Adobe applications don't appear under "open with"

When I control-click an AI file on my desktop, or some graphic, I do not see any Adobe applications like Illustrator and Photoshop as available options UNLESS those applications are already open. I end up having to dig deep under "Other" everytime to find the applications. I don't have this problem with other applications. This began when I installed CS5 recently. How do I get Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.. to appear under "Open With" automatically? I have already tried to do an "always open with for all files of this type" but that does not get saved after I shut down. It always defaults back to preview.
What is the remedy? I would think solving the first problem bolded above should solve the second automatically.

Have a look at this...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions...
Reset Launch Services...
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetlaunchservices.html#Anchor-Reset-47857
Reboot.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

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