# 0x00022 Computer Error

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0x00022-computer-error/697298>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0x00022-computer-error/697298 "2014-09-02T22:12:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![boozilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0x00022-computer-error/697298/1 "2014-09-02T22:12:15Z")

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I have a not-so-new laptop running Windows 7. All of a sudden, when I try to run Firefox I get and error that “The application was unable to start correctly (0x000022)”.

Also, when I try to start a few other applications (like Internet Explorer) it appears as if my computer is trying to do something but then shuts down the operation and the applications don’t start.

Any ideas? Google is being particularly unhelpful.

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**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0x00022-computer-error/697298/2 "2014-09-02T23:04:55Z")

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Could [this be helpful](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/the-application-was-unable-to-start-correctly/9388879b-84e5-44a6-9f7e-1e8865044eb2)?

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**Author:** ![boozilu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0x00022-computer-error/697298/3 "2014-09-03T01:24:58Z")

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> [@ptr2void](#):
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> Could [this be helpful](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/the-application-was-unable-to-start-correctly/9388879b-84e5-44a6-9f7e-1e8865044eb2)?

Unfortunately it was not.

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**Author:** ![Space\_Vegetable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Space\_Vegetable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vegetable)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0x00022-computer-error/697298/4 "2014-09-03T08:33:51Z")

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Which antivirus program do you use? Does the problem go away if you temporarily disable it?

Perhaps the [instructions here](http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/38170-63-windows-upgrade-application-error-0xc0000022) to look at the list of installed updates from Safe Mode, and remove any that were installed just when the problem started, will help.