Can't Open FLA files

Hello,
This just started happening, not sure why. If I have an FLA
on my desktop, and I double click on it to open it, I get an error
that says:
"Windows cannot find <directory to my file\myFile.FLA>.
Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again. To
search for a file, click on the Start button, and then click
Search."
But if I go to File --> Open and navigate to the file on
my desktop, it opens no problem.
Also, if Flash is already open and I double click on a file
on my desktop, it opens correctly.
Has anyone ever experienced this before?
Any help to get rid of this annoyance would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks!
Doug

I have had this same problem with After Effects on a PC.
I too would like to know how to fix this.

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