Unable to open Word 2013 Error: Word has stopped Working.

Anonymous
2013-02-18T19:43:22+00:00

Original Title: $140 for ****!

I have purchased Office Home & Student 2013 and it installed perfectly fine. Yet, when I go to Word and try open a blank document out pops a box stating Microsoft Word has stopped working and I will be notified IF there is a fix. WTH! I cannot use the dang program. PLEASE help!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-15T13:43:46+00:00

    Thanks Doug!

    I knocked off ABBYY and it now works.

    God bless you

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-17T02:57:46+00:00

    I deleted the Abbyy Finereader from my PC and now Word and Outlook are working fine and faster. The  Abbyy Finereader file said it had to do with Sprint but since I am with Verizon I cannot see how that matters.  Anyway, the damn thing works now.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-03T12:05:30+00:00

    Unchecking Abbyy Fine Reader via safe mode fixed the crash for Word and Powerpoint, but not for Excel - in safe mode, Excel didn't even have Abbyy Fine Reader listed. Had to completely uninstall Abbyy Fine Reader via Windows Program Manager to allow Excel to work outside safe mode.

    Thanks for the invaluable info - without it would never have identified that one plug-in as the cause. Unfortunately not all users would know to hunt around the MS forums for a solution.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-04-09T04:36:18+00:00

    It should be when Microsoft fixs their product so it works with other software. After all Microsoft is the programmer. Their office products should work with any system.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-04-15T16:42:06+00:00

    for me i read doug robbins post and for me it was the fact i had abby finereader installed due to my printer. i had to uninstall it (it was not useful anyway) and straight away it started to work again

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