Played with it, got it to work. Maybe someone has another way, but try this:
1. Create your *.doc file.
2. Change its extension from "doc" to something no program uses (I tried "cha" and had no problems).
3. Change its icon using any available 3rd party icon changer (I use Microangelo).
4. Double click on it, and when you get the "Windows cannot open this file:" window, select "Select the program from a list" and the select Word.
Quite amusing what you can do with this little routine.
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