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NS_E_WMP_FILE_DOES_NOT_FIT_ON_CD
Practical scope of NS_E_WMP_FILE_DOES_NOT_FIT_ON_CD
This HRESULT is produced at comparing the prepared item size or duration with writable disc capacity. 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 comparing the prepared item size or duration with writable disc capacity.
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, one large item exceeds the remaining sectors even before the write begins.
Reproduction record
| Evidence | Why it matters for file does not fit on cd |
|---|---|
| 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 | media capacity, selected burn format, item estimate, lead-in/out overhead and remaining space |
| 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: remove or shorten items, or use compatible media with sufficient capacity. |
Reading the evidence
| Observation | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| The recorded values match the boundary | The result is consistent with comparing the prepared item size or duration with writable disc capacity; 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 file does not fit on cd 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 comparing the prepared item size or duration with writable disc capacity.
Verification procedure
- Capture
0xC00D10D8, it, the exact Player/API operation and the first timestamp at which it appears. - Save media capacity, selected burn format, item estimate, lead-in/out overhead and remaining space; 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: remove or shorten items, or use compatible media with sufficient capacity.
- Create a fresh operation generation and verify that the original call advances beyond the file does not fit on cd boundary.
Results that may look similar
| Related result | Different diagnostic boundary |
|---|---|
NS_E_WMP_FILE_NO_DURATION | calculating audio-CD capacity for an item whose duration is unknown |
NS_E_WMP_FILE_TYPE_CANNOT_BURN_TO_AUDIO_CD | validating a source media type for conversion into an audio-CD track |
NS_E_PDA_FAILED_TO_BURN | writing a specific burn-list item after playlist preparation |
Change the smallest responsible condition
The targeted action is to remove or shorten items, or use compatible media 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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