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moremath
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application error 0xc000007b

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Yesterday, I became unable to compile any latex file. I am running Winedt 10.3 and compiling using MikTex 2.9.

I get the following error: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application.

I had made no changes to my Winedt configurations or updated MixTex packages. My IT department is at a loss. We have tried reinstalling both Winedt and MixTex to no avail.

Here is a simple file that will not compile:

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{times}
%
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{pstricks,shadow,pst-node,color,psfrag}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[]{amssymb,epsf}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}{\bf{{\Large{2D Simulations of a Pancreatic Islet Model Using Nonlinear Alternate Direction Implicit Methods}}}}\end{center}
\begin{center}{Dr. Heather Moreland \\ Department of Mathematics and Computer Science \\ Southwest Minnesota State University}\end{center}

In response to an increase in blood glucose levels, insulin is released into the bloodstream by the pancreatic islets of Langerhans.  As a result of this influx of glucose, the islets start bursting oscillations of the membrane potential and the intracellular calcium concentration. However, time delays of several seconds in the activity of distant cells in the islets have been observed, indicating that electrical and calcium wave propagation through the islets can occur. A robust biophysical model of a 2D pancreatic islet is considered. As the islets are roughly circular, polar coordinates will be employed.  The resulting model equations contain two nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations.  Using a modification of the standard Alternate Direction Implicit (ADI) Method proposed by Amiri \& Hosseini for nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations, simulations are carried out of a pancreatic islet immersed in a glucose bath.

\end{document}
Is anyone else running into this issue? Anyone have any ideas?
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application error 0xc000007b

Post by Stefan Kottwitz »

Hi,

the LaTeX file is ok. I verified by running it myself. You can do the same directly online in the web browser, if you like, by clicking "Open in Overleaf" above your code. There will be an error, but that's caused by \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} and it will go away if that line is removed. You may need it on Windows with WinEdt.

That error happens, for example, if a 32 bit application tries to start a 64 bit DLL (library), or the other way round. In any case it's like a system error, not LaTeX related. But it can be MikTeX related or WinEdt related. Only you can see which one it is. You may test compiling at the command prompt (start the "cmd" program, navigate to the file, enter: pdflatex documentname) or test with a different editor. If it happens with a different editor, it's a MiKTeX issue. Otherwise it's a WinEdt issue.

If it's MiKTeX, then it's an occasion to uninstall it and to install TeX Live.

Stefan
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