Double clicking wont open

greetings, i have an unusual problem in tiger.
double clicking a photoshop file, will open photoshop... but not the file that was clicked. Dragging it on the icon on the dock will not open it either. Zapping PRAM, clearing pref files doesnt fix it..
any ideas?

HI Foster,
Sometimes you have to tell an application that it is supposed to open certain files. Go to your Applications folder and just select your Photoshop icon, don't launch the program. Now, click Command + I on your keyboard, or select the Photoshop icon and click File>Get Info from the Menu. Now, when the Get Info window opens, look down where it says: Open With. Click the triangle. A pop up menu will appear. If Photoshop isn't displayed, click "other" and navigate to the Photoshop application icon and select it. That theoretically will tell Photoshop to open that stubborn file. Another thing is that the file that won't open could be corrupted... I'm hoping that isn't the case.
Carolyn

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