Microsoft Office 2013 Has Stopped Working

Hold down the Ctrl Key as you start Word, which will cause it to start in "Safe Mode" and then Click on the File menu, then Options and then on Add-Ins and then click on the Go button alongside Manage Add-ins.

This is my (expanding) list of things to try when Office 2013 won’t start or crashes:

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

You need to start the application in "safe mode".  You can refer to the following article ( http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2013_release-word/word-2013-not-starting-right/7c6eeac1-639d-401c-a4b8-d415a6cb3ddd ), but here are the terribly complicated steps from the article :) :)

1. Open the Run Command by hovering the mouse near the Start Button (Windows Key + R) -> Click on Search and type RUN.
2. Type winword /safe (leave a space after winword) -> Click OK.

When I typed RUN, I had to browse and find the MSOffice 2013 folder, and then scroll down to find the application.  The folder was C: --> Program Files --> Micorsoft Office 15 --> root --> office15.

Here are the steps I followed from the same article:

Step 1:

If you are able to work with Word without any problem then the issue might be due to add-ins. Follow the steps below in order to disable the Add-Ins from Word 2013:

1. Open Word in safe mode.
2. Click on File -> Options -> Add-ins.
3. Under Manage select -> COM Add-ins.
4. Click on GO options beside Manage, uncheck all the add-ins and click Ok.

Try to open Word and check if it works fine.

Try to open Word and check if it works fine.

"Manage" is at the bottom of the Options box that comes up, and make sure yoou choose the COM Add-ins.  As I said, the add-in that was causing me grief was the LABBY Findereader add-in.  I unchecked it, closed Word, then reopened it normally and I was good to go.

The same steps apply to Excel.

The article goes into other options if this does not work for you, but since it worked for me, I didn't have to bother reading any more.  Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info on Abbyy Finereader - twas getting ken annoyed!  Now working goodly.

Thank you...worked a treat.  Almost smashed computer against the wall until I read your post.  Thanks again.