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The application was unable to start correctly [0xc00007b] error

By Susan C on July 1, 2018

Are you getting “the application was unable to start correctly” error?

If yes, this post is just for you. In this post, we will show you how you can resolve this error.

“The application was unable to start correctly” is accompanied by an error code – 0xc00007b. The error generally occurs after you upgrade Windows version. It is believed that incorrect changes in files and programs cause this error.

We have provided you with seven solutions to fix the issue. You need not try all solutions given in this post. Start with the first solution in this post and if it does not work, try next solution. You need to keep on trying the next solution in the list until the issue gets resolved.

The Application was Unable to Start Correctly (0xc000007b) error

Solution One- Reboot your computer

There is a possibility “The application was unable to start correctly” is a low-level error and a simple restart can fix the problem. When you restart Windows, all components of the system are loaded again that could resolve the issue. If rebooting computer does not help, try next solution.

Solution Two- Run application with administrative privileges

Many applications need special access permissions to function properly that is not available when you launch the application in normal mode. The simple solution to this problem is run the application as administrator. Here are the steps to follow.

Click Start
Right-click the application you want to open and click Properties

In the Properties window, click the Compatibility tab

Check the box- Run this program as administrator and click Apply followed by OK
Try running the application and see if the issue is resolved. If you are still getting “the application was unable to start correctly”, try next solution.

Solution Three- Reinstall Problematic Application

There is a possibility the files of the problematic application have become corrupt that is causing the “the application was unable to start correctly” error. An easy solution to this problem is reinstalling the problematic application again that will replace the corrupt files with new versions and resolve the error.

You need to first uninstall the application and reinstall the application.

Here are the steps to follow.

Click Start -> Control Panel
Click Program & Features

Right-click the application you want to install and click Uninstall

Follow on-screen instructions to uninstall the application.
If Windows operating system prompts you to restart the computer to delete the remaining files and remove the application completely, restart the computer.
Once the application is removed, double-click on the application setup file to reinstall the application
Try running the application to see if the issue is resolved. If you still get “The application was unable to start correctly” error, try next solution.

Solution Four- Reinstall Microsoft .NET framework

Many application Developers use some version of Microsoft .NET framework and its libraries to create applications more easily. If the .NET framework files are missing or corrupt, it can lead to “The application was unable to start correctly” error. To rule out this possibility, reinstall Microsoft .NET framework by following steps given below.

Note – These troubleshooting steps are only applicable to Windows 7 and earlier versions. From Windows 8 and onwards, the .NET 4.5 frameworks is part of the Windows operating system and Windows 8 and 10 users cannot uninstall or update it manually. To update Microsoft .NET framework on their Windows 8 and 10 systems, they need to install all pending updates provided by Microsoft.

Many older applications need Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. Windows 7 and earlier version users can directly download .NET Framework 3.5 from the link given in steps below. The steps to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is a bit different which are given separately in this post.

For Windows 7 and earlier Windows versions

Press Windows logo key and R simultaneously on the keyboard to bring up a Run command box
Type control in the Run command box and click OK
In the Control Panel window, scroll down to find Programs and Features and click on it
Right-click on Microsoft .NET framework entry in the list and click Uninstall

Follow on-screen instructions to remove Microsoft .NET framework completely from the computer
Repeat above two steps to remove all Microsoft .NET framework versions from the computer.
Now, go to Microsoft .NET framework download page to download the latest .NET framework.
Click Download .NET Framework 7.2 Runtime option

If the application needs .NET 3.5 or earlier version, go to Microsoft .NET Framework 5 download page and click Download
Click Save File to save the .NET framework setup file to your computer

After the .NET framework setup file is downloaded, double-click on it to start the installation
Follow on-screen instructions to install Microsoft .NET framework.
After the installation completes, restart the computer.
Try launching the application and see if the issue is resolved. If you still get the error, try next solution.

For Windows/8/8.1/10 users – to install Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework

Press Windows logo key on the keyboard and type Windows features in the Search box and press Enter

Click Turn Windows features on or off from the list of results
In the Windows features pop-up dialog, click .NET Framework 3.5(includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) option and click OK

Windows will now start the search for required files. Wait till the search completes

In the next window, click Download files from Windows update

Wait till the process completes. Restart the computer after Windows has finished installing the NET Framework 3.5 package on your computer
Launch the application to see if the issue has been resolved. If the issue still persists, try next solution.

For Windows 10 users – to get latest Microsoft .NET Framework through Windows update

Click Start button
Click Settings(gear icon)-> Update & Security -> Windows Update

Click Check for Updates
Wait for the process to finish. Restart the computer if required
if Windows update says your device is up to date, you have the latest Microsoft .NET Framework installed

Now try running the application and see if you get “The application was unable to start correctly” error. If the error persists, move to next solution.

Solution Five- Reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages

Microsoft Visual C++ is an integrated developed environment used by application developers to create programs in C, C++, and C++/CLI programming languages. The programming environment provides many shared code libraries that allow developers to use the already available code in different application procedures instead of writing the program code from scratch.

Application developers have two choices- either include all DLLs in the application setup file itself or use a standard distributable package of shared code in the form of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages. Many application developers choose the latter option. If the problematic application was created using C, C++, and C++/CLI programming languages it will need Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for proper functioning.

There is a possibility the files and shared code libraries of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package have become corrupt due to some reason which could result in “The application was unable to start correctly” error.

The solution to this problem is reinstalling Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages that will replace the corrupt files with their new versions and resolve the error. Here are the steps to reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages.

Press Windows logo key and R simultaneously on the keyboard to invoke Run command console
Type control in the Run command box and click OK

In the Control Panel window, scroll down to find Programs and Features and click on it

Note- Your computer may have multiple Microsoft Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable packages installed required by different applications. Before uninstalling Visual C++ Redistributable packages, note down the name of the Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable packages and the version (32-bit or 64-bit). This information is needed to download right VC++ redistributable packages from the Internet.

Right-click on Microsoft Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable entry in the list and click Uninstall

Follow on-screen instructions to remove Microsoft Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable package completely from the computer
Repeat above two steps to remove all Microsoft Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable packages from the computer.
Now, go to Microsoft Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable download page to download the latest .NET framework.
Download right Microsoft Visual C++ 2*** Redistributable packages and install them
Restart your computer after you have installed VC++ Redistributable packages and see if the issue is resolved
if you are still getting “The application was unable to start correctly” error, try next solution

Solution Six – Update Windows

Microsoft provides regular updates for Windows 7/8.1/10 operating systems. The updates are provided to fix bugs and other issues. There is a possibility the “The application was unable to start correctly” error is related to one of the Windows bug. You can fix the bug by updating Windows which could resolve the application related error. Here are the steps to follow.

For Windows 7 users

Press Windows logo key and type updates in the search box

Click Windows update from the list of results
In the Windows update, click Check for updates

Windows will download and install all pending updates
Wait for the update process to complete. After all pending updates are installed, restart your computer
Try running the application and see if the error is resolved. If the error persists, move to next solution.

Windows 10 users need to follow the troubleshooting steps given in Solution Four under “For Windows 10 users – to get latest Microsoft .NET Framework through Windows update” to update their Windows 10 operating system.

Solution Seven-Run Check disk

“The application was unable to start correctly” error could be due to some hardware issue like bad sectors in the hard disk. In such case, Windows is unable to retrieve information stored in bad sectors and cannot launch the application correctly.

Microsoft offers a check disk program that can check the hard drive for any errors and resolve problems due to bad sectors. Here are the steps to follow.

Click Start
Type cmd in the search box

Right-click command prompt in the list of results and click Run as administrator
In the command prompt window, type chkdsk c: /f /r and hit Enter. Here the c: refers to the system drive where your application files reside. If the operating system or the application is installed on a different drive, you need to substitute c: with a right drive letter in the command.

Wait for the Check Disk program to complete the process.
After the chkdsk process is completed, try running the application. In most cases, “The application was unable to start correctly” error should be resolved by now.

How to update Brother Printer Drivers

By Susan C on July 1, 2018

If you are looking to update your Brother Printer drivers, this post is for you. In this post, you will find three safe ways to update drivers for Brother Printer. You need to install latest drivers for Brother Printer to prevent any printer related errors. Let’s get started.

Method One – Download printer drivers from Brother Printer’s official website

Click the link to go to Brother Product Support Center
Type your Brother printer model number and click Search

Alternatively, you can also use the Product Search option.
Click Printer and Multi functions
Click the Printer type – Inkjet, Mono Laser, Color Laser

Click your model of Brother Printer from the list
Click Downloads
Select your OS system under Downloads dialog

Click Select Full Package

Click Agree to the EULA and Download

Click Save File to save the driver file

Click on the downloaded exe file and follow on-screen instructions to install the driver

If you find the above method difficult, you can try the next method

Method Two- Update Brother Printer through Device Manager

Press Windows logo key and R on the keyboard to bring up Run command console
Type devmgmt.msc and click OK

In the Device Manager window, find and expand Printers or Printer queues category
Right-click on your Brother Printer Device to click Update Driver Software

Click Search automatically for updated driver software

Windows will search the driver update on the Internet and download and install it for you.
Sometimes Windows might not be able to update driver though update is available and it reports your computer has best driver software installed. In that case, you need to use the Method 3 to get latest Brother Printer drivers.

Method Three- Update Drivers

The easiest and safest way to update brother printer drivers is by using a safe driver update tool.

Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:

You can update device drivers automatically
The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
Automatic driver updates are 100% safe

Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.

Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app

Step 2
Scan all devices

Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically

Start Download

Brother Drivers Download & Updates

Windows Update Error 80072ee2

By Susan C on June 28, 2018

Some Windows errors are difficult to resolve because the error message accompanying them is general and doesn’t provide any relevant information about the error. The same is the case with error 80072ee2.

However, because of this very reason many users think that is a very complicated error and they wouldn’t be able to resolve it on their own. However, that is not the case.

You can resolve error 80072ee2 yourself—and we’ll show you how in this post.

The error 80072ee2 is common across all Windows versions and the solutions given here are applicable to Windows versions from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

Registry Errors: Causes and Solution

The error mainly appears when you are downloading updates from Windows Update Center or installing updates via WSUS (Windows Server Update Services).

The error occurs when your Windows system tries to connect to the Windows Update Server to download updates but fails to establish a connection with the server due to any reason. You are likely to see an error message like the one below.

We have provided two solutions to fix the Windows update error 80072ee2. You need not try both solutions give here. Start with the first solution, and if it doesn’t work, try the other one.

Solution One – Try the Windows Update Troubleshooter

Microsoft offers an inbuilt Windows update troubleshooter that can fix most of the update related errors. You can use it to resolve the error that you are receiving.

Here are the steps to use the Windows Update Troubleshooter to fix the issue.

Click Start-> Control Panel
In Control Panel window, set the view by – Small icons and click Troubleshooting

In the next windows under System and Security, click Fix problems with Windows Update

Click Next

Now you can see the Windows Update Troubleshooter starts working to resolve the error. Wait for some time till the process is completed.

Try updating Windows. If you are still getting the Windows update error 80072ee2, try next solution.

Solution Two- Remove problematic Windows update contents and Registry keys

The error 80072ee2 can also be caused due to corrupt Windows update contents or Registry keys. The simple solution to these problems is to delete the corrupt Windows update content and Registry keys.

Deleting wrong registry keys can make your Windows unstable. Hence you need to be cautious when working in Registry editor. To be on safer side, we recommend users to backup the registry before making any changes. This way you’ll be able to restore registry to its previous state in case the changes made cause unforeseen complications.

Here are the steps to backup Registry.

Click Start and type regedit in the search box
Click regedit( with hive icon) from the list of results
Click Yes in User Account Control dialog pop-up
In the Registry editor window, click File->Export

Select the location to store the backup and give an appropriate name to the registry back and click Save

Once you are done with a backup of the Registry, you can perform the troubleshooting steps given below.

Press Windows logo key and R simultaneously on the keyboard to bring up the Run command console
Type services.msc in the Run command box and click OK