Application Launch Failure (Excel, Word and some other programs)

Error message on the screen:
Application Launch Failure
The application "Word" could not be launched because of a shared Library error: "<Microsoft Word><Microsoft Word><CarbonLib>"
Console Message:
10/10/09 9:21:15 PM [0x0-0xd40d4].com.microsoft.Word[1477] /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Microsoft Word[1477] Launch failed with error code -2804 (cfragNoLibraryErr) for application /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Support/LaunchCFMApp
10/10/09 9:21:15 PM com.apple.launchd[1334] ([0x0-0xd40d4].com.microsoft.Word[1477]) Exited with exit code: 12
This also happens with Excel, Word and some other programs.
Anyone have any ideas?

Oops, I should have mentioned that I've repaired permissions both from a DVD bootup as well as from the current hard drive. I reinstalled the last update.
I have Time Machine so I guess I could go back to a previous state if I knew what the problem was.

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