They're not really WordPad documents; they just have the wrong icon. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"Dusty" wrote in message
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When I save a document in Word, it creates a Wordpad document. Formatting
appears lost.