I tried the posted suggestion (Reregistering by running winword /r) but did
not see any change with the problem. I am using Word 2003, winXP

In Windows Explorer, Right Click on a Word Document and select Open With and
then set Word as the program to always open such files.

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Hope this helps.

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"sherri" wrote in message
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I tried the posted suggestion (Reregistering by running winword /r) but did
not see any change with the problem. I am using Word 2003, winXP