Update content type template for existing sites in sharepoint 2010 ?

Hi,
I created one custom document library (list definition) and associated 3 content types which has docment template path (\_layouts.template1.docx). I rollout nearly 200 sites with this definition. now i want to update my document template and also i want
to change template docx to dotx.
what is the best approach to apply these changes for existing sites ?
Thanks,
Surya.
suryakumarp

Hi suryakumar,
As I understand, you want to update the template
for existed content type.
It can be achieved by programming. There is a
SPContentType.DocumentTemplateUrl Property, which can be used to update content type.
Here is a demo:
http://officepoint.blogspot.com/2008/06/sharepoint-relink-infopath-forms-relink.html

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