Why can I no longer open .doc files with Word2011

I can no longer open .doc files with Word 2011.  .docx files are not a problem.  Everything stops responding as soon as I try to open a .doc file and I have to do a manual reboot (by holding the power button down).  This seems to coincide with my update to Mavericks OSX.  I have Word version 14.3.9.
A colleague of mine is having the exact same problem. 
I tried repairing my disk permissions but this didn't help.
Please advise.

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