Cannot 'open with' Lightroom

I'm using XP Pro and have a number of RAW files that are not in a Lightroom Catalogue.
I normally go straight to the file folder right click the mouse and open the RAW file by using the 'open with' command.
This does not seem to work with Lightroom, even if I try to 'choose' another program.
Am I right in thinking any photo I want to open with Lightroom must be imported into a catalogue first, or is there a way around this?
Regards,
Steve

Thanks guys for your replies,
as I suspected!
For the record, it is the 'develop' features for which I really wanted Lightroom. As a former Rawshooter Pro user I prefer these to alternatives in other software packages.
In general, I'd rather control my Libaries myself, which is why I do not use the facilities in Bridge or Elements. Glancing through this forum, many of the queries relate to what you can and cannot do by way of importing, exporting and deleting files and photos. All too constricting, in my view, if you are a long time Windows user.
I guess I shall cut and paste my files into their destination folders directly from the CF 'drive' and then import them to Lightroom for processing.
Thanks again for the clarification,
Steve.

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