{"id":80420,"date":"2026-03-09T13:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/?p=80420"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:04:23","slug":"c2r64-dll-0xc000012f-office-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/c2r64-dll-0xc000012f-office-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"0xc000012f \u2013 c2r64.dll Error Launching Office apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open an Office app, such as Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, or OneNote, you may get an error message regarding the file c2r64.dll. Here are some of the errors that users encounter:<\/p>\n

WINWORD.EXE - Bad Image\r\n\r\nC:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Root\\Office16\\c2r64.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. Error status 0xc000012f.\r\n<\/pre>\n
(or)<\/p>\n
WINWORD.EXE - System Error\r\n\r\nThe code execution cannot proceed because c2r64.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.\r\n<\/pre>\n
\"c2r64.dll<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> 0xc000012f – AppvIsvSubsystems64.dll Error Launching Office apps<\/a><\/div>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
Error 0xc000012f occurs if the file c2r64.dll is corrupted.<\/p>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
You can resolve the c2r64.dll errors using one of the methods below:<\/p>\n
Method 1: Reinstall Office<\/h3>\n
Launch Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) in the Control Panel.<\/p>\n
Depending on your Microsoft 365 or Office installation type (Click-to-run or MSI-based), you’ll see the following options to proceed with the repair. Follow the steps for your installation type.<\/p>\n
Click-to-run<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the window “How would you like to repair your Microsoft 365 and Office Programs”, select Online Repair<\/strong>, and click Repair <\/strong>to make sure everything gets fixed.<\/p>\n
\"office<\/p>\n
MSI-based<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the Change your installation window, select Repair and then click Continue.<\/p>\n
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the repair.<\/p>\n
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Method 2: Download c2r64.dll (Office 64-bit)<\/h3>\n
This method applies to the 64-bit edition of the Office.<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Download c2r64.dll<\/a> (zipped) for the Office 64-bit edition.<\/li>\n
  2. Unzip the archive and extract c2r64.dll to the desktop.<\/li>\n
  3. Move the file to the following folder. Overwrite the existing file when prompted.\n
    C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\microsoft shared\\ClickToRun<\/pre>\n
    \n
    C2R64.dll – File information.<\/h4>\n
    \tFile Name:\tC2R64.dll\r\n\tVerified:\tSigned\r\n\tSigning date:\t6:00 AM 2\/22\/2026\r\n\tPublisher:\tMicrosoft Corporation\r\n\tDescription:\tMicrosoft Office component\r\n\tProduct:\tMicrosoft Office\r\n\tFile version:\t16.0.19725.20126\r\n\tMachineType:\t64-bit\r\n\tOriginal Name:\tc2r64.dll\r\n\tMD5:\t5605CDF09759C9396A2862A70B3F0A84\r\n\tSHA1:\tAEE31C344664A2794900FC271FAC9F0D0D602B8E\r\n\tSHA256:\t3B7A3877D6EA09E9AEEF608B90C3DC06D1870049BB7CC5C676636BACD5B8FE3D\r\n\tVT detection:\t0\/77\r\n\tVT link:\thttps:\/\/www.virustotal.com\/gui\/file\/3b7a3877d6ea09e9aeef608b90c3dc06d1870049bb7cc5c676636bacd5b8fe3d\/detection\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Additional note<\/h4>\n
    The following file:<\/p>\n
    C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Root\\Office16\\c2r64.dll<\/pre>\n
    is a symbolic link that points to the following file:<\/p>\n
    C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\microsoft shared\\ClickToRun\\c2r64.dll<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    That should resolve the c2r64.dll error when launching Office apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    When you open an Office app, such as Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, or OneNote, you may get an error message regarding the file c2r64.dll. Here are some of the errors that users encounter: WINWORD.EXE – Bad Image C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Root\\Office16\\c2r64.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[191],"class_list":["post-80420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-office","tag-error-messages"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77899,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/appvisvsubsystems64-0xc000012f-office\/","url_meta":{"origin":80420,"position":0},"title":"0xc000012f – AppvIsvSubsystems64.dll Error Launching Office apps","author":"Ramesh","date":"February 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"When you launch Office apps such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, the \"Bad Image\" error appears with the error code 0xc000012f. Here's the full error message. 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