In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_VHD_SPARSE_HEADER_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH 0xC03A0006” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
ERROR_VHD_SPARSE_HEADER_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH 0xC03A0006
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 virtual hard disk is corrupted. The sparse header checksum does not match the on-disk checksum.
