Could be your firewall is not allowing you into the Office site. Check it to
see. Can you accept the ActiveX component?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/axinstall.aspx
Have you cleared your Internet temporary cache lately? In Internet Explorer,
tools, Internet Options, delete, delete files.
Put the Office in your trusted area. In Internet Explorer, tools, security tab,
high-light the trusted sites, click sites. Clear "Require server verification
(https
for all sites in this zone."
Type
http://office.microsoft.com in the "Add this website to the zone:"