Whether or not you hide then extensions for known file types, they are still
required and it is probably a good idea to display them; however in this
case it appears that the registry associations for these files may have been
lost.
First see how to re-register Word when problems crop up opening files
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm and if that doesn't
fix it select a document in Windows Explorer, right click and choose Open
with...
From the ensuing dialog select Word (winword.exe) and check the box to
always open with this application.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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Ron O'Brien wrote:
This is strange.... switched on the PC today and for some reason when
I go to open a document in Word (Office2003) or Works the document
title appears together with the file extension (i.e. .doc .wps etc).
Although not a big issue, it is nevertheless irritating and I can't
see why it should suddenly start doing this, when I switched off last
night I didn't get the extensions - how do I switch them off again?
Thanks in advance