Pages will not open .doc files

Good morning everyone. Read through some older threads about this problem and I have not yet found a solution, so I hope some fresh eyes can help me out with this situation. Recently upgraded to a new 27" iMac and decided NOT to install MS Office. Going with iWork exclusively. Been an iWork user since it came out and never really had any major problems. However, now I cannot open any .doc files at all - I am simply prompted with an error that the document could not be opened. It doesn't matter how I try to open the file or where the file originates (mail, desktop, etc) it simply will not open, or what the file even is - as I have tried multiple, different .doc files.
Any idea as to what is causing the problem? This is a new one for me and I am growing more and more frustrated by the day. Thanks for any suggestions

Have you read this thread ? _http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10339184_
Go through the suggestions and do come back and tell us what worked.

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