Cannot open .xls or .doc files

I have office 2008 updated to the latest version operating on a mac osx 10.5.8. I cannot open xls or doc files. I get the messages "file cannot be opened" and "file blocked".
Have tried
- opening via right click and through the programs themselves
- installing updates
Any suggestions welcome.

Hello,
This forum is for troubleshooting Apple Software Update for Windows, a software package for Windows designed to update Apple products that run on Windows, and not related to Microsoft Office. Please post Office related questions on Microsoft's own forums for their Mac products.
http://www.officeformac.com/productforums
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