How to fix "Microsoft Office is already in use" message?

I know I fixed this some time ago, but I just got a new computer and I forgot how to fix this problem.
I have Office on two computers on my home network. If my wife is using Entourage on one computer, and I try to bring up Word on the other computer, I get the message "Microsoft Office X can not start because Microsoft Office is already in use". The original fix was to use the firewall and block a certain port, but I can't remember now. The problem is with the new computer. If I reverse it and bring up an Office app on my old computer, I can bring it up on the new computer. So it must be a firewall setting on the new Mac that is missing.
Can anyone please help?
Thanks,
Alfredo

I asked this here before and got an answer. I don't see anything wrong if you have a small network at home, as long as you aren't using it at the same time. My big complaint is that I can't run one app (Entourage) and another app (Word) at the same time on two different computers.
Alfredo

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