Hello All,My outlook wont start anymore, I get a popup it says: cannot start correctly code 0xc0000142. I try a lot of things but nothing help. Anybody please? regards Petra

Having the same issue and this "fix" doesn't fix the problem at all. In order for it to work, you need to be able to open an application that won't open in the first place

Office installation failedThe error 0xc0000142 usually occurs when Office determines when starting the program that components of the Office installation are missing or faulty. As a rule, only an office repair installation helps here. Control Panel, Programs and Features, Right click Office.Then select "Repair" and after the Office repair has been carried out, the error code 0xc0000142 should no longer occur when starting Office programs.Error code 0xc0000142 can also occur far as I know, when Office is used in version 1803 Build 9126.2116 ago. Since Microsoft has now patched this error, we recommend updating the Office installation to the latest version.NicolinoI know I don't know anything (Socrates)

I tried to open an Office app so that I could apply the update but was not able to open anything. Any suggestions?

Problem with this is that it won't let me start ANY Office application. I can't get at my email. What about a UK freephone, or at least local rate, number?

Precisely the same. Why not provide some "help" that actually helps the paying punters, rather than play a guessing game hoping another punter might know?

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AlexanderHolmeset
MVP
Apr 09, 2018
Tried this?
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/error-0xc0000142-when-you-start-an-office-2016-application-0249adb1-06d7-41a3-b2df-da5ff57fab37
- Carl3
  Copper Contributor
  Apr 24, 2019
  Since you get this message because the app won't open, that link is not useful.
  - clinton1022
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 03, 2020
    Carl3
    
    The "fix" of telling you to open Outlook and run an update is worse than usless... it is outright insulting.
- benjohnsmith
  Copper Contributor
  Feb 22, 2019
  Floored by this solution that requires you to have the error fixed before being able to try it.
- Go_Green_17
  Copper Contributor
  Jan 20, 2019
  This doesn't help as it requires you to open an Office app to complete the update. Since one cannot open the app, hard to install an update..
  - adam deltinger
    MVP
    Jan 20, 2019
    Tried start it in safe mode?
    
    Outlook.exe /safe
    
    Adam

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