Default Word Processor

How can I change my default word processor back to Word? For some reason,
when I click on my files saved as Word documents, they open as Works
documents. In order to open a document in Word, I have to either right click
and click on "open with" or open the file after opening Word. It isn't a
major catastrophe, but it's just a little annoying, so any help would be
great.

Thanks!

Start Run...
winword.exe /r

Then close Word and try double-clicking on a .doc file to see if it
succeeded.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Garbo213" wrote in message
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How can I change my default word processor back to Word? For some reason,
when I click on my files saved as Word documents, they open as Works
documents. In order to open a document in Word, I have to either right
click
and click on "open with" or open the file after opening Word. It isn't a
major catastrophe, but it's just a little annoying, so any help would be
great.

Thanks!

Thanks for the advice, but I figured out a different way...
1. Right clicked on a file and went to properties
2. "General"
3. Opens with... "Change"
4. "Microsoft Word"
5. Clicked the box, "Always use the selected program to open this kind of
file"


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Start Run...
winword.exe /r

Then close Word and try double-clicking on a .doc file to see if it
succeeded.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Garbo213" wrote in message
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How can I change my default word processor back to Word? For some reason,
when I click on my files saved as Word documents, they open as Works
documents. In order to open a document in Word, I have to either right
click
and click on "open with" or open the file after opening Word. It isn't a
major catastrophe, but it's just a little annoying, so any help would be
great.

Thanks!

Well, that will handle the .doc files, but how about other Word files? What
happens if you double-click on a .dot file?
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
from my ignorance and your wisdom.

"Garbo213" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the advice, but I figured out a different way...
1. Right clicked on a file and went to properties
2. "General"
3. Opens with... "Change"
4. "Microsoft Word"
5. Clicked the box, "Always use the selected program to open this kind of
file"


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Start Run...
winword.exe /r

Then close Word and try double-clicking on a .doc file to see if it
succeeded.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Garbo213" wrote in message
...
How can I change my default word processor back to Word? For some
reason,
when I click on my files saved as Word documents, they open as Works
documents. In order to open a document in Word, I have to either right
click
and click on "open with" or open the file after opening Word. It
isn't a
major catastrophe, but it's just a little annoying, so any help would
be
great.

Thanks!