Making MS Word my default word processor

[Guest]

I have both MS Word and MS Works installed. For word processing, I prefer
Word and use Works primarliy for the spreadsheet. However, Works has become
the default word processor and I don't know how. Works opens my Word
documents, and tries to change the format when I save. How can I make Word
the default?

I have tried right-clicking a Word document, and choosing Word and "always
open with this;" now whenver I open a document, I get a message that the
document is already in use by me and would I like to make a copy?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

How to change file associations in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307859&product=winxp