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COMADMIN_E_REGFILE_CORRUPT
COM+ application package and file operation: exact meaning of COMADMIN_E_REGFILE_CORRUPT
A COM+ registration file is structurally corrupt or internally inconsistent. Application/component registration processing reads the file but cannot trust its encoded metadata.
Windows describes this condition as “The registration file is corrupt”.
Evidence to collect before repair
- Record exact source/destination paths and the caller identity.
- Preserve file size, hash, version, signature, and timestamps; it anchors the failure to the real administration object.
- Evidence should include source and target Windows/COM+ versions, captured before a repair changes state.
- Collect underlying file-system or package-validation error from events when diagnosing this result; without it the symbolic HRESULT is underdetermined.
Where the result occurs
The HRESULT belongs to COM+ package/import/export processing; the package path, file bytes, deployment identity, and target catalog must be correlated before changing the system. In the specific case of this result, preserve the original file and hash, identify its producer/version, and compare against a freshly generated export.
Diagnostic sequence
- To isolate this result, preserve the original package before attempting repair.
- Validate path access and package integrity under the actual identity.
- compare export options and target-platform support.
- The next diagnostic action is to regenerate the package from a coherent source application when metadata is wrong.
- To isolate it, repeat the complete supported install/export operation and verify catalog state.
Retry and recovery
Regenerate the registration file from a known-good catalog and binaries; do not hand-edit opaque sections.
Practical administration scenario
A transfer completes with silent truncation and the destination registration file fails internal validation.
Difference from nearby COMADMIN results
COMADMIN_E_APP_FILE_READFAIL reports read I/O, while this code means content was read and judged corrupt.
Official Microsoft references
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