In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FVE_E_RELATIVE_PATH 0x80310032” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FVE_E_RELATIVE_PATH 0x80310032
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 recovery password file was not found because a relative path was specified. Recovery passwords must be saved to a fully qualified path. Environment variables configured on the computer can be used in the path.