Have you ever had the following error while starting the Office 2013 components like Word 2013, Excel 2013, Power Point 2013?
Error:
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EXCEL.EXE – Application Error
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The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.
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OK
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So far I have been only able to resolve it by repairing the Office 2013. Below are the steps.
Open Program & Features > Microsoft Office 2013. Click on Change.
Then select Repair:
This problem should be solved. Remember this is not a fix, this is just a work around.