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NS_E_WMP_CD_STASH_NO_SPACE
Practical scope of NS_E_WMP_CD_STASH_NO_SPACE
This HRESULT is produced at allocating local staging space for files and converted audio before burning. This result belongs to cd/dvd recording and imapi state, not to an undifferentiated “Windows Media problem.”
Pipeline position
At the checkpoint, windows Media Player builds a burn playlist, refreshes its calculated status and delegates physical recording or erase work to the optical-disc stack; The recorder, inserted medium, burn format, staging files and write engine each have a separate lifecycle. The page-specific boundary is allocating local staging space for files and converted audio before burning.
A recorder that enumerates can still be busy, incompatible with the inserted medium or unable to sustain the selected write operation. In a typical failing run, conversion output fills the temporary volume before the first sector is written.
Reproduction record
| Evidence | Why it matters for cd stash no space |
|---|---|
| Producing object and operation | recorder unique ID and exclusive-access owner, inserted media profile/state, burn format, playlist item, source locality, duration/byte estimate, staging directory free space, write speed, current IMAPI action and underlying HRESULT |
| Decisive observation | staging path, free/reserved bytes, estimated temporary size and item count |
| Generation identity | Record the same disc, device, job or Player operation generation that returned this result; a reconnect or media change creates a different test. |
| Underlying result | Keep the first device, filesystem, COM, codec, DirectShow, IMAPI or BITS result seen before the Player mapped it to this result. |
| Controlled comparison | Repeat the producing call after changing only this condition: free space or move the staging directory to a local volume with sufficient capacity. |
Reading the evidence
| Observation | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| The recorded values match the boundary | The result is consistent with allocating local staging space for files and converted audio before burning; correct that state before changing unrelated codecs, drivers or playlists. |
| A lower layer failed before this result | Preserve that earlier HRESULT or device result because it may be only the Player-level mapping. |
| The same call passes after one isolated change | The comparison supports the cd stash no space diagnosis rather than a broad installation failure. |
| The code changes after retesting it | The boundary was passed; diagnose the new HRESULT as the next independent stage. |
It scopes the failure to allocating local staging space for files and converted audio before burning.
Verification procedure
- Capture
0xC00D11D5, it, the exact Player/API operation and the first timestamp at which it appears. - Save staging path, free/reserved bytes, estimated temporary size and item count; do this before ejecting media, reconnecting a device, canceling a job or rebuilding the Player object.
- correlate the result with recorder unique ID and exclusive-access owner, inserted media profile/state, burn format, playlist item, source locality, duration/byte estimate, staging directory free space, write speed, current IMAPI action and underlying HRESULT.
- Reproduce once with the original source and destination, then apply only this change: free space or move the staging directory to a local volume with sufficient capacity.
- Create a fresh operation generation and verify that the original call advances beyond the cd stash no space boundary.
Results that may look similar
| Related result | Different diagnostic boundary |
|---|---|
NS_E_WMP_BURN_DISC_OVERFLOW | estimating total disc usage when one or more item durations are uncertain |
NS_E_WMP_CD_ANOTHER_USER | acquiring the optical drive while another user session owns the CD operation |
NS_E_WMP_IMAPI2_ERASE_FAIL | completing an IMAPI2 erase command on rewritable media |
Change the smallest responsible condition
The targeted action is to free space or move the staging directory to a local volume with sufficient capacity. While retesting it, keep unrelated media, device, playlist and network values unchanged.
When verifying it, do not repeatedly start a new burn against a drive that still owns or finalizes the previous session; Capture the media state and recorder owner before ejecting or replacing the disc.
References
- About CD Burning.
- IWMPCdromBurn interface.
- Image Mastering API interfaces and media states.
- Checking recorder and media support.
- IDiscRecorder2::AcquireExclusiveAccess.
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