Right-click any DOC file, and choose Open With. Then, choose Word, and check
the box that says "Always use this program..."

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"Oz" wrote in message
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I have recently upgraded my computer from WordPad to Word2003. How do I
set
the default setting as Word 2003 so that any word attachments or documents
are automatically opened in Word, rather than attempting to open as
WordPad
documents