Visual InterDev
When verifying links, Link View frequently interacts with WinInet.dll, the same DLL that Microsoft® Internet Explorer uses for Internet access. If WinInet.dll cannot retrieve a URL, it reports an error. The error may indicate that a server could not be accessed, header information for a page could not be located, and so on.
In Link View, this WinInet.dll error code appears in the ToolTip of the item that could not be located. You can use this error code to help you fix broken links.
The following table lists the more common WinInet error codes and their corresponding error messages and descriptions.
WinInet Error Codes
| Code | Error Message/Description |
| 12001 | ERROR_INTERNET_OUT_OF_HANDLES No more handles could be generated at this time. |
| 12002 | ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOUT The request has timed out. |
| 12003 | ERROR_INTERNET_EXTENDED_ERROR An extended error was returned from the server. This is typically a string or buffer containing a verbose error message. Call InternetGetLastResponseInfo to retrieve the error text. |
| 12004 | ERROR_INTERNET_INTERNAL_ERROR An internal error has occurred. |
| 12005 | ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_URL The URL is invalid. |
| 12006 | ERROR_INTERNET_UNRECOGNIZED_SCHEME The URL scheme could not be recognized or is not supported. |
| 12007 | ERROR_INTERNET_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED The server name could not be resolved. |
| 12008 | ERROR_INTERNET_PROTOCOL_NOT_FOUND The requested protocol could not be located. |
| 12009 | ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_OPTION A request to InternetQueryOption or InternetSetOption specified an invalid option value. |
| 12010 | ERROR_INTERNET_BAD_OPTION_LENGTH The length of an option supplied to InternetQueryOption or InternetSetOption is incorrect for the type of option specified. |
| 12011 | ERROR_INTERNET_OPTION_NOT_SETTABLE The request option cannot be set, only queried. |
| 12012 | ERROR_INTERNET_SHUTDOWN The Win32 Internet function support is being shut down or unloaded. |
| 12013 | ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_USER_NAME The request to connect and log on to an FTP server could not be completed because the supplied user name is incorrect. |
| 12014 | ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_PASSWORD The request to connect and log on to an FTP server could not be completed because the supplied password is incorrect. |
| 12015 | ERROR_INTERNET_LOGIN_FAILURE The request to connect to and log on to an FTP server failed. |
| 12016 | ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_OPERATION The requested operation is invalid. |
| 12017 | ERROR_INTERNET_OPERATION_CANCELLED The operation was canceled, usually because the handle on which the request was operating was closed before the operation completed. |
| 12018 | ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_HANDLE_TYPE The type of handle supplied is incorrect for this operation. |
| 12019 | ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_HANDLE_STATE The requested operation cannot be carried out because the handle supplied is not in the correct state. |
| 12020 | ERROR_INTERNET_NOT_PROXY_REQUEST The request cannot be made via a proxy. |
| 12021 | ERROR_INTERNET_REGISTRY_VALUE_NOT_FOUND A required registry value could not be located. |
| 12022 | ERROR_INTERNET_BAD_REGISTRY_PARAMETER A required registry value was located but is an incorrect type or has an invalid value. |
| 12023 | ERROR_INTERNET_NO_DIRECT_ACCESS Direct network access cannot be made at this time. |
| 12024 | ERROR_INTERNET_NO_CONTEXT An asynchronous request could not be made because a zero context value was supplied. |
| 12025 | ERROR_INTERNET_NO_CALLBACK An asynchronous request could not be made because a callback function has not been set. |
| 12026 | ERROR_INTERNET_REQUEST_PENDING The required operation could not be completed because one or more requests are pending. |
| 12027 | ERROR_INTERNET_INCORRECT_FORMAT The format of the request is invalid. |
| 12028 | ERROR_INTERNET_ITEM_NOT_FOUND The requested item could not be located. |
| 12029 | ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT The attempt to connect to the server failed. |
| 12030 | ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED The connection with the server has been terminated. |
| 12031 | ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_RESET The connection with the server has been reset. |
| 12032 | ERROR_INTERNET_FORCE_RETRY Calls for the Win32 Internet function to redo the request. |
| 12033 | ERROR_INTERNET_INVALID_PROXY_REQUEST |
| 12036 | ERROR_INTERNET_HANDLE_EXISTS The request failed because the handle already exists. |
| 12037 | ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_DATE_INVALID |
| 12038 | ERROR_INTERNET_SEC_CERT_CN_INVALID |
| 12039 | ERROR_INTERNET_HTTP_TO_HTTPS_ON_REDIR |
| 12040 | ERROR_INTERNET_HTTPS_TO_HTTP_ON_REDIR |
| 12041 | ERROR_INTERNET_MIXED_SECURITY Indicates that the content is not entirely secure. Some of the content being viewed may have come from unsecured servers. |
| 12042 | ERROR_INTERNET_CHG_POST_IS_NON_SECURE |
| 12043 | ERROR_INTERNET_POST_IS_NON_SECURE |
| 12110 | ERROR_FTP_TRANSFER_IN_PROGRESS The requested operation cannot be made on the FTP session handle because an operation is already in progress. |
| 12111 | ERROR_FTP_DROPPED The FTP operation was not completed because the session was aborted. |
| 12130 | ERROR_GOPHER_PROTOCOL_ERROR An error was detected while parsing data returned from the gopher server. |
| 12131 | ERROR_GOPHER_NOT_FILE The request must be made for a file locator. |
| 12132 | ERROR_GOPHER_DATA_ERROR An error was detected while receiving data from the gopher server. |
| 12133 | ERROR_GOPHER_END_OF_DATA The end of the data has been reached. |
| 12134 | ERROR_GOPHER_INVALID_LOCATOR The supplied locator is not valid. |
| 12135 | ERROR_GOPHER_INCORRECT_LOCATOR_TYPE The type of the locator is not correct for this operation. |
| 12136 | ERROR_GOPHER_NOT_GOPHER_PLUS The requested operation can only be made against a Gopher+ server or with a locator that specifies a Gopher+ operation. |
| 12137 | ERROR_GOPHER_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_FOUND The requested attribute could not be located. |
| 12138 | ERROR_GOPHER_UNKNOWN_LOCATOR The locator type is unknown. |
| 12150 | ERROR_HTTP_HEADER_NOT_FOUND The requested header could not be located. |
| 12151 | ERROR_HTTP_DOWNLEVEL_SERVER The server did not return any headers. |
| 12152 | ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_SERVER_RESPONSE The server response could not be parsed. |
| 12153 | ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_HEADER The supplied header is invalid. |
| 12154 | ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_QUERY_REQUEST The request made to HttpQueryInfo is invalid. |
| 12155 | ERROR_HTTP_HEADER_ALREADY_EXISTS The header could not be added because it already exists. |
| 12156 | ERROR_HTTP_REDIRECT_FAILED |