OFFICE 97 INSTALLED & NOT OPENING

I HAVE INSTALLED OFFICE 97 ON TWO DIFFERENT PC’S AND NEITHER OF IT’S COMPONENTS WILL OPEN PROPERLY. THE MS-WORD COMPONENT, FOR INSTANCE, CYCLES AS THOUGH IT WILL OPEN, THEN TAKES A POSITION ON THE START MENU. HOW CAN THIS PROBLEM BE SOLVED(I HAVE ALREADY TRIED REMOVING AND RE-INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE)?