SP 52465: Enable Microsoft Word as the default program for (.doc) files

Symptom: When you double click on a Word document (.doc), the document opens with WordPad instead of MS Word.
Resolution: Modify the system registry settings to enable Microsoft Word as the default program to open documents with the (.doc) filename extension.
Category: Word

1. Cannot insert a “Hyperlink” in Word
2. Disable “Recent Documents” in Word 2007
3. Do not save an extra copy of images in Word
4. Do not use ClearType fonts in Office
5. Enable opening .doc and .dot files in Word 2007

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