Word viewer hijacking Works document extensions

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Word viewer hijacking Works document extensions

03-21-2017, 07:13 PM

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Windows 7 64bit Word viewer hijacking Works document extensions

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CBW

There must be a setting where I can have the extensions visible

The display of file extensions is controlled by Windows Explorer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBW

Better yet, how can I stop Word Viewer from overwriting my Works extensions?

Word Viewer won't be doing any such thing. If your files are being saved with .doc extensions, that's because you have Works configured that way.

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