In this post, you’ll learn more about the Error ERROR_VHD_SPARSE_HEADER_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH – 0xC03A0006 that is returned when working with the COM-based APIs in Win32
Win32 COM Error
ERROR_VHD_SPARSE_HEADER_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH – 0xC03A0006
Win32 COM Error Error Description
The virtual hard disk is corrupted. The sparse header checksum does not match the on-disk checksum.