How do I get rid of annoying Please wait while...

[SergioQ]

Ok, goes like this: Some dweeb went and tried to install either the
Japanese or Korean character set, without asking! Hence the dweeb
comment.

Now everytime I go to open any Office document I get that annoyuing
message:

"Please wait while windows configures microsoft office XP professional"

Of course I can cancel out of it two or three times, but still! Not a
clue where my original XP Office CD is, and I will look for it, but
surely there must be a way for me to get rid of this some other
way????????

Googled, but found nothing other than, put in the CD. So would
appreciate any comments or suggestions, or even better yet, "the
answer".

Many thanks ahead of time.

Sergio