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STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR
Meaning and context of STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR
The same as STATUS_DRIVER_INTERNAL_ERROR
This error (STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR) is returned by the driver code when no error code is defined (or the programmer has not found) that would more accurately describe the problem that occurred. Typically, such an error code (0xC00000E5) is generated by a section of code that, in the opinion of the developer, should never be executed. The result is usually deplorable. For STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR, if you did not see the blue screen of death, then you are a very lucky man.
A condition that halts processing due to faulty hardware, program bugs, read errors or other anomalies. If you get a fatal error, you generally cannot recover from it, because the operating system has encountered a condition it cannot resolve. Typically, buggy applications cause fatal errors (fatal exception errors), and the computer locks up. In most cases, all data that you have changed that has not yet been saved to disk is lost.
There is no rule of thumb with fatal errors. You may never get one again, or it may manifest until you fix the problem. If you get a fatal error after just adding a new peripheral or installing a new software package, remove or uninstall it and try again.
In computing and computer programming, exception handling is the process of responding to the occurrence of exceptions – anomalous or exceptional conditions requiring special processing – during the execution of a program. In general, an exception breaks the normal flow of execution and executes a pre-registered exception handler; the details of how this is done depend on whether it is a hardware or software exception and how the software exception is implemented. Exception handling, if provided, is facilitated by specialized programming language constructs, hardware mechanisms like interrupts, or operating system (OS) inter-process communication (IPC) facilities like signals. Some exceptions, especially hardware ones, may be handled so gracefully that execution can resume where it was interrupted.
Native status interpretation for STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR
STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR is 0xC00000E5, an NTSTATUS error value. AllStat describes it as “An internal error occurred.”. For STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR, the first useful question is which native API, IRP, protocol operation, or subsystem in the kernel, native API, or subsystem that returned the status produced that status.
Debugging sequence for STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR
- Preserve STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR before RtlNtStatusToDosError, HRESULT conversion, exception translation, or provider-specific remapping removes information.
- Log the operation associated with internal, the object or handle type, process and thread identity, and the state transition immediately before the return.
- When user mode receives STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR, capture both the native status and the final Win32/COM error so the translation boundary remains visible.
Recovery considerations for STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR
A retry is appropriate only after the owner of STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR has changed the state described by “An internal error occurred.”, or when its contract explicitly marks the status as transient. For STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR, if the value reports corruption, invalid format, access policy, or a lifecycle mismatch, preserve evidence and correct that cause before repeating the request.
Official references for STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR
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