Can't open saved Illustrator file

Hi Adobe Community,
I just recemtly installed Adobe CS4 on my work pc and it works perfectly except for one problem that I noticed when saving a document.
The saved file doesn't have a default program listed to open it and has an icon as such: .
Fortunately I'm able to open it when I open it through ilustrator but I want to get the saved files to open when you click them.
Thank you.

What are you saving them as? For instance, Save As > EPS or Save As > Illustrator Document? When saving, make sure you have "Preview" selected in the Save dialog box. The image you show looks like a "Preview" problem. You say you can't open the file, yet you can in Illustrator! Also, take a look through your Preferences and see if you can select Preview there ( can't recall if you can or not ). You might also try some maintenance routines on your machine. You never know what could crop up when you do some maintenance ( on a Mac, you can check Permissions, not sure what you have available for your PC ) and OS ( operating system ). Hope this helps.

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