In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_VHD_CHILD_PARENT_SIZE_MISMATCH 0xC03A0017” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
ERROR_VHD_CHILD_PARENT_SIZE_MISMATCH 0xC03A0017
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The chain of virtual hard disks is corrupted. There is a mismatch in the virtual sizes of the parent virtual hard disk and differencing disk.
