2003 installation changed all my files

From: davidr (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:05:46 -0800

I bought and installed Office 2003 student and teacher.
It installed all these .lnk files instead of my desktop
shortcuts and changed all the icons I had there.
The .lnk files don't work as shortcuts so I've lost
access to all my files until I can figure out how to
fix. Plus, it changed the icons and properties of
thousands of other files (inc. program files) into Word
documents that, when I click to open now, produce Wrod
gibberish and say it can't convert. Please help me.

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