Windows – Equation editor does not work in Word and PowerPoint 2013

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Word crashes when trying to insert an equation.

I have Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2013 (64 Bit). I am experiencing a problem with the equation editor in Word 2013 and PowerPoint 2013 (also Excel). In Word when i try to use the equation editor my Word crashes and i must reopen it. In PowerPoint the equation editor also doesn't work as it should but the PowerPoint doesn't crash, also i can see the equations (in Word i can't see the equations) but they look as if the encoding is not correct or something. I have Windows 7 Professional. Does anyone have a clue what might be causing this problem ? Has anyone experienced the same problem ? How can i solve it ?

Problem Signature:

   Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
   Application Name: WINWORD.EXE
   Application Version: 15.0.4454.1004
   Application Timestamp: 50bdaa50
   Fault Module Name: mso.dll
   Fault Module Version: 15.0.4454.1002
   Fault Module Timestamp: 50ac2609
   Exception Code: c0000005
   Exception Offset: 00000000002bc50a
   OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
   Locale ID: 1031

Additional information about the problem:
   LCID: 1033
   skulcid: 1033

Hear are the Photos of my Problem:

Word 2013

Word Equation Editor
Word Matrix Equation
Empty Equation Editor
Word Crashes


PowerPoint 2013

PowerPoint Equation Editor
PowerPoint matrix equation
Equation Editor

Best Answer

FYI, I've found this is caused by your printer. Change your default printer to something innocuous like the XPS printer or a PDF printer. FWIW I'm running a network printer (HL-5040) on a CUPS server.

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