I have just purchased & installed microsoft office 2013. I am having the same problem, it seem,s as everyone else, all the programmes stop working when I try to open them or work on a document.
I think there may have been a conflict when I installed my printer. I have now un-installed the printer and have 'repaired' office word. I am still experiencing the same problem with the programme shutting down.
I have tried following Guruprasad's advice of opening in safe mode and running the programme, but when I press the Windows key and letter R, and type winword/safe in the open box as he describes, I am told it cannot find the programme so cannot continue with starting word in safe mode.
What do I do now? I cannot access any documents.