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Default winword.exe will not default to open .doc files

From your description, I suspect that you haven't write access to the
registry. Is this a computer on a corporate network? If so, talk to the
network administrator.

If it is a stand-alone (home) computer, try logging in as Administrator, and
then try the fixes again.

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So i've reaad other threads regarding this but none of the troubleshooting
methods work...so microsoft office word 2007 (winword.exe) will not get
set to the default to open .doc files...it is set to open all other types
(.docx, .dochtml, etc.) but just wont for .doc files...ive done the
'winword /r' trick to no avail...setting protocol defaults, doing 'open
with...', but whenever i do these two winword.exe doesnt show up and when
i browse for it it still will not default to it when selected...not sure
why but its only with .doc files...any help? It is currently defaulting to
microsoft works word processor (ew)..Thanks for any help

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