High! Ken,
Ref: Listing ALL *.* files, dd.13-Sep-97, from: Ken Meadows
 KM> Opening Word for Windows 6 and OPENING an existing file, the
 KM> file list only shows DOC fileS. To view ALL files the listing has
 KM> to be changed to ALL *.*, which reverts to DOC next time Word is
 KM> opened.
 KM> Is it possible to change the default to ALL *.*?
The short answer is: No!
The long answer is:
Microsoft believes that extensions have the purpose of defining the type
of the file (since they published the file system of DOS and its
successors, they probably are right). Therefore it is most logical that
Word initially only shows Word files (*.doc).
Unfortunately WordPerfect has been pushing the idea that one could use
the file name extension to reflect the contents of a file (*.ltr, *.fax,
*.rep) or use it to count versions.
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