Problem running Office 2004 on MacBook

Since today I can't run any of the office 2004 products.
When i try to start enthourage from the dock or from finder, the icon bounces a few times, but no message or any reaction.
The same occurs when i start word, excel, powerpoint. All the other programs (not microsoft) work correctly.
Any Idea how i can fix this problem?
Eljeebee

Hi eljebee,
Did you just update to QT 7.2, or installed the Java SE 6.0 Release 1 Developer Preview 6?
Check this link:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070713094450677
In many cases, the problem can be solved by simply updating prebinding again, which happens automatically when you re-apply the Mac OS X 10.4.10 combo updater, as recommended.
Good Luck

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