Office 2008 - problems opening up Word, Powerpoint, Excel

I've upgraded from Leopard to SL. Now I can't open Word, Powerpoint or Excel (2008). It just hangs. Is there a fix or workaround - I do need to be able to get into these applications quickly otherwise I'll need to de-install and go back to Leopard (which will make upgrading a waste of money).

Hi Naz,
Anytime you perform an upgrade from one OS to another, check your 3rd party software applications first to see if there are any updates necessary to download and instal; ie., Snow Leopard. Go to the Microsoft site and look for PP support for Mac. There are several other posts here with the same issue.
There is an article here re: Office 2008 - Snow Leopard and a Spaces issue.
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/08/28/microsoft-declares-office-2008-ready-for-sno w-leopard-most-spaces-issues-fixed/
One thing you can try is deleting the associated PP preference file.
Not sure of the exact wording but try this. com.powerpoint.plist
Might be com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag the file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac. See if you can launch PP now.
Same routine for Word and Excel preference files.
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