Just installed.  Now can't open many  Word for Mac files.  How fix?

I just installed Snow Leopard. Now I find I have many Word documents in file folders that I can double click on, but they won't open. Even when I try other ways to open, they won't. I have a big need for a quick fix. Any suggestions?
Thanks! Duncan

Hi Barry,
I have Office 2004 Version 11.5.5. I can open some files, but others not. When I double click on them, they flash like they are about to open, but then they just sit there. I offloaded some of these non-opening files with my thumbdrive and put them on my wife's iMac. (She hasn't installed Snow Leopard yet.) They open just fine there. So the files are okay. The only difference seems to be the operating systems. Thanks for any help you can give me.
Duncan

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