splwow64.exe

[Staticguy]

Is anyone getting this type of error? Has it got to do with the recent updates from Microsoft Update? I will post this in the Microsoft support forum. After I click OK in couple of minutes or more it comes up again.

Note: I don't print stuffs from my laptop.

[REDACTED]

I have 2 64 bit Win7 boxes that have this problem. 

I am suspecting it is an Avast problem since this did not crop up on the second machine until the user updated Avast.   Then blammo, splwow error.

[essexboy]

It is not just Avast .. It appears to be a client side error

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f2e67f50-6301-4488-8015-42e889509f4b/splwow64exe-error

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f2e67f50-6301-4488-8015-42e889509f4b/splwow64exe-error

[Staticguy]

I don't print stuffs from my laptop. It only happens when I open up MS Office Word. Mine version is MS Office Starter 2010. So how do we fix this damm thing? I am useless in editing/deleting registry files. Opening up MS Office Excel the message doesn't come up.

[essexboy]

Do you have the 32 or 64 bit version installed ?

[Staticguy]

32-bit Version: 14.0.7153.5000

This problem only happens when Office is opened NOT Excel

[essexboy]

OK evidently you have a 64bit system ?  So you need to replace the 32 bit version with the 64 bit version

[Staticguy]

OK evidently you have a 64bit system ?  So you need to replace the 32 bit version with the 64 bit version

Yes, my Windows OS is 64-bit bit (as stated in my signature). This Office Starter came pre-installed when I bought my laptop. How can I replace the 32 bit version MS Office with the 64 bit version MS Office? In the Add/Remove list, it has these following programs related to Office Starter.MS Office 2010, MS Office Click-to-Run 2010, and MS Office Starter 2010 - English.

What if I don't want the 64-bit of MS Office can I uninstall the above following programs and install Kingsoft Office Free which has got office, excel, and presentation.

[essexboy]

Yes you can uninstall and replace office, I use Kingsoft myself .. Nice and cheap

Evidently there was an update to 64 bit windows that affected the 32 bit office, hence the need to switch it to 64bit 

[Staticguy]

Yes you can uninstall and replace office, I use Kingsoft myself .. Nice and cheap

Evidently there was an update to 64 bit windows that affected the 32 bit office, hence the need to switch it to 64bit

Yes, this issue happened after the monthly microsoft update this month. So shall I uninstall the 3 ms office program as mentioned before? Is Microsoft aware of this issue and is there a patch being prepared? I wrote about this in Microsoft forum 14 views, but no answer.

[Staticguy]

The installer says failed to extract files? What does it mean?

[essexboy]

Which installer is this that fails ?

[Staticguy]

The installer from here. Office Free Suite 2014 (9.1.0.4674). http://www.kingsoftstore.com/download-office/index

[essexboy]

Could you try this link http://www.kingsoftstore.com/kingsoft-office-freeware

[Staticguy]

Doesn't work. Same result as before.