Solve : How to set Microsoft Word as default program to view files?

1.	Solve : How to set Microsoft Word as default program to view files?
Answer» I erased a few programs from my hard-drive last night, and I am afraid I have MADE a mistake. All of my text based documents used to open in Microsoft Word, but when I turned on my COMPUTER and opened "My Documents" today, I found the icons had changed from Word icons to Wordpad icons. Now all of the documents that I had saved as word docs, open as wordpad docs. I still have Microsoft Word on my computer. Is there a WAY to change these documents to the way they were yesterday, or to SET Word as the default program for viewing text based documents? I GREATLY appreciate any help you can give. Thanks. Operating system: Windows XP Microsoft Word: 2003Just right-click on the document...select Open with...choose Word. Save your settings...and you should be good to go.GREAT! That was easy. Thanks for your help.No problem... Glad to be of service...

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