I recently ran into a problem where files created in Word and saved to
Desktop are suddenly changed to Wordpad files. If I open them in Word they
look fine but when I email them things such as underlines do not appear.

I would appreciate anyones help.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm

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"blaine buott" blaine wrote in message
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I recently ran into a problem where files created in Word and saved to
Desktop are suddenly changed to Wordpad files. If I open them in Word they
look fine but when I email them things such as underlines do not appear.

I would appreciate anyones help.

blaine buott wrote:
I recently ran into a problem where files created in Word and saved to
Desktop are suddenly changed to Wordpad files. If I open them in Word they
look fine but when I email them things such as underlines do not appear.

Try the following:

How to re-register Word when problems crop up opening files (by Cindy
Meister)
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm

Greetings
Robert
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