What does HRESULT 0x80110425 (COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL) mean?

 
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COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL

COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL is the failure HRESULT 0x80110425 (signed decimal -2146368475, unsigned decimal 2148598821). Its severity bit is 1, facility is 17 (FACILITY_ITF), and the facility-specific code field is 0x0425.

COM+ component-file analysis: exact meaning of COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL

COM+ found the component file but could not load it for analysis. The component-file inspection stage invokes the Windows loader to discover classes or registration information.

AllStat records this condition as “The DLL could not be loaded”.

Where COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL occurs

This HRESULT is raised while COM+ inspects a proposed component file for classes, type information, and class factories before it can create usable catalog components. In the specific case of COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL, collect loader status, PE architecture, dependencies, activation context, file integrity, and security blocking information.

Evidence to collect before repair

  • Evidence for COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL should include exact file path, hash, PE architecture, and signature, captured before a repair changes state.
  • Collect loader diagnostics and dependent-module list when diagnosing COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL; without it the symbolic HRESULT is underdetermined.
  • The COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL investigation needs type-library LIBID/version and declared coclasses so the exact failing boundary remains reconstructable.
  • For COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL, preserve DllGetClassObject behavior for the expected CLSIDs; it anchors the failure to the real administration object.

Diagnostic sequence for COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL

  • At the COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL boundary, prove the deployment selected the intended binary.
  • The next COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL diagnostic action is to resolve loader and dependency failures before registry changes.
  • To isolate COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL, compare type-library declarations with implemented class factories.
  • For COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL, rebuild binary and metadata from one source revision.
  • At the COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL boundary, rerun InstallComponent and inspect the resulting Components collection.

Difference from nearby COMADMIN results

COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_DOESNOTEXIST means the file is absent; COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_GETCLASSOBJ means loading succeeded but class-object discovery failed.

Retry and recovery

Deploy a loadable binary and matching dependencies, then repeat component installation.

Practical administration scenario

The DLL exists but depends on a runtime library missing from the server, so COM+ cannot inspect it.

Official Microsoft references for COMADMIN_E_COMPFILE_LOADDLLFAIL

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