Causes for the Error: This error code generally appears when the user tries to upgrade the version of the Microsoft Office application. Another reason for the occurrence of this error is that running the upgrade of the application in compatibility mode. When the user tries to upgrade the Microsoft Office application all the other applications like Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook starts to configure themselves automatically in the compatibility mode. Therefore to eradicate the error code ?We are sorry but word has run into an error that is preventing it from working correctly word will need to be closed as a result would you like us to repair now? completely below are some of the steps that should be followed.