JET_errBadDbSignature

Code: 0xfffffded (4294966765)

As HRESULT:

S: 1 (Failure)
R: 1 (Part of the wrapped NTSTATUS severity, since N is set)
C: 1 (Customer-defined)
N: 1 (Wraps an NTSTATUS value)
X: 1 (Reserved, only expected on the TRK exceptions)
Facility: 0x7ff (Unknown facility)
Code: 0xfded (65005)

As NTSTATUS:

Sev: 3 (STATUS_SEVERITY_ERROR)
C: 1 (Customer-defined)
N: 1 (Reserved, must be clear in a well-formed NTSTATUS)
Facility: 0xfff (Unknown facility)
Code: 0xfded (65005)

Abstract

Bad signature for a db file

Documented in Win32

Extensible Storage Engine Error Codes

There is a bad signature for a database file.