Can't open .doc files in either Word or Pages!! Any suggestions?

So I stated having issues with Word not being able to open my .doc files along with a few other things. This prompted me to purchase pages only a few hours ago hoping that it would solve all my problems. Unfortunately this did not solve my problem and now I still can't open them even in pages. Any suggestions?
I have OS X 10.6.8. Any help would be greatly apreciated as I am a new Grad student and need to be able to access .doc files that are posted online.

Ok I forgot to try to hit Open With for Word and that worked for one document but I still want to know how to get it open in pages.
Well you can do the same thing for Pages. From the Get Info window, choose Pages for Open With.
But you should also be able to:
drag a Word document and drop it on the Pages icon or
Launch Pages, choose File > Open, find the Word document using the Open box and click Open.
If neither works please explain what steps you're following and what happens.
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You mentioned you tried some steps but I'm not sure what they are, you may try my suggestion to resolve this issue, follow these steps:
Click Start, right-click Computer, click
Properties, and then click Advanced system settings.
On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
Locate and select the __COMPAT_LAYER variable, and then click Edit.
Set the value of the __COMPAT_LAYER variable to EnableThemes. Or, delete the __COMPAT_LAYER variable.
If the issue persists, we can troubleshoot this problem in Clean Boot to determine whether background programs are interfering with PowerPoint:
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