Microsoft Word 2011 will not open. I have updated it. Now Excel and Outlook open, Word still will not. Can you help?

Question

Hard drive very recently restored.
Version 10.7.5
Word updated to 14.4.4
I updated, I restarted, I tested everything and everything opens except Word. 

Answer 1

Hi, Becca,
Your MS Office 2011 may have become corrupted.  Reinstalling Office 2011 can address problems that you may be experiencing.
The current version of Office 2011 is 14.4.8. You might try reinstalling MS Office 2011
First - find your Office 2011 install disc with the product key # - and only then remove Office according to MS instructions
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2398768
Or go here to DianefromOregon's site for help removing Office 2011:
http://www.officeformachelp.com/2012/12/office-for-mac-2011-remove-office/
Then Reinstall from DVD
Then enter your Product #
After successfully reinstalling Office 2011,  update your Office product using the Software update within Office called Microsoft Update or going to the Help menu within Word or Excel or PowerPoint and select Update.
It may take a few times before you get to final upgrade to current Office version.
It should be 14.4.8 as of current date.
How to locate product keys
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2279109
or here on locating product keys
http://office.about.com/od/MicrosoftOfficeMac/a/Best-3-Ways-To-Find-Microsoft-Of fice-For-Mac-Key-Codes.htm
Note is updated as of March 3, 2015