'Paint' is trying to open Word files

[Guest Trace]

For some reason, PAINT is the program that is trying to open all my WORD

programs in my documents.

Dont know how this has happened but message comes up that I can't open these

files with Bitmap.

Paint has obviously become my default file opener in my documents. Any idea

how I can reverse this?

I can press OPEN WITH word every time I click on a folder - but its a bit

monotonous!

Hope someone can help.

Many thanks

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T

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: 'Paint' is trying to open Word files

 

When you do the "open with," do not choose Word. Instead, choose "other

program" and on the resulting screen, mark the "always use" box and then

select Word.

 

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Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP

Windows Desktop Experience

 

 

"Trace" <Trace@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F2B74F7D-E45F-43BB-9A02-C8299FD3434E@microsoft.com...

> For some reason, PAINT is the program that is trying to open all my WORD

> programs in my documents.

> Dont know how this has happened but message comes up that I can't open

> these

> files with Bitmap.

> Paint has obviously become my default file opener in my documents. Any

> idea

> how I can reverse this?

> I can press OPEN WITH word every time I click on a folder - but its a bit

> monotonous!

> Hope someone can help.

> Many thanks

> --

> T