can't open Word documents after upgrading to MS Office 2008 for Mac

[kelly_kinnebrew]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

I have recently upgraded to MS office 2008 for mac and now I can't open documents either sent by me to myself or received from others into Entourage. I cannot even save documents either in a .doc of .docx form to desktop to try opening from there. Any ideas?? thanks so much!

 

[John McGhie]

I need some more detail to be able to answer that one.

What happens when you try? What error message do you get? What is the
exact wording of it?

I ask, because it's working fine here.

Cheers

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel

I have recently upgraded to MS office 2008 for mac and now I can't open
documents either sent by me to myself or received from others into Entourage.
I cannot even save documents either in a .doc of .docx form to desktop to try
opening from there. Any ideas?? thanks so much!

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[rynb1n]

I get the same thing. Its after you update Office:Mac 2008 with that
critical update they released a little while back. There is no error
message or anything, its just broken. You double click it, and nothing
happens just activates word. If word is closed, It will launch word as
if it is opening, but word just launches with a new document.

 

[CyberTaz]

Hello -

Since the post you replied to predates the release of SP1 by more than a
month you have a different situation. See Topic #13 here:

http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Word2008Issues.html#doubleclick

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac