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NS_E_SETUP_DRM_MIGRATION_FAILED
Why the symbolic result matters
When NS_E_SETUP_DRM_MIGRATION_FAILED is returned, the system has already established that setup could not migrate legacy Windows Media DRM state into the destination installation. Within Windows Media setup and DRM migration, this result is raised while processing setup-time migration that carries forward legacy DRM components and state while separately installing Player skins, playlists and other optional media assets.
To prove this boundary rather than infer it from a dialog, preserve migration logs, source-state hashes and the first failed phase before rollback.
Objects involved
This result is meaningful only while the following state remains associated with one operation: source DRM state, destination component version, setup migration phase, rollback marker and optional media-component install result. Preserve the setup phase, source and destination versions, migration log entry, first HRESULT before rollback and whether non-DRM optional components also failed during this migration attempt.
That observation distinguishes this result from file corruption because setup could not migrate legacy Windows Media DRM state into the destination installation.
First failure versus cleanup
Setup could not migrate legacy Windows Media DRM state into the destination installation.
Cause and successor state
The before/after comparison has one controlled variable. Before correction, setup could not migrate legacy Windows Media DRM state into the destination installation; after correction, the same workflow can repair the migration prerequisite or recover through the supported license process. Use a known-good counterpart only as a control; do not replace the failing artifact before its identifiers and hashes are recorded.
What separates this code
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Direct check | preserve migration logs, source-state hashes and the first failed phase before rollback |
Verification sequence
- Preserve it and
0xC00D2AFDbefore cleanup, fallback or another media item changes the context. - Compare the failure with a known-good case that changes only the property named by this condition: setup could not migrate legacy Windows Media DRM state into the destination installation.
- Apply the targeted fix: repair the migration prerequisite or recover through the supported license process.
- Associate it with its current Windows Media setup and DRM migration object and the requested action.
Adjacent HRESULTs
| Result | Why it points elsewhere |
|---|---|
NS_E_SETUP_DRM_MIGRATION_FAILED_AND_IGNORABLE_FAILURE | DRM migration failed and setup also recorded a separate optional skin or playlist installation failure |
Safe recovery
Correct this layer directly and repair the migration prerequisite or recover through the supported license process.
- Do not erase the source DRM state before collecting setup and migration logs; an empty source can make the next run appear successful while permanently losing usable licenses.
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