Today, almost every family has a computer or laptop, and some are not in a single copy. An increasing number of people are learning the intricacies of this technique.
Perhaps 90% of personal computers are running an operating system of the Windows family. Many believe that this is the most convenient and friendly operating system, and someone just does not even know that there are alternatives. Among professional system administrators, it is believed that Windows is a rather problematic system, which at any convenient opportunity produces any errors. Let's get acquainted with the main Windows errors. Namely, we are interested in the error 0xc000007b.
Windows errors
As mentioned above, in the Windows operating system there are a huge number of codes characterizing various errors that occur during the operation of the system. In order to understand what code means what, you have to resort to the help of the world wide web. The fact is that there are a lot of codes, and remembering all of them is extremely difficult, but for non-professionals it is almost impossible. One of these errors is an error when starting 0xc000007b.
What does this error mean?
One of the most common is error 0xc000007b. Its appearance is possible on the operating systems Windows 7 and Windows 8. By itself, it does not pose any danger and threat. The fact is that this error appears when starting some applications, and after it the program immediately closes. Therefore, all that we can see on the screen is the text "Error starting application 0xc000007b". As mentioned earlier, it does not pose a danger, but the trouble with its elimination can be quite a lot.
To get started, let's figure out in which cases this error appears.
When this problem occurs
Typically, this problem occurs when you run any .exe application.
There may be several reasons for the appearance of error 0xc000007b:
- Errors in the system registry.
- Infection with viruses (quite common).
- Incorrect installation of the application. For example, incorrectly installed hardware drivers, a non-working version of the program.
- The Windows version is out of date.
How the error occurs
At the time of launching the application - it doesn’t matter if it is a game or a program - the executable file accesses a large number of system objects and its own files and libraries. If some element starts to work incorrectly, and, accordingly, cannot execute those processes that are necessary for the running application, an application error 0xc000007b appears. It would seem that the reason is understandable, but it remains to understand which file is faulty — the system file or the file related to the application being launched. That is why there are several ways to fix the error 0xc000007b.
How to understand exactly what the problem is
In order to determine the cause of this error, it is necessary to gradually try all the options. And only after the cause is established, proceed to solve the problem itself.
First you need to determine whether error 0xc000007b occurs only when a particular application is launched, or if it also occurs when other programs start. To do this, try to run various applications that are installed on your computer. If the error is repeated only at the start of a specific program, then the problem is in some library of this application. If this problem occurs when you start some other programs, it means an error in one of the system files. It may be some kind of library or configuration item of Windows. In this case, the solution to this problem is to restore the system files. More details about this method will be described below.
Also, it is possible that the error 0xc000007b is located in the driver of some device. Most often, it is found in drivers for a video card. In order to check this, pay attention to when starting which applications this error appears. If this happens mainly at the start of various games, then most likely the matter is in the video card drivers.
It happens that an error appears immediately after loading Windows. This suggests that the problems occurred precisely in some system and boot files. To solve this problem, you need to resort to system recovery tools.
Let's try to figure out how to fix error 0xc000007b.
If an error appears when starting a specific application
In those cases where the appearance of an error is associated with the start of a program, you need to understand whether this error occurred immediately after installation or appeared after some time. If the application that does not start has just been installed, and the first time you receive a message about this problem, then there can be two reasons: either you installed a broken distribution kit, or the application is incompatible with your operating system. In the first case, you must try to install the same program on some other computer or find another installer and download it, and then try to install.
If the problem persists, then most likely the software is incompatible with the system. In this case, error 0xc000007b also appears . Windows 8 and Windows 7 can be 32-bit and 64-bit, so if you install a 64-bit application on a 32-bit system, then this error is quite possible. To fix it, you need to find a distribution package that is compatible with your OS.
To find out the bit depth of your “OS”, you need to right-click on the “My Computer” shortcut and select “Properties”.
If the application previously worked, and then stopped
In this case, presumably, it is a virus infection. It is possible that the malicious program damaged and violated the integrity of some library, which led to the inoperability of the entire application. First of all, it is necessary to scan the entire computer for viruses, it is desirable that fresh signature databases are installed on the anti-virus software.
It is also possible that the file could be damaged as a result of a system failure, then the best way to solve this problem is to completely reinstall or restore the application using the original distribution.
The problem is in the graphics card driver
If you suspect that the whole reason is the inoperability of the video card driver, then you must do the following. First, go to the manufacturer’s site of your card and download the latest drivers for your model, and then install them on your computer. Then it will be necessary to reboot the system and try to run the application again.
It is also recommended to update the DirectX software package, which is designed to solve various Windows tasks. The occurrence of error 0xc000007b is possible precisely due to the use of an irrelevant version of this library. In order to update DirectX, you must download the latest version on the official website of the developer.
Error 0xc000007b. How to fix the operating system
If the error occurs immediately after loading the operating system, then the problem has formed in some system file or library.
The first thing you should try to fix this problem is to boot Windows with the last successful configuration. To do this, you must restart your computer, and at the time of switching on (before loading the operating system) repeatedly and often press the F8 key. A menu will appear on the monitor, in which you must select the option “Download the last successful configuration”. After that, Windows should boot without any problems or errors.
However, if this does not help, then the following must be done.
In the same way as in the previous method, we call the boot menu, only this time we select the "Safe Mode" parameter. Further, the system will boot somewhat unusual. When the desktop appears in front of you, you need to click "Start" - "Run." Next, enter the following command in the line: sfc / scannow. This process will scan the entire system for errors, and if any, fix them instantly.
When this command completes, you can restart the computer and boot in normal mode. Mistakes should no longer be.
Here are the main causes of error 0xc000007b and methods for resolving it. If, after performing all the above methods, the problem still remains, then you can try to perform a system restore. However, this method is possible only if you have the appropriate service enabled on your system and restore points are regularly created.
Well, in the most extreme case, if nothing else helps, you must reinstall the Windows operating system.