Keep getting error "We're sorry, but Word has run into an error that is preventing it from working correctly. Word will need to be closed as a result. Would you like us to repair now?"

Anonymous
2013-02-17T06:10:29+00:00

I keep getting the error "We're sorry, but Word has run into an error that is preventing it from working correctly. Word will need to be closed as a result. Would you like us to repair now?" when I start up word, powerpoint, excel, or any other other office program. I have tried both the quick repair and online repair but still get this error. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling both the 32 and 64 bit versions but still get this error. My computer is running Windows 7 and this is on Office 2013 Professional Plus. Please help as this problem is very annoying and takes about 10 minutes to repair before I can use any office program.

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Anonymous
2013-11-08T13:07:41+00:00

Here's how i fixed the exact error message people are reporting in this thread.

When i tried to change the compatibility mode on Winword.exe i found there were no options abvailable so i right clicked and selected Troubleshoot Compatibility.

From here select Troubleshoot Program then tick I Can't See My Problem Listed and then select Windows 8 from the next screen and apply the changes and it worked.

I should also note i had Abbyy finereader installed and the plugin was causing Word to crash so i simply opened in safe mode and disabled the plug-in.

Hope that at least helps someone.

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  1. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-06-15T00:52:51+00:00

    Refer to the following website for information on repairing Office 2013\365:

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-help/repair-or-remove-office-2010-HA010357402.aspx

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-14T21:09:44+00:00

    None of the suggested "solutions" work.

    Surprising as they don't actually address the error message we all seem to be getting

    Has MS done anything to sort this out?

    I have the same problems as the OP on this thread.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-14T15:44:33+00:00

    I am facing the exact issue with my Office 2013 HUP - i.e. not only with word but also excel, ppt etc. It's extremely annoying and I really hope MS comes up with a workaround/solution soon.

    All the aforementioned solutions by Doug, unfortunately, don't work.

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  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-05-09T23:20:59+00:00

    My list has expanded.

    A lot of problems with Office 2013 are caused by third party (non-Microsoft) applications.  This is my (expanding) list of things to try when Office 2013\365 won’t start or crashes:

    See Office 2013 install woes - http://office-watch.com/t/n.aspx?a=1834

    See the KnowledgeBase article “Office 2013 applications crash on launch at the splash screen” at:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2813143

    Or see the KnowledgeBase article Error: “Something went wrong and we can't sign you in right now” when trying to install Office 2013 at:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2811180/en-us/

    Also see my response in

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2013\_release-word/microsoft-word-2013-has-stopped-working/67b81016-849f-481a-bce5-bf04797ac03b

    Do you have Abbyy Finereader installed on the PC? A number of people have reported that removing it overcomes problems with 2013

    Do you have “Fun Tools” add-in? A number of people have reported that removing it overcomes problems with 2013

    Do you have Toshiba Book Reader installed on the PC?  It has been reported that uninstalling that brings Office back to working status.

    Do you have the Acrobat PDFMaker add-in.  It has been reported that uninstalling that overcomes an issue with a message appearing that states "The document contains macros. Macro support for this application is disabled. Features requiring VBA are not available. Would you like to open this document as a read only?"

    Also see: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2013\_release-word/microsoft-word-has-stopped-working-when-i-close/8375b5b6-4f7e-46ed-a02b-90152ecad287#LastReply and

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_home-word/word-and-excel-2013-crashing-on-windows-7/5389390c-e989-4c8e-8fe0-62673f1410ce?page=4#LastReply

    It appears that there may be some hardware incompatibilities as well.  If you have the NVIDIA driver NVWGF2UM.DLL, try renaming it as: NVWGF2UM.old as was mentioned in:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_2013\_release-word/microsoft-word-has-stopped-working-when-i-close/8375b5b6-4f7e-46ed-a02b-90152ecad287#LastReply

    See:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office\_365hp-word/office-2013-crashes-with-canon-8350-printer/e2bf6530-92e0-47ef-b6ec-e803a91793d0?page=3#LastReply

    From the File tab, select Options and then click on Advanced and then in the Display section of the dialog, check the box for Disable hardware graphics acceleration

    For the error message "There was a problem sending the command to the program", use Windows Explorer to access the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15 folder and right click on WINWORD.EXE then on Properties, go to the Compatibility tab and uncheck all the boxes.  It has also been reported that the problem can be overcome by editing the registry at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12\shell\Open and deleting the ddeexec key.

    The ddeexec can also be deleted from

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.DocumentMacroEnabled.12\shell\Open.

    That fix is described at ...

    http://www.dilloway.co.uk/there-was-a-problem-sending-the-command.html

    It has been reported that uninstalling FastPictureView and FastPictureViewer Pro… overcomes the issue of the Minimize, Maximize, Close and Help buttons not being visible in Office 2013.

    Refer to the following website for information on repairing Office 2013/365:

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-help/repair-or-remove-office-2010-HA010357402.aspx

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