Have you tried performing a repair from inside of an office application?
"MCRoberts via WindowsKB.com" <u32803@uwe> wrote in message
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> So..Office 2007 apps do not launch from the pinned start menu. I can copy
> the link to the desktop and launch from there, but they simply will not
> launch directly from the start menu. I can also execute them from the MS
> Office folder.
>
> There seems to be a few people with this issue - but I have not seen a
> explanation or fix out there.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> MR
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