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NS_E_DVD_PARENTAL
Where this result occurs in the Player workflow
NS_E_DVD_PARENTAL (0xC00D116E) marks applying the configured parental level to the current DVD title or scene. Keep this HRESULT attached to the producing operation even when the Player shows a broader message.
Mechanism
Successful reading of files from the DVD volume does not prove that the navigation program, decoder graph or protected output path can be used. A representative way to reach this result is that a branch in the disc requests a level above the current authorization.
State snapshot
| Evidence | Why it matters for parental |
|---|---|
| Producing object and operation | disc path and media generation, DVD domain, title/chapter, region values for disc/drive/decoder, selected audio/video/subpicture streams, decoder CLSIDs, renderer and display mode, protection negotiation result and first DirectShow HRESULT |
| Key observation | disc parental level, authorized level, title/domain and navigator event |
| Controlled comparison | Repeat the producing call after changing only this condition: use an authorized parental setting or permitted content path. |
Controlled diagnostic sequence
- Capture
0xC00D116E, the exact Player/API operation and the first timestamp at which it appears. - Save disc parental level, authorized level, title/domain and navigator event; do this before ejecting media, reconnecting a device, canceling a job or rebuilding the Player object.
- Correlate the result with disc path and media generation, DVD domain, title/chapter, region values for disc/drive/decoder, selected audio/video/subpicture streams, decoder CLSIDs, renderer and display mode, protection negotiation result and first DirectShow HRESULT.
- Reproduce once with the original source and destination, then apply only this change: use an authorized parental setting or permitted content path.
Nearby codes with different owners
| Related result | Different condition |
|---|---|
NS_E_DVD_CANNOT_JUMP | executing a title/chapter/menu jump allowed in the current DVD domain |
NS_E_DVD_NO_DECODER | locating compatible MPEG-2/DVD decoders required to build the graph |
NS_E_DVD_DEVICE_CONTENTION | opening or controlling the DVD drive while another graph/process uses it |
Focused correction
For this occurrence, use an authorized parental setting or permitted content path. Recreate only the object that produced it and repeat the original operation against the same controlled input.
During verification, do not bypass region or copy-protection checks; diagnose the supported playback path by preserving the exact disc, drive, decoder and display connection involved.
Discriminating evidence: Capture the disc's parental level, the configured viewer level and the title or program chain being opened. The deciding variable is parental policy; changing decoder region, video hardware, copy-protection output, or disc authoring cannot by itself resolve this result.
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