Word won't get past splash screen

Helllo all.
I have just installed lion on a clean disk, then installed Office.
Execl, powerpoint load fine, word will not go past the splash screen, it just hangs, does not crash. Lions console is a different layout to Leopard and I cannot see anything in there to indicate an issue, yet it will not load.
I have tried installing it twice, and upgraded to the latest service pack.
Any ideas where to go from here?
As much as I detest Word I really need it.

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sorry for the spelling mistakes.
hope i helped.

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