Colon key stopped working after using Language Register

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calimyrna

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

This is the most bizarre thing! I used the Microsoft Language Register app to add Japanese capability to Word 2008, and my colon key stopped working. I have a Japanese keyboard, and I can type neither the colon nor the asterisk. This limitation only applies to Word; Excel works just fine.

I have been opening TextEdit, typing a colon or asterisk, and copying and pasting it over every time I want to use either of those characters. Last night I deleted all of my preferences, together with the Microsoft User Data folder and Office applications, and did a fresh reinstall.... but that didn't work. Perhaps there's a preferences folder I missed? Any ideas?
 

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