Hello- I've spent ~3hrs trying to fix this and I'm throwing in the towel. Any help you could provide would be super.

Problem: .doc files will not associate with Word (winword.exe) in office 2010 - Thus, unable to double-click to open.
Background: Uninstalled office 2003, and did a fresh install of 2010. Everything works fine except .doc files won't associate. They open ok if I go to file>open within word.
Setup: Windows 7 and office 2010 all totally up to date on very modern machine with 8GB ram.
Attempted remedies: Right-Click and fix associations (open with...). When I select WinWord, it will not appear in the choose program dialog box. Also tried repairing office, no luck.

Anything else I can try that has worked for you? I looked for the virtual office thing, but its not on my machine.

Thanks!