Adding Photoshop Actions from Complete Digital Photogprahy

I downloaded the Photoshop CS2 Action Set from Complete Digital Photography and the new actions do not show up in Automator. The installer adds the actions to the user library folder, and I believe an attempt at importing them through the Automator import menu has added them to the root library folder. The process should add Photoshop CS2 as a valid application but it does not show up in the list. I erroneously tried to add a folder in Automator named PS CS2, and I dragged a .action file from my library into that folder. Now all the .action files in both my user and root library files have a folder icon instead of the familiar Automator Action icon.
I think the actions imported when I ran the installer. Any idea why I wouldn't be able to see them? Also, how do I get the .action files to show the proper Automator action icon?
Thanks...

The only idea that comes to mind is that you don't have Photoshop CS2 installed. You need the application installed for the actions to work since the actions use the application. So, without the application, the actions will not show up.
I mentioned that because you didn't explicitly state you had the app, but also because that's typically the reason.
As for undoing what you did to change the icon, I'd suggest undoing what you did, i.e. reversing what you did. So, remove that folder that you made wherever it was, and anything else you did. You should also consider logging out and back in after that, or restarting, whichever is easier.
Installing actions with Automator shouldn't move them to the root folder. Also, any actions I've installed work just fine from my own Library folder in my account.
Another thing to consider is actions can be made specifically to the version of the associated application. So, the actions might not be allowed to work with other versions of the app, depending on how the developer of the actions made them. It doesn't have to be that way, but it could be that way. Something to consider if you do indeed have Photoshop CS2.

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