

Where COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH occurs

The COM+ catalog presents a split view of RegDB and Windows class/type-library registration, so the failing stage must be identified before editing either store. In the specific case of COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH, preserve package and binary hashes, enumerate CLSIDs/IIDs from the type library, and identify which artifact came from a different build.

Diagnostic sequence for COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH

  • To isolate COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH, verify the exact binary architecture and dependencies.
  • For COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH, load and inspect the matching type library without substituting another version.
  • At the COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH boundary, repair registration using the component installer.
  • The next COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH diagnostic action is to install rather than import when full interface metadata is required.
  • To isolate COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH, repopulate the catalog and test class activation after repair.

Retry and recovery

Rebuild and re-export a coherent package from one release; never edit GUIDs inside the package to force installation.

Practical administration scenario

A package contains a new DLL beside an old exported catalog manifest, so the interface GUID sets no longer agree.

Difference from nearby COMADMIN results

COMADMIN_E_REMOTEINTERFACE concerns missing or changed interface information, while this code establishes an identity mismatch with the DLLs.

Official Microsoft references for COMADMIN_E_CLSIDORIIDMISMATCH

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