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this video fixed it for me!!!!
Updating office and getting an error message (Office for Windows)
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I have tried to open a word / excel document.
It says it is updating, please wait a moment.
After a few minutes I get a message saying:
WINWORD.EXE - Application Error - This application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application.
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2020-11-08T13:22:06+00:00 I used the first of the two methods shown in the Youtube video. It allowed me to open Word and use it. I don't know how long the fix will last, but it's a lot easier than reinstalling Office. I hope MS is paying attention to this thread and creates a fix. In my case the problem started after an OS update that was sent to my computer a couple days ago which I ran yesterday. Thank you "Murugan S" for the video and YogeshJain2 for suggesting it.
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Anonymous
2020-11-06T04:57:05+00:00 Yes this is what I am getting.
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Anonymous
2020-10-26T22:13:55+00:00 I shut down all apps and tried to remove Office365, I couldn't.
I restarted the PC - still not able to remove it.
After a cold start I was able to uninstall and re-install Office 365 without getting the error.
That was on October 22.
Today is October 27 and the problem has returned.
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Anonymous
2020-10-26T14:08:59+00:00 I have tried to open a word/excel document. It says it us updating, please wait a moment. After a few minutes I get a message saying, "WINWORD.EXE---Application Error---This application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142). Click OK to close the application."