“Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.” during using geoprocessor by VB.net

What is error Hresult E_fail has been returned from a call to a COM component?

@zezba9000 – HRESULT E_FAIL returned from a call to a COM component is a generic error that can be applied to any COM components. This feedback ticket is about the error happening when trying to add a reference to a project, with an error about missing interfaces in Microsoft.

How do I fix error Hresult e UNK Fail has been returned from a call to a COM component?

“Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component”.



The following solution worked for me:

1. Close Visual Studio.
2. Go to the project’s root folder and delete the . vs directory.
3. Start Visual Studio and open the solution.
4. The build should now work.

How do I fix HRESULT error?

There are mainly 2 methods to solve this problem.



Method 1: Fix Error hresult 0xc8000222 by running command prompt

1. Click Start button and input %windir% in the search box.
2. Open cmd again and input net start WuAuServ.
3. Reinstall net framework.

What is HRESULT error?

The 32bits in an HRESULT error code have meanings, allowing the reader to gain additional insights into the error. Of note: The 32nd bit (the top bit) indicates if an error occurred or not. This is why errors are 0x8xxxxxxx.
 

What is Hresult exception?

Each exception is mapped to a distinct HRESULT. When managed code throws an exception, the runtime passes the HRESULT to the COM client. When unmanaged code returns an error, the HRESULT is converted to an exception, which is then thrown by the runtime.

What is HRESULT exception?

Each exception is mapped to a distinct HRESULT. When managed code throws an exception, the runtime passes the HRESULT to the COM client. When unmanaged code returns an error, the HRESULT is converted to an exception, which is then thrown by the runtime.

How do I fix HRESULT 0x8007007e problem?

If you are receiving this error message at the startup of the computer, place the computer in clean boot state and check if any third-party program is causing this issue. Putting your system in clean boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.
 

How do I fix HRESULT 0x800a03ec?

To solve the issue, one could try to:

1. add a delay between operation on the Excel file (if the issue comes from two actions on the same file in the short amount of time)
2. make sure the Excel process is closed before the Excel Application Scope starts working on a file. (i.e. by killing all running Excel processes)