Microsoft Word help?

Okay so this is getting rather irritating. I cannot find the shortcut to launch my Microsoft word. I can't even find it in the program files to create a new shortcut. It's like it just vanished off my disk. The only way I can get it to open is by opening a document associated with MW. Even when I search for it, I can't get it to pop up. It only shows documents. Anyone know where the application is located so I can create a new shortcut? I'm running 32 bit 7 ultimate in case your wondering.

Well when you start word (by whatever method you can), open task manager, right click on Word, click go to process.
Then right click on the process it brings you to and click open file location.
There you go.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\winword.exe

You could always goto the run line and just type in winword

Thanks wiy that worked