Help! Double-clicking on Word X doc launches OS9?

[zonkola]

I have an iMac running OSX, and I just installed Office X. I've created a few new Word X docs, and I have a bunch of old Word docs transferred from another machine. No older--or other--versions of Word exist on this iMac.

If I launch Word X, then open a Word document using File/Open..., everything works fine.

However, if Word X is not running and I double-click on a Word X document, the iMac says "Classic environment starting from Macintosh HD", which I think means it's launching OS9.

Why would it launch classic anything to run Word X? Any ideas?

Thanks!

[toast]

The doc has bad file type. It identifies as OS9 (eg: Word 98, 95...) to your system.

Select a deficient doc, Get Info, choose Word X to Open the doc With and choose Modify All. Done !

[zonkola]

Toast - That fixed it. Thanks!!!