On 10/24/08 12:51 PM, Terence Cozad wrote: > I would suggest running Disk Utility in your Utility folder and fixing > permissions. You can also use the program ONYX that can repair permissions > and does a bunch of other things, including verifying the directory (but > does not fix it), cleans the cache. If that doesn't fix it, Disk Warrior might. Many of the errors that Disk Warrior fixes when I run it are "custom icon" repairs. I wonder if you installed your Fusion/Windows environment after you installed Word on your Mac. Macs have a way of remembering the most recent software installed, which might be why WordPad is the app that shows up. The files you're having trouble with aren't on a Windows partition, are they?