Microsoft Office 2004 update....issue

[MSD401]

So I recently downloaded the newest Office 2004 update....it seems to have messed up my default settings...meaning I download a word doc (.doc) and it wants to open it with pages not word.....I changed the default setting for that specific file but how do I change it back system wide...prior to the update it had always recognized word docs.....

Makes me feel like I am back using windows...thanks mircosh#$

 

[Cameront9]

So I recently downloaded the newest Office 2004 update....it seems to have messed up my default settings...meaning I download a word doc (.doc) and it wants to open it with pages not word.....I changed the default setting for that specific file but how do I change it back system wide...prior to the update it had always recognized word docs.....

Makes me feel like I am back using windows...thanks mircosh#$

Weird that this would change with the update.

Easy to fix, though. select a file of the type you want to open in word Always. Right/ctrl-click and select "Get Info." There should be a section that says "Opens With" where you can select the application it opens with. Change it to word, then click the "Change all" button to change ALL the files of that type to open in Word.

 

[smartgirlglasse]

I'm having the same problem... sort of. Ever since I updated, my Word & Excel have disappeared. I get the question mark icon when I click on the icon in the dock. And neither application shows up in the applications folder.