Problems with installation of Microsoft Office 2008

Trying to install Microsoft Office on my MacBook has completely messed things up: When I tried to install updates, the installer froze while trying to install SP1 Update. I restarted the computer and it now has a black bar on the right and left side of the screen. I can move things, so they're behind the black bars, but everything else seems to be 'squeezed', so e.g. the apple logo is still withing the visible screen. I've tried removing Office and installing it again - once again it freezes while attempting to update.
Office works fine, but the bars are pretty annoying!

Since you are asking about a Microsoft product, why don't you ask your question on the Microsoft forum?
Allan

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2398768.
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Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
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hi there - my Brother purchased Microsoft Office 2008 for mac and gave me one of the licence codes, however - the code that I used to register my copy is apparently being used by someone else and so Microsoft Office has stopped working.
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hi, thanks for the prompt replies!!
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