Word files converted to WordPad

[Guest]

I copied a Word 2003 document and pasted it into a WordPad document. Now every Word document on my hard drive has been converted to a WordPad document. How could this happen, and what can I do to change my documents back to Word
Please help.

 

[Guest]

Try Right Clicking on a File in Windows Explorer. You should be able to choose what program that file (type) will open up with. Make sure it's set to Word

tj

 

[Jezebel]

The files haven't been converted: it's just the file association in Windows
Explorer. Start Explorer and go to Folder Options (Tools menu in W2000). Go
to the File Types tab; find DOC in the Registered file types list, click
Change, select Word.

I copied a Word 2003 document and pasted it into a WordPad document. Now

every Word document on my hard drive has been converted to a WordPad
document. How could this happen, and what can I do to change my documents
back to Word?

 

[Guest]

Jezebel
Thank you very much for your help. Your solution worked like a charm
Middleto

----- Jezebel wrote: ----

The files haven't been converted: it's just the file association in Window
Explorer. Start Explorer and go to Folder Options (Tools menu in W2000). G
to the File Types tab; find DOC in the Registered file types list, clic
Change, select Word

I copied a Word 2003 document and pasted it into a WordPad document. No

every Word document on my hard drive has been converted to a WordPa
document. How could this happen, and what can I do to change my document
back to Word