Have you tried using the Office CD 'repair' option?

"shootybabbitt" <shootybabbitt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have been unable to use my Microsoft Office Suite for quite a while.
When
> I double click on Word or Excel, etc. it just freezes. I have tried some
> Microsoft downloads, Norton Antivirus, Spysweeper to no avail. Does
anyone
> know what may be causing this issue?