Default file type has changed for Illustrator CS5.1 - Please help!

I am using Illustrator CS5.1 and have just noticed that whenever I try to open a new document (file/New...) the document is a PDF instead of an AI file. How do I change it back to AI? - Not sure how it changed to PDF in the first place.

How exactly are you determining the file is a .pdf? What platform/OS version are you on? What file extension (letters after period) is on your files, what format does your save as show?
If your icon is a .pdf icon and clicking on the file later opens in Acrobat, then your file association is not assigned properly. On a Mac Command I on a selected file saved by illustrator, and change open with from acrobat to Illustrator, then click CHANGE ALL.
There are more possibilities to why this can happen, please answer the questions at the beggining of this post should you need more help.

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