Automatic File Associations by CS3

Question

I have installed the 30 day trial on a Win XP desktop. I
notice that many file types are now associated with CS3 - php, css,
xml others. Is this necessary? I can't run php files, CS3 opens
even when I ask windows explorer to open a file with IE. It seems
the install expected to have a dedicated machine!
The other day I had CS3 open when I wasn't even doing
development. I think something else wanted to open an xml file.

Answer 1

OK then.
Here is a working (rough v0.1) bash script.
I have put this in my /usr/local/bin, so it works whoever (whatever) calls it.
Also useful sources for this work are the mailcap file and the xdg-mime utility from freedesktop.org.
#!/bin/bash
NO_ARGS=0
OPTERROR=65
if [ $# -eq "$NO_ARGS" ] # Script invoked with no command-line args?
then
echo "Usage: `basename $0` <file>"
echo " `basename $0` -h for help" #does nothing for now, but will use getopts for this
exit $OPTERROR # Exit and explain usage, if no argument(s) given.
fi
shift $(($OPTIND - 1)) #this not used, but good practice for if you reference any cl args later
#check for the presence (not validity) of a file and launch handler
if [ -f $1 ]; then
case `file -b -i $1` in
text/plain*) gvim $1;;
application/pdf*) xpdf $1;;
#add other file mime types and handlers in here
*) echo "$1 has an unknown file type";;
esac
else
echo "$1 does not exist"
fi
I can now put this into freemind's preferences and files attached by a hyperlink to a branch will be opened by their chosen handler application.
This is probably all my own fault for not using gnome/kde/m$win in the first place - but just one Sunday afternoon with Arch and openbox and - PROBLEM SOLVED )
Thanks for the pointers, guys!