Decode HResult = -2147467259

Question

Can someone help me decode this HResult? What does it mean? I know the negative stands for a failure. How about the rest of the 10 bits?

I referenced MSDN HResult a

Answer 1

-2147467259 in decimal is 80004005 in hexadecimal (usually rendered as 0x80004005). That's "E_FAIL (Unspecified error)" in Win32.

Not a very helpful error code, but maybe it'll get you a half-step closer to a solution.