installed office 2003, now nothing workds

I installed office 2003 last week. All was fine until I
tried to use my laptop without an internet connection.
Once the system boots (which takes far longer than it used
to), nothing operates. If I try to get an application to
open, it only opens part way and hangs. I cannot open any
files that previously were on my computer. I cannot open
control panel. I have to restart with my cable
connection to get it to work. When I do that, it works
fine.

Did you activate Office?

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, tbrooks2 asked:

| I installed office 2003 last week. All was fine until I
| tried to use my laptop without an internet connection.
| Once the system boots (which takes far longer than it used
| to), nothing operates. If I try to get an application to
| open, it only opens part way and hangs. I cannot open any
| files that previously were on my computer. I cannot open
| control panel. I have to restart with my cable
| connection to get it to work. When I do that, it works
| fine.