By download I assume you mean installed from cd?
Youve run Office update?
You've checked the system Event Viewer?
Its more likely to be a windows problem

"Karen" <Karen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I downloaded Office Home and Student. Now my browser any many of my other
> programs freeze up. I didn't have this problem until I loaded office. Is
> there a way to fix this?