word, excel etc wont start in start menu or quick launch

[Lunchbox]

i just installed office enterprise 2007 on a Acer laptop that is running
Vista, and the only way i can get word, access, excel etc to open is to go to
start, all programs, microsoft office, then choose the program...
once i did that the programs showed up on the frequently used programs in
the start menu, but they do not open the program... i right clicked and tried
to add it to the quick launch, but it wont open there either.... how can i
get these programs to open without going through the origional steps?

 

[LVTravel]

i just installed office enterprise 2007 on a Acer laptop that is running
Vista, and the only way i can get word, access, excel etc to open is to go
to
start, all programs, microsoft office, then choose the program...
once i did that the programs showed up on the frequently used programs in
the start menu, but they do not open the program... i right clicked and
tried
to add it to the quick launch, but it wont open there either.... how can i
get these programs to open without going through the origional steps?

Since this is Office Enterprise all support is to come from Microsoft or
your IT department where you work and purchased the program from. If you
did not purchase this program suite from your business's home use program
but from a store or on the internet, it is pirated software and we won't
help you.

 

[Benoit Lamarche]

I had the same problem, and found this:

"This issue is caused by a third-party shell extension, which seems to only
affect the Windows Installer shortcuts like Office shortcuts.

See: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
(Proceed directly to "Method 2" in that page.)"