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Fix Docx Files Not Showing Word Icon in Windows 10
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Do you often use Microsoft Word to create or open Docx documents? Have you ever encountered the problem of “Files not showing Word icon”? Here this article on MiniTool provides you with some step-by-step solutions to solve it.
Docx is a file extension used for Microsoft Word documents. Docx files will have a Word icon, which can help you quickly locate the file type you need among a bunch of files. However, sometimes the Word icon is not showing in documents if Docx files are misconfigured or corrupted.
So, what can you do when the Word icon is not showing for Docx files? Here are 3 methods listed, and you can try them one by one.
Method 1. Set to Open Docx Files Using WINWORD.EXE
When you open a file in Windows, it usually opens in the default application for that type of file. If the Word icon is missing in Docx files, you can try to change an app to open them.
Step 1. Press Windows + R key combinations to open Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click OK.
Step 2. Click Yes when the system prompts you.
Step 3. Type the following content in the address bar:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Winword.exe
Step 4. Double-click Path and copy the Value data in a place (This data will be used in later steps). Then exit this window.
Step 5. Right-click the docx file and select Open with. Click More apps and check Always use this app to open .docx files in the pop-up window.
Step 6. Click Look for another app on this PC.
Step 7. Locate the corresponding location path you have copied. Then scroll down to choose WINWORD.EXE and click Open.
Step 8. Reboot your PC to check whether the issue of “Files not showing Word icon” has been fixed.
Method 2. Delete Icon Cache Database
The icon cache in Windows is a database file that holds icons for the desktop and File Explorer. When this file is damaged, it may cause “Files not showing Word icon”. You can delete this file according to the following steps.
Step 1. Go to File Explorer Options settings using the Windows search box.
Step 2. Under the View tab, check Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK (After fixing this issue, you can uncheck this option).
Step 3. Press Windows + R. Then input %temp% in the text box and press Enter.
Step 4. Click Local in the address bar.
Step 5. Scroll down to right-click the Iconcache folder and choose Delete.
Method 3. Repair Microsoft Office
The last way is to repair Microsoft Office. Here are the major steps to do that.
Step 1. Press Windows + R keyboard shortcut. Then type appwiz.cpl in the box and press Enter.
Step 2. Right-click Microsoft Office and select Change.
Step 3. Choose Yes in the pop-up window.
Step 4. Select Quick Repair or Online Repair based on your preferences and click Repair.
Step 5. Follow the instructions on the window to finish repairing.
Bottom Line
In a word, when you encounter the “Files not showing Word icon” issue, you can try the three methods listed above. Hope one of them can fix your problem.
If you have found more feasible ways to deal with this matter, you can share them in the comment zone with us. For more information about Docx files or Microsoft Word, you can go to MiniTool News Center.
About The Author
Position: Columnist
Shirley graduated from English major and is currently an editor of MiniTool Team. She likes browsing and writing IT-related articles, and is committed to becoming a professional IT problem solver. The topic of her articles are generally about data recovery, data backup, and computer disk management, as well as other IT issues. In spare time, she likes watching movies, hiking and fishing.
Docx Files might not show icons due several reasons. Outdated Windows and False registry configurations are prime examples of what could cause you to face such an issue. Before digging deep into the solutions, it is advised to learn the causes for future measures.
After a thorough investigation, we have gathered the below-mentioned factors to be the main reason we are facing this error.
- Outdated Windows- It is advised to keep your computer’s operating system up-to-date. Microsoft comes out with new updates every now and then that usually fix minor bugs like the one in question.
- Incorrect Default application- Inside the windows settings, you can manually add or remove default applications. It is possible that some other application is selected to open the .Docx Files by default.
- False registry configuration- Windows registry is a database that stores information about all applications it deals with. It is possible that the Windows registry is falsely configured, causing this issue.
- Corrupt Office Installation- Your office installation might be forged; reinstalling or re-registering the Microsoft office suite can help us in such cases.
Without further ado, let’s move on to the solutions.
1. Set Word as Default for “.Docx” files
Windows allows users to set default applications for all formats. It is possible that the application configured to handle the “.Docx” files is not Microsoft Word. Follow these steps to set word as default for “.Docx” Files:
1.1 Windows 11
- Press the Windows key to open the windows start menu and click on the Settings icon.
- Click on Apps.
- Now, Click on Default Applications.
Setting Microsoft word as default for “.Docx” files - Locate Microsoft Word in the list, and click on it to open.
Setting Microsoft word as default for “.Docx” files - After that, Locate the “.Docx” subheading and click on Choose a default.
Setting Microsoft word as default for “.Docx” files - Select Word and click on Ok.
Once you have selected Word as the default app for “.Docx” files. Check if the files open appropriately
1.2 Windows 10
- Press the Windows key and Click on the settings icon as shown in the image below.
Setting Microsoft word as default for “.Docx” file - Click on Apps.
Setting Microsoft word as default for “.Docx” file - Click on the Default Apps option present in the left panel.
- Scroll down, Click on Choose Default Apps by type.
Setting Microsoft word as default for “.Docx” file - In the list, Locate “.Docx”
- Click on
2. Delete Icon Cache
Icon Cache can be found inside your computer’s C: Directory; there is a possibility that your icon cache database is corrupt. We are going to rebuild the icon cache; follow these steps:
- Press Windows + R keys simultaneously to open the run dialog box.
- Type Cmd in the Run dialog box search box to open the command prompt.
- Paste in the following text to delete the icon cache.
1) cd /d %userprofile%\AppData\Local 2) del IconCache.db
- Once Done, Reboot your Computer
3. Reconfigure the Registry editor
It is possible that the entries that handle files are possibly corrupt or misconfigured, follow these steps to reconfigure the registry editor:
- Open the windows start menu by pressing the Windows key; in the start menu, search bar type Registry editor and open it.
Re-configuring the registry editor - Click on Yes to allow.
- Before making any changes to the registry, follow these steps to create a backup as a safety measure.
- In the registry editor, click on the Files tab in the navigation menu.
- Click on Export and choose a save location.
Re-configuring the registry editor - Click on the All radio button and select All files, as shown in the image below.
Re-configuring the registry editor - Click on the Save button.
- Wait for a while until it finishes backing up. After that, continue with the rest of the steps to reconfigure your registry editor.
- Now Press the Windows key on your keyboard to open the windows start menu, search for CMD, and open the command prompt as an administrator.
- Paste the following command in the command prompt terminal
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\OpenWithList\Wordpad.exe
- Once done, Paste the following command
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\Word.Document.16\ShellNew /v NullFile
- Now, lastly, Paste this command and exit out of the registry editor.
Re-configuring the registry editor REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx /ve /d Word.Document.16
Once done following the above-mentioned procedures, Restart your computer. Once restarted, check if the issue is fixed; if not, continue to the next step.
5. Repair Microsoft Office
Your office installation might be corrupt due to several reasons. Follow these steps to repair the Microsoft office installation on your computer.
- Press the Windows key to open the windows start menu. In the windows start menu search bar, type Control Panel and open it.
- Click on Uninstall a program.
Repairing the Microsoft office - Locate Microsoft Office and make right-click on it.
Repairing the Microsoft office - Click on Change.
Repairing the Microsoft office - Proceed with repairing Microsoft office.
Once the Microsoft office has been repaired, Reboot your computer.
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Recently, a number of users reported seeing plain white icons on their “.docx” files instead of the Word icon. This kind of issue is mostly caused by a conflict with the default program settings in Windows which is why you may not see any Microsoft Word icon on your .docx files. So if you suddenly find that the Microsoft Word icon is either blank or missing and does not show properly on .doc and .docx document files of Office on your Windows 10 computer, then you can check out the potential solutions outlined below.
Before you proceed, you can try to restart your computer as there are instances when a simple system restart can resolve some issues like this one. However, if it does not help, create a System Restore point first. This is to ensure that you can always undo the changes you are about to make in case something goes wrong. Once you have that covered, proceed to the following options.
Option 1 – Try to configure .docx files to open with “winword.exe”
You can try configuring the .docx files to open with the winword.exe in order to fix the problem.
- Right-click on a .docx file and select the “Open with…” option.
- After that, if a prompt appears with a message saying, “How do you want to open this file”, select the “More apps” option to proceed.
- Next, scroll down and check the checkbox that says, “Always use this app to open .docx files” option.
- Then click on the “Look for another app on this PC” link and choose the WINWORD.exe application from one of the following paths based on the installed Office version in your computer and click Open:
- Word 2016 (64-bit): C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/root/Office16
- Word 2016 (32-bit): C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Office/root/Office16
- Now check if you can now see the Word icon on the .doc or .docx files.
Option 2 – Try changing the default Word icon via Registry Editor
- Tap the Win + R keys to open the Run utility.
- Then type “Regedit” in the field and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor.
- Next, navigate to this path located in the left pane: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTWord.Document.12DefaultIcon
- From there, double click on the default value at the right pane and based on the Word version you are using as well as the architecture (32 bit or 64 bit) and then copy-paste the corresponding value in the Value data box:
- For Word 2016 (64-bit) keep it as C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/root/Office16/wordicon.exe,13
- For Word 2016 (32-bit) Keep it as C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Office/root/Office16/wordicon.exe,13
- Once you’re done, tap Enter and then close the Registry Editor.
- Restart your computer and see if the problem’s fixed.
Option 3 – Try to rebuild the Icon cache
You may want to rebuild the Icon cache as it could also help fix the issue.
- Tap Win + E to open File Explorer and then click Folder Options and click Views to show Hidden System Files.
- After that, go to C:Users%username%AppDataLocal folder and look for a file named Iconcache.db and delete it.
- Next, go to C:Users%username%AppDataLocalMicrosoftWindowsExplorer.
- From there, look for the following files and delete them.
- iconcache_32.db
- iconcache_48.db
- iconcache_96.db
- iconcache_256.db
- iconcache_1024.db
- iconcache_1280.db
- iconcache_1600.db
- iconcache_1920.db
- iconcache_2560.db
- iconcache_exif.db
- iconcache_idx.db
- iconcache_sr.db
- iconcache_wide.dd
- iconcache_wide_alternate.db
- Restart your computer. This will purge and rebuild the icon cache.
Option 4 – Try fixing Office apps
Fixing the Office apps can help you resolve the Word icon issue. All you have to do is open Settings > Apps. From the app list, look for the Microsoft Office Desktop apps and select it and then click on the Advanced options and click Fix. After that, wait until the process is completed and restart your PC. However, if the problem still persists, repeat the steps again but this time, click on Reset instead of Fix.
Option 5 – Try to repair Office Installation
If the options given above didn’t work, you can try to repair the Office installation and see if it can fix the problem.
- Open Control Panel and click on Programs and Features.
- Next, right-click on the Office program that you want to repair which in this case is, Word.
- Select Change and click Repair > Continue. After that, Office will start to repair Microsoft Word.
- Wait until the process is done and then reboot your computer.
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Method 3 — Delete Both the Upper Filters and Lower Filters Registry Values
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- Now locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder under ‘My Computer’
- Click the |> or (+) icon next to the folder name to expand
- Here you will see a long list of subkeys
- Locate the correct class GUID for the problematic device
- Now click the registry subkey that corresponds to the device class GUID
- Locate the Upper Filters and Lower Filter values and delete
- Close the registry editor
- Restart your PC to activate changes
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All of that being said, let’s see what are issues that can prevent your computer or Windows from booting up and get around them so everything is back in working order.
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Use repair tool
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When Startup repair is clicked, Windows will boot, scan files for issues, and if they are found he will automatically fix them. -
“Windows Failed to Start” 0xc00000f error
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Google Chrome has its default download destination but you can change that destination and even turn on option to be asked where you would like your download to be saved each time.
Live Captions
YouTube has cations for its videos but Chrome itself has live caption option in order to provide you with automatic AI captions for any type of video or audio on any website. If you are struggling with following what is being said try this awesome option.
Extensions
Using extensions in Chrome is awesome, specialy if extensions are usefull but if you go incognito they are not active. There is an option in Chrome to turn on the extensions even in incognito mode and even better, you can even choose which ones you want to be active, you do not need to turn all of them.
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What’s the PST record?
Do you often use MS-Outlook for communicating in your work environment? If so, you should be aware that all e-mails messages you send and receive, attachments, contacts, and schedule items you be, the files you create and the details you include are all stored within an Outlook Data File folder.
This includes 2 kinds of files .OST and .PST.
OST is the offline Storage Table that allows Outlook users to gain access to the e-mail account with no internet access. But this document is vulnerable to corruption.
So you need to change it into the PST (Personal Storage Table) file structure.
This document keeps data protected and saves all of the data in your view e-mail accounts including e-mails, calendar items, contact info, notifications, and accessories in your local hard drive securely.
For security and privacy purposes password protection is necessary.
How can the PST File get locked?
However, with a lot of work to do, a lot of people frequently have a tendency to overlook and easily forget the Outlook password.
This affects the user’s capability to gain access to the account and execute the associated e-mail features.
That is very difficult for those who have contacts stored in it and significant e-mails which one would like to see instantly.
In this case, there is also the threat of losing the data that was significant in the long term. Sadly, Outlook will not provide an easy method without removing all of your own personal data to regain this password.
Why Should I Use Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair Tool
Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair tool may be the best fix software out there. It’s easy to use, secure, dependable, and quick. You do not have to be a pro to use it.
In just a couple of clicks, your password can be recovered, without losing any of your crucial data, including associates contacts and e-mail communications.
This repair tool is full of special characteristics. It’s compatible with most if not all variants of Windows, including 2000 and Vista, Win7, Windows 2003. Additionally, it helps fix all MS-outlook versions like 2010 and 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007.
Here is what you should do
Just click here Download and install Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair tool in your computer. Run it to regain all of your data within your e-mail account and to regain your lost MS-Outlook PST File Password.
Besides assisting you to regain your PST file password, it can be utilized to solve malfunctions in the PST Files and any other associated problems. For instance, this repair tool can help to fix damaged and corrupted PST file size limit errors as well as PST files.
If you use MS Outlook 2002 version on your PC and you use it quite often and prefer not to delete emails in it, then you might come across the PST file size 2GB limit error.
This error occurs when you reach or exceed the 2 gigabytes memory limit. If this happens, your ability to send and receive emails through your MS-Outlook account is greatly hindered.
You can’t add new contacts either. In instances such as these, Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair Tool is useful. It helps increase the GB limit twice as much as normal.
This means that your memory limit rises from 2-4GB making Stellar PST Outlook Repair a crucial tool for all MS Outlook users.
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The euphoria around Windows 11 is not dying and reveal that Android apps will work natively inside Windows 11 has raised many emotions and questions.
So, Microsoft has announced that Android apps will run natively inside Windows 11 OS and that they will reside alongside your other installed ones as icons, etc.
It is no secret that many users have been using emulation software to run Android apps inside Windows so far, so what is the difference?
It is still emulation
Whatever you would like to believe it is still emulation and Android apps are at the end of the day still Android apps running inside emulated environment.
This time we will not need third-party emulation software running inside Windows, we will have third-party emulation services running inside Windows.
Intel has teamed up with Microsoft in order to integrate Intel bridge algorithms in order to run Android apps, meaning that yea, pretty much we have emulation services running in order to run the application.
The problem with this kind of approach is that well emulation software is running and consuming system resources only when we start it, this kind of service is always running and always consuming resources and for someone who really does not care about Android apps at all, this is just a waste of resources.
Android store
The store is another issue here, instead of the Google play store we will have the Amazon app store integrated inside the new Microsoft store.
This means that any kind of for example game progress or login information from Google store cannot be transferred into Windows 11, add to that information that in the Amazon app store there are tons of missing applications like SLACK, TRELLO, BitWarden, etc and we might have a serious question here about the use of this feature.
Android apps that do not use Android services
If you even look past that it is still emulation and that it is available on the Amazon app store there is still concern about applications not using Google services for their running.
Many Android apps are relying on Google services like location or optimize their use of on-device resources, handle in-app purchases, etc. that cannot be found on this system.
Uber is a prime example that uses Google location service to determine your location and for its mapping data, with that application, is useless.
Other like Guardian will even pop up message that says Google play service is required in order to even work.
Android apps without Eero system
Amazon Eero system for enhanced internet access is not even yet available in its own app store which brings us to missing some key players like Bank of America, Chase mobile, Bueller, etc.
And across the board, the apps that are present in the Amazon Appstore are often as good as abandoned. Lots of titles are numerous versions behind their up-to-date Play Store counterparts, and plenty of programs you encounter in the Amazon environment clearly haven’t been touched in years.
Conclusion
Many new Windows 11 features are quality features that I personally consider good but although this one seems innovative and good I simply cannot stand back it up.
Android apps were already inside Windows with emulation software which used google services and was working just fine, this was not needed in my opinion.
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Most scrollbars are hidden by default if they are not used in Windows 11. If you are not ok with this feature and want scrollbars to be always visible and available do not worry, turning them ON is very easy.
- Press ⊞ WINDOWS + I to open Windows settings
- Click on Accessibility in the sidebar
- Select Visual Effects
- Inside visual effects settings find Always show scrollbars and switch it ON
Windows 11 will save settings automatically and apply setting right away. Close settings and continue with work.
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Внезапно появилась проблема с отображением иконок с документами Microsoft Office («.doc», «.docx», «.xls», «.xlsx» и тд) — вместо стандартных иконок отображаются белые листы (скриншот).
Проблема может быть связана с рядом причин:
- Поврежден кеш иконок Windows
- Не правильная ассоциация (программа по умолчанию задана неверно)
- MS Office установлен с ошибками
- Повреждение записей реестра
1. Пересоздание кэша иконок Windows
Открываем командную строку (CMD) с правами администратора и поочередно вставляем команды:
taskkill /im explorer.exe /f assoc.exe=exefile assoc.lnk=lnkfile cd %userprofile%\appdata\local attrib -h IconCache.db del IconCache.db explorer
Данные команды выполняют следующие действия:
- Снимаем задачу Проводник
- Сбросываем ассоциации для EXE-файлов
- Сбросываем ассоциации для ярлыков
- Указываем путь до кеша иконок
- Выбираем файлы кеша иконок
- Удаляем файлы кеша иконок
- Запускаем Проводник
2. Проверка ассоциации типов файлов
Если файлы Office («.docx», «.xlsx», «.pptx» и тд) не правильно связаны с программами Microsoft Office, иконки могут отображаться некорректно.
Решение:
- Открываем «Панель управления» → «Программы по умолчанию» → «Задание программ по умолчанию» → «Выбор стнадартных приложений для типов файлов».
- Убедитесь, что все типы файлов Office (например, «.docx», «.xlsx») связаны с соответствующими приложениями Microsoft Office.
- Если связь нарушена, выберите нужный тип файла и назначьте ему правильную программу.
Если проблема возникла из-за повреждения установки Office, пробуем его восстановить.
Инструкция:
- Оываем «Панель управления» → «Программы и компоненты».
- Находим Microsoft Office в списке установленных программ.
- Щелкните правой кнопкой мыши и выбираем «Изменить».
- Выбираем пункт восстановления.
4. Проверка реестра Windows
Иногда проблема может быть связана с поврежденными записями в реестре Windows. Конкретнее, здесь нас интересуют записи, которые хранят пути к иконкам, они могут быть некорректны.
Решение:
1. Нажимаем клавиши «Win+R», вводим команду «regedit» и нажимаем Enter.
2. Нас интересуют ветки в реестре (соответственно для Excel, Word и PowerPoint):
Компьютер\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Excel.Sheet.12 Компьютер\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.12 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.12
Внутри каждой ветки находятся подразделы «DefaultIcon», внутри которых находятся параметры с указанием ссылок на иконки, например:
C:\Windows\Installer\{90160000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe,1
Теперь переходим по указанному пути и проверяем, действительно ли существует иконка.
Очень часто бывает такое, что при обновлении офиса иконки перемещаются и не доступны по указанному в реестре пути. Теперь главная задача найти новый путь, где расположены иконки.
На примере Microsoft Office 2016 иконки расположены:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\
или (для x64):
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\
Обычно это EXE-файлы (например, «xlicons.exe» для Excel):
3. Возвращаемся к реестру и меняем пути в
«DefaultIcon»:
C:\Windows\Installer\{90160000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe,1
на:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\xlicons.exe,1
Пример на скриншоте:
Тоже самое проделываем для Word, меняем:
C:\Windows\Installer\{90160000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe,13
на:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\wordicon.exe,13
Для остальных документов все действия схожи. После редактирования реестра необходимо перезапустить Проводник, либо перезагрузить ПК.
В моем случае помог 4 способ. Проблему вызвал «человеческий» фактор — я использовал стороннее приложние для очистки ПК, приложение зачистило файлы различных приложений и обновлений, включаяя иконки офиса по пути:
C:\Windows\Installer\
Т.к. офис хранил иконки и в папке «Office16», это помогло решить проблему с отображением.
Когда на полевом ноутбуке стало катастрофически не хватать места на системном SSD, я решил снести LibreOffice и поставить MS Office 2007, лицензия которого у меня таки имелась. После установки пропали все значки офисных документов. То есть все файлы .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx выглядят одинаково — стандартным значком неопознанного файла. При этом все эти файлы работают нормально: при их запуске открывается соответствующее приложение. Короче, чисто эстетический косяк, который я хотел исправить.
Гугления проблему обнаружили, но все советы сводились к «возьмите жопу молодого павлина» и «замените ышочпразщым на вжоауылфо». Особо хитрые, разумеется, предлагали скачать «волшебный исправлятор»: от сомнительных exe-шников до не менее подозрительных reg-файлов. Я же нашёл более простое и безопасное решение проблемы с иконками.
Загвоздка в том, что кое-кто ссылается куда-то не туда. В нашем случае система не может найти иконку для определённых типов файлов: doc, xls, ppt и их более современных Х-собратов.
Запускаем regedit и направляемся в ветку HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Там находим нужное нам расширение (.doc) и проверяем его значение.
У меня это значение было «Word.Document.8» — туда мы и отправимся: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.Document.8.
Тут нас интересует параметр DefaultIcon (стандартный значок). Этот параметр ссылается куда-то в дебри системы к файлу wordicon.exe. Воспользовавшись поиском, вы обнаружите, что такого файла у вас нет (или ссылка будет вести в неправильном направлении). В любом случае, у нас вместо файла с иконками есть файл winword.exe (стопудово есть, ибо это и есть «сам ворд»)— используйте поиск, чтобы узнать где он лежит. Стандартный путь для 2007го офиса: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ (там же есть excel.exe для xls-файлов и powerpnt.exe для ppt-файлов)
Теперь меняем значение параметра со «ссылки хрен-знает-куда» на ссылку к файлу winword.exe (цифра «1» после запятой необязательна — она просто указывает порядковый номер значка, который нужно выцепить из файла, если их много).
Теперь нужно перезагрузить систему (для опытных и ленивых: достаточно перезапустить процесс explorer.exe) и всё готово!
Таким же образом действуем с остальными расширениями. Открываем в HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ ветку с нужным расширением, смотрим его значение по умолчанию, направляемся туда и меняем значение DefaultIcon на путь к файлу соответствующей программы.
Вот и всё, ребята!
PS — Ах, да! Напоминаю, что ковыряние в реестре грязными кривыми руками может привести к нестабильной работе системы.
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