Updating office and getting an error message (Office for Windows)

Anonymous
2020-02-11T19:34:37+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    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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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-10T02:26:20+00:00

    this video fixed it for me!!!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGGHz5r7lTM

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-20T17:11:27+00:00

    Awesome...........I was not able to use 'none" of my Office stuff...........thank you so much!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-24T00:24:05+00:00

    DaveM121, thanks so much. This was a life saver for me.  

    Everton

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-11T19:05:17+00:00

    Same error occurred to me in December 2020. I repaired program and it resolved the issue.

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