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Hello Christine Nelson1,
Thanks for using Microsoft products and posting in the community.
Regarding the problem you encountered when opening Office.
I need to know more about your problem so that I can provide you with more accurate support:
- Can you send me a screenshot of the error message?
- What solutions have you tried?
Your error message is usually a problem with a specific file, possibly a .dll file. Is your error message like this:
C:\windows\system32\msvcp140.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error.
Error status 0xc000012f
If so, please try the solution in the following article:Error 0xc000012f when opening Office documents or starting Office - Microsoft Support
If your error does point to a .dll file problem, a new error may appear after fixing point 4 in the article.
If this is the case, it may be caused by a problem with your Windows system image itself. If you have tried all the methods, you may want to try downloading the system image file from Microsoft's official website and reinstalling the system.
Best Regards,Arthur - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist