Cant open .docx directly in Firefox - why?

When I click on a file that i want to open the following occurs:
"C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\.docx <e.g> coulnt open because the associate helping program doesnt exist. Change the association in your settings."
Im using Firefox and have 64 bit windows 7. I have office 2010 professional.
When I go to my temp file the document is there and from there it can be opened. The docx extension is already associated with word. What shall I do? I can however open som word documents (maybe later .docx versions perhaps).

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
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* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
* Use "Disable all add-ons" on the [[Safe mode]] start window to disable all extensions.
* Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

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