I opened a ".doc" file with Word Pad before installing Office after installing Windows 7 Ultimate. As a result, Windows 7 appears to be calling that file extension a "DOC file" as opposed to a "Windows Office Word 2003 . . . etc" file everywhere the ".doc" extension is encountered. On another computer, where I installed Office before ever opening a file, the correct Office-based target type is displayed. I have changed the default program to Word, no problem. I would just like to see the document type displayed correctly in the file listing in windows explorer, along with everywhere else it is displayed. If this cannot be changed, will it ever create a problem? Thank you.Jack

Hi Jack The description really isn't a factor with a file association. As long as the file extension and associated program is correct. Regards, Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP

Hi Jack, Is the issue that the doc files are set to opened with Microsoft Office 2003. However, the doc file icon displays as the WordPad icon? If this is the situation, try the following suggestions to check the result: 1. Find one .doc file and then right click on it. 2. Click Open with -> Choose default program… 3. Select WordPad. 4. Check "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file". 5. Click OK. 6. Repeat step 1 to 5 and change the program to Microsoft Office Word. Otherwise, if this is not the situation, could you please capture some screenshots to clarify the issue? Capture screenshot ============ 1. Please reproduce this issue, and then press the Print Screen key (PrtScn) on your keyboard. 2. Click the "Start" menu, type "mspaint" in the Search Bar and Press Enter. 3. In the Paint program, click the "Edit" menu, click "Paste", click the "File" menu, and click "Save". 4. The "Save As" dialogue box will appear. Type a file name in the "File name:" box, for example: "screenshot". 5. Make sure "JPEG (*.JPG;*.JPEG;*.JPE;*.JFIF)" is selected in the "Save as type" box, click "Desktop" on the left pane and then click "Save". 6. Please upload the screenshot to your SkyDrive at www.skydrive.live.com and let us know the link. Regarding SkyDrive: For detailed steps on how to upload files with SkyDrive, please refer to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/4fc10639-02db-4665-993a-08d865088d65 Regards, Linda