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explorer.exe - Application Error (0xc000007b) when logging in.
Hello everyone,
When i log in on my pc (on laptop at the moment) i get the message:
The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.
here are the steps i took for some context:
- I tried to install a custom theme
- took ownership of the 'explorerframe.dll' files in system32, and also in sysWoW64.
- copied both of them, and stored them somewhere else as a backup.
- renamed both originals to explorerframe001.dll, and kept them in their original places (system32 and syswow64)
- copied and pasted the new explorerframe.dll from the custom theme folder into system32 and syswow64.
- restarted, logged on, and the message came up, leaving me with a blank screen.
What would be a good way of resolving this issue without having to completely restore everything? I have read a few posts around involving the elevated command prompt, but i dont know how to start that without rightclicking cmd.exe in my start menu.
If anyone can give me a good walkthrough to follow, or a direction to take that would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks