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Aug 7, 2025 8:20 PM UTC
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Photo Editor 2021 Windows 11 - The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)

Trying to reinstall 2021 Elements on a new Windows 11 laptop. The Elements program runs fine on my 4 year old Windows 11 laptop. I can start Elements ok on new laptop however, when I try to start Photo Editor I receive the Application error mentioned above. Also copied msvcr100.dll and msvcr80.dll from my old laptop to my new laptop windows/systerm32 directory with no luck. After copy I closed Elements and rebooted, same error. 

Greg_S.
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Aug 9, 2025 12:10 AM UTC

Try downloading and installing the 2013 Visual C++ files from this Microsoft link.  I suggest that you donwload both the x86 and x64 files.

 

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Greg_S.
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Aug 9, 2025 12:10 AM UTC

Try downloading and installing the 2013 Visual C++ files from this Microsoft link.  I suggest that you donwload both the x86 and x64 files.

 

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Aug 11, 2025 5:04 PM UTC

Success! Thanks very much Greg_S . The only thing else I had to do was to find my serial number which I finally did. Happy I don't have to pay a license fee every 3 years like Adobe wants for the most recent version.

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