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How can I make WORD 2010 my default WORD when I also have OFFICE 2007 installed?

I have OFFICE 2007 and 2010.  I want to use WORD 2010, but after a Microsoft auto-update about a month ago, WORD 2007 comes up whenever I click on a WORD document.  That's a minor issue but the major problem is that the Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 configuration processor leaps into action (every time) and it takes forever to complete.

I have let the configuration process run to completion several  times but the next time WORD 2007 comes up, so does the lengthy Configuration Process.
Is there a way to do away with the configuration process, once and for all?

I have looked at making WORD 2010 the default for Word programs, but I'm only offered WORD 2007 as the choice.  
Is there a way to add WORD 2010 to the selection?

I have looked at uninstalling WORD 2007, but it seems all of OFFICE 2007 needs to be uninstalled.  
Is there a way to uninstall a single application of OFFICE 2007?
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To prevent the reconfiguration, see http://jay-freedman.info/norereg.html.

To set Word 2010 as the default, right-click a .docx file and click Open With, and then "Choose default program". In the dialog box, click the Browse button. Go to the folder that contains the Office 2010 programs (usually C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14) and click the WinWord.exe file. Repeat this for the other Word formats (.docm, .dotx, .dotm, .doc, .dot).

If you really want to remove Word 2007 after that, click the Office 2007 item in the Control Panel > Programs & Features and click the Change button. In the first page of the installer, choose Add or Remove Features. In the next page, click the icon for Word and click Not Available. Then click the Continue button and let the installer finish. If you don't make any other changes in the list of programs/features, the rest of Office will remain as is.
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