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VFW_E_DVD_MENU_DOES_NOT_EXIST
Meaning
Windows documents VFW_E_DVD_MENU_DOES_NOT_EXIST as “The specified menu doesn't exist”. Here, IDvdControl2 is asked to show a DVD menu that the current disc or title set does not contain.
Relevant contract
This result belongs to the legacy DirectShow DVD Navigator contract. DVD state is authored and stateful: domains, user-operation controls, titles, menus, streams, command objects and graph construction each impose different preconditions.
Start with the DVD Navigator, graph builder, decoder inventory and renderer topology.
Conditions that can produce it
- Cause 1: the disc was authored without that optional menu.
- Cause 2: the requested DVD_MENU_ID is invalid for the current title set.
- Cause 3: the application assumes every disc provides audio, angle or chapter submenus.
Evidence worth preserving
- Evidence 1: requested menu identifier.
- Evidence 2: current domain, title and VTS.
- Evidence 3: disc menu inventory and preceding title-set change.
Correction strategy
- Action 1: query or infer menu availability before enabling a command.
- Action 2: fall back to the root or title menu when appropriate.
- Action 3: treat optional-menu absence as content variation, not disc corruption.
Retry and recovery
Retry rule: Retry only after entering a title set that actually contains the requested menu or choosing another menu.
Example incident
A player always exposes a chapter-menu button, but a simple disc has only a root menu; hiding the unsupported control prevents it.
How it differs from nearby results
VFW_E_DVD_NO_BUTTON means a menu context lacks the requested button; it means the requested menu is absent.
Official Microsoft references
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