Why are all my Word docs are changing to Wordpad?

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Have you tried reregistering Word? Click Start | Run and type

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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In Windows explorer, right click on the document. Select
open with and see if it's associated with wordpad instead
of word. There's a check box at the bottom to set this
globally.
 
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