Thank you for the quick response! This was I good thought I hadn't considered, but I tested with XP and the Office 2007 install seems fine. I'm guessing I do not have "extended kernel v3.0x". I've been trying to follow these threads and download and install what is still available, but so many long threads, dead links, pages in Japanese ... Could you point me to where I could get this, if it is still available, or shoot me an email: mage of maple at gmail?
Any help grately appreciated