Xmp files open with textedit, can I make it stop?

Greetings,
I've gotten into the habit of opening up dozens (or hundreds) of RAW files directly from Finder, with a quick command+A, command+O. On previous machines this has been fine. On my new machine (new to me), doing that causes TextEdit to open up all of the XMP files as well.
I have tried repeatedly to use the "get info" function to set XMPs to open with PS or even with nothing at all. So far I am failing miserably and am forced to take additional steps to either avoid this or to close a ton of XMP files.
I know I can use Bridge, or sort the file types then select just the raw files, but that, for me at least, is quite a bit slower, and I do this every day, so, I'm open to any suggestions.
I'm using a dual 2.3 G5 Power PC, OSX 10.4.10, and CS3 with the latest updates.
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can offer some guidance.
Best regards,
Michael

Thank you for taking the time to respond Mr. Castaneda.
Using Bridge in this context, while obviously an effective work-around, only serves as an unnecessary resource hog.
The simple issue is this: What used to take half a second in keyboard taps now requires either the use of an additional program (Bridge) or several additional steps in Finder.
I can't help but to suspect that there is some way to configure my system to behave in the desired manner.
I do use Bridge regularly, but when all I want to do is process hundreds of RAW files in the largest batches possible, I don't see the need to waste resources on it. And it does slow things down noticeably.
I like to use Bridge for sorting, renaming, editing, labeling, etc. But to use it just to open up files seems a little inefficient.
Maybe I'm picking at nits here, but I'm just baffled that this system behaves differently than the one I used a few days ago (same OS, programs, and updates).
Many thanks!
Best regards,
Michael

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