HELP! Non-Standard Word Icon

[Ross Clarke]

When my computer was delivered it had Works 8.5 installed on it and when I
transferred my files I associated .doc files with Works Word Processor. Then
I installed Office 2007 and Word didn't take the .doc association so I used
Open With... to specify Word as the default program. I then uninstalled
Works. My problem is that Open With... Made the icon for a .doc file a sheet
of paper with the Word Logo inside it, not the default logo. Does anybody
now how I can get the icon back to the 'proper' Word one? It isn't a
problem, as such, but it would be nice to get it fixed. Any help is welcome.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Ross,

What is the logo you were expecting? For Word 2007 the logo with 'paper' for a document is the default (actually one of a series of
variants for .doc, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, .rtf).

In Windows Explorer you can use Tools=>Folder Options=>File Types,
select .doc (or other) file type then Select
Advanced=>Change Icon
to select another.

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When my computer was delivered it had Works 8.5 installed on it and when I
transferred my files I associated .doc files with Works Word Processor. Then
I installed Office 2007 and Word didn't take the .doc association so I used
Open With... to specify Word as the default program. I then uninstalled
Works. My problem is that Open With... Made the icon for a .doc file a sheet
of paper with the Word Logo inside it, not the default logo. Does anybody
now how I can get the icon back to the 'proper' Word one? It isn't a
problem, as such, but it would be nice to get it fixed. Any help is welcome. >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Ross Clarke]

There is no File Types option in Folder Options.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Ross,

Are you using Windows XP? If you open Windows Explorer (you can right click on the Start button and choose 'Explore') and go to
Tools=>Folder Options
what are the names of the tabs in the 'Folder Options' dialog?

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There is no File Types option in Folder Options. >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Ross Clarke]

I'm using Vista and the tabs are: General, View and Search.