"change all" is grey after getting info on a file

Greetings,
I can't stop Preview and set Photoshop to open all graphics files with a .pdf ending. When I get info on a .pdf file the "change all files like this" button is greyed out.
What am I doing wrong? Adobe advises using .pdf. Is .pdf less portable in 10.4.4?
Thanks,
Garrett

How can I tell? The 'get info' window has no lock and under sharing and permissions, on says 'you can only read'. I did a get info on the Macintosh HD and it had a lock on it but said I could only read, for what that it worth.

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