Just Cause 2 The Application Was Unable To Start Correctly Apr 2026

The error 0xc000007b (STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT) is a Windows operating system error indicating a bitness mismatch or corruption between an executable and its dependent DLLs. For Just Cause 2 (a 32-bit game from 2010), this most commonly occurs when a 64-bit DLL is loaded into the 32-bit process space, or when critical runtime components (DirectX, Visual C++, .NET) are missing, corrupted, or of the wrong architecture. Technical Breakdown of Error 0xc000007b | Field | Value | |-------|-------| | Error code | 0xc000007b | | Meaning | STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT | | Detected by | Windows loader ( ntdll.dll ) | | Trigger | Attempt to load a DLL with a mismatched architecture or corrupted header | | Typical scenario | 32-bit app loads a 64-bit DLL (or vice versa) |

JustCause2.exe Load Image C:\Windows\System32\d3d11.dll Result: IMAGE INVALID → System32 contains 64-bit d3d11.dll . Game needs 32-bit → error. just cause 2 the application was unable to start correctly