All my Word docs are saved as Wordpad docs -- help!

[Brent Beukelman]

It seems that ever since I upgraded to Win XP Pro, all text docs are saved as Wordpad docs, and they don't seem to be compatible when I save them to a floppy and carry them to another computer. I have Office 97 and have installed both SR-1 and SR-2 patches. Can someone please help?

 

[ratso]

It seems that ever since I upgraded to Win XP Pro, all text docs are

saved as Wordpad docs, and they don't seem to be compatible when I
save them to a floppy and carry them to another computer. I have
Office 97 and have installed both SR-1 and SR-2 patches. Can someone
please help?

What is the file extension it is saving them as — .rtf, .txt, or .doc? I
assume .rtf, but go to Windows Explorer and check your file associations
for each extension.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?QnJlbnQgQmV1a2VsbWFu?=,

It seems that ever since I upgraded to Win XP Pro, all text docs are saved as

Wordpad docs, and they don't seem to be compatible when I save them to a floppy
and carry them to another computer. I have Office 97 and have installed both
SR-1 and SR-2 patches.Here's something you can try:
- Right-click a Word icon on the Desktop
- Choose "Properties"
- In the "Target" box, make sure there's a space following winword.exe
- Now type: /r
- OK to close
- Double-click the icon. Word won't start, but you should get a message that it's
re-registered
- Now remove what you typed

With any luck, Word will have re-registered itself as the proper application for
doc files.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Bullet]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?QnJlbnQgQmV1a2VsbWFu?=,

Wordpad docs, and they don't seem to be compatible when I save them to a floppy
and carry them to another computer. I have Office 97 and have installed both
SR-1 and SR-2 patches.
Here's something you can try:
- Right-click a Word icon on the Desktop
- Choose "Properties"
- In the "Target" box, make sure there's a space following winword.exe
- Now type: /r
- OK to close
- Double-click the icon. Word won't start, but you should get a message that it's
re-registered
- Now remove what you typed

With any luck, Word will have re-registered itself as the proper application for
doc files.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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Cindy:

I attempted your fix, but the target field would not accept /r within
the quotation marks, and typing /r after the quotes had no effect. I
guess luck wasn't on my side. Any other suggestions?

TIA,

Brent Beukelman

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Bullet,

I attempted your fix, but the target field would not accept /r within
the quotation marks, and typing /r after the quotes had no effect. I
guess luck wasn't on my side. Any other suggestions?

The "brute force" method is to go into Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder
options/File types. Select the file extension (DOC, for example). Then
click "Change". You should be able to select your preferred application
for the extension. (Note: these are the steps in WinXP, if you use a
different version, the exact ones may vary, but this is definitely the
place you have to be.)

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep 30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Go to Start | Run and type

winword /r

Then press Enter.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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