Word 2010 Problem

[Xehh II]

Hey guys, I got this problem with MS word 2010 that I can't find the solution to anywhere, I really don't know where else to ask.

For some reason word 2010 tell me it won't start because 'the internet connection is lost' but I have broadband so I should be connected all the time, it really starting to bug me cause work is piling up because I can't use it.

So if you guys know what is wrong, please help and if you need more info, just ask and I'll tell you anything else you need to know.

[Lemur]

See if either of the solutions put forward here (http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/officeinstall/thread/ee1d0179-07c2-4762-b1d7-ae2e80c89bd9) are useful.

[Xehh II]

Yeah, I've already looked at all that before posting here, it doesn't seem to have anything about solving the problem.

[Lemur]

Sorry to neglect you Xehh. Could you give a little more detail about the error? I was not aware that Office 2010 needed to talk to the Internet just to start up. Was it working previously? Is this an initial install issue? A little more background might be helpful ...

[Xehh II]

Hey guys, sorry I took a very long time to get back to you, you may have heard about the christchurch earthquake? I was in that and I got screwed by it.

But to answer your question, it's a new computer I just got a couple of weeks before my first post, there's really not else much to say, it's a new bought computer with broadband internet and MS Word '10 just won't work, sorry I can't be more helpful on that.

[LeftEyeNine]

An activation is required maybe ?

[Xehh II]

I have not seen anything anywhere that says anything about activation, is this normal for word 10? How do I go about this activation thing?