Microsoft office 2011 doesn't work on Mountain Lion

Since I updated my iMac to Mountain Lion I cannot open Office files (Word, Excel and Power Point). It worked perfectly under Snow Leopard but I can not open the Office files neither Office programs with Mountain Lion. Trying to solve the problem I have complately updated to Office 2011 (with Snow Leopard I used Office 2008 but it fails with Mountain Lion) but the problem remain the same.
Any ideas to solve it?
Thanks a lot
Luis

Hi!
This is the kind of message report that I get when I try to open word, excel or power point programs...
It is exactly the same if I try to open directly a file with the properly extension (.doc, .xls, and so on...)
I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times following Microsoft instructions for uninstalled process...
And finally I power on the computer on "safe mode". When I did this I was able of opening the program (word in this case) the first time I click on it. But, it only works that first time. I was unable of opening the program more times.
But, even starting the computer in "safe mode", if I try to open a program (word for example) just by clicking a file directly, then the same reporting error appear and not the file neither the program start to work.
Thanks a lot for your help
Luis

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