Office Cure

If M$ Office's Word does not start or starts too slowly, check how fast it starts with the "/a" option, like:
winword /a
In this mode all the add-ins and the templates do not apply.
If that's true (fast start with the /a), then:
Try to rename ~\Application Data\Microsoft\Template\Normal.dot (and probably the similar in that folder).
Go to Word's options dialog->add-ins, and try to disable all suspicious active add-inns.

M$ vista x64 and outlook 2003

If Outlook 2003 does not work right with the profile it has created, need to setup your own profiles. But 64 bit vista hides the 32 bit outlook's "Mail" control panel's item. Look it under special "32 bit" icon in the control panel.