Rands, I'm a bit surprised that you forgot how to reach Word in Windows. It's only three steps for the HYPER-SUPER-DUPER-EFFICIENT-CHAMPIONSHIP-EDITION:

1). Start + R (brings up Run window)

2). type "winword"

3). push enter

I've lost all faith in ye, Rands! You're growing slow in your old age!

Heh, just kidding. One of my favorite WinXP tricks (before it came irrelevant with Vista/OS X) was to place program short-cuts into the Windows root folder. I could launch all my favorite programs with Run that way with words I remembered easily, instead of relying on a manufacturer's occasionally inexplicable word choice--if they even included the option, that is.