Open download file with MS Word as .doc

I apologize if this is a moronic question, but I cannot find an answer anywhere.
I have written an application that generates a download file that should open in Microsoft Word, and be recognized as a .doc, NOT a .txt file.
My code includes the following, where wordName is like "something.doc":
response.setContentType("application/msword");
response.setHeader("Content-disposition","attachment;filename=" + wordName);
The file downloads, has the ".doc" suffix, and opens with MS Word. The specific problem is that "Returns" in the file appear as little squares inset in the text. If I do a "Save As" on the opened document, the suggested format is ".txt", not ".doc". If I save the document as a .doc and then reopen in, the little squares are gone - MS Word is now actually opening a .doc, and not a .txt file.
I guess my question, then, is: is there something else I can set to the response to get Word to open this file correctly the first time, rather than having to do the "Save As" routine?

Has the document been saved on the server side using MS Word? Was the same version of Word used to save it?
I think word is very picky about such things, it doesn't sound like a problem with your servlet.

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