Obviously you are viewing those files in WordPad and not Word.
How to re-register Word when problems crop up opening files
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
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http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
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> when i open my word document from within Microsoft Word, it's fine. When
> i
> open the same document from My Folders, a number of errors appear -
> bullets
> are changed into numbers, margins are changed.
> When i email these documents (resumes), i have to drag them from My
> Folders
> into the attachment area in Hotmail, errors and all.
> Instead of saying Word Document at the top of the page, it says Word Pad?
> This, and all of the errors, started occuring after i deleted WordPerfect
> from my computer - I thought everything simply went through Word and this
> wouldn't be an issue.
> How can I fix this?