Could not load file or assembly 'Office, Version=15.0.0.0'

I created a batch file to fix this issue. See script below:

    echo off
        cls
        color 1f
        echo Checking for Administrator elevation.
        openfiles>nul 2>&1

            if %errorlevel% EQU 0 goto isadmin

                COLOR 4f
            echo.    You are not running as Administrator.
            echo.    This tool cannot do it's job without elevation.
            echo.
            echo.    You need run this tool as Administrator.
            echo.

            echo.Press any key to continue . . .
            pause>nul
        exit
        :isadmin
        if exist c:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\16.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL set officever=16
    if exist c:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL set officever=15
    if exist c:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\14.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL set officever=14

    md c:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\12.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c
    xcopy c:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\%officever%.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c c:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\12.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c /s/y
pause

I also got this error message even if I have Office 2010 and I don't have Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel folder under GAC.
I found the solution for my case here: https://www.add-in-express.com/forum/read.php?FID=5&TID=15525
You have to reference two dll-files from these folders:
C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.Vbe.Interop\15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll
and
C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\office\15.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\OFFICE.DLL


Your other machine needs to have the corresponding version of Office installed. 15.0.0.0 should correspond to Office 2013 - that needs to be installed on your target machine (other versions of Office may not work). This almost certainly means you're using MSOffice interop libraries, which only work if office is installed and against the same version.

Alternatively, you could refactor your code to just directly read the Excel XML.


I got solution by changing Excel.dll version. I was using 15.0.0.0 and now I changed it to 12.0.0.0 and its working fine. I got dll from Add reference > Browse > C: > Windows > assembly > GAC > Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel > 12.0.0.0_etc > Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll