Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim oWordApplication As Object
    Set oWordApplication = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
    
    If oWordApplication Is Nothing Then
        Set oWordApplication = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    End If
    
    If oWordApplication Is Nothing Then
        Err.Raise vbObjectError + 1, , " Word Application not installed on MVBS server "
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
	Dim oWordApplication As Object =  System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Word.Application")
	If oWordApplication Is Nothing Then
		'UPGRADE_WARNING: (7008) The ProgId could not be found on computer where this application was migrated.
		oWordApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Word.Application"))
	End If

	If oWordApplication Is Nothing Then
		Throw New System.Exception((Constants.vbObjectError + 1).ToString() + ", ,  Word Application not installed on MVBS server ")
	End If
End Sub

private void Form_Load()
{
	object oWordApplication = Interaction.GetObject(String.Empty, "Word.Application");
	if (oWordApplication is null)
	{
		//UPGRADE_WARNING: (7008) The ProgId could not be found on computer where this application was migrated.
		oWordApplication = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Word.Application"));
	}

	if (oWordApplication is null)
	{
		throw new System.Exception((Constants.vbObjectError + 1).ToString() + ", ,  Word Application not installed on MVBS server ");
	}
}

For this sample the EWI can be addressed by adding a COM Reference to Word  changing the Activator.CreatorInstance invocation for a direct instantiation of new Word Application object:

oWordApplication = New Word.Application