Double Clicking files in Explorer won't open them in PS

Since I upgraded from Photoshop CS3 to CS5, I have been unable to open JPGs and GIFs by double clicking on them in WIndows Explorer -- though it will open PSD files that way.  When I double-click a GIF or JPG file, it brings up the window asking what I want to open with.  I select PS and tick the box "Always use the selected program" -- but it won't stay that way.  I have tried to associate these file types with PS in Windows Explorer, but it is not working. In fact, JPG and GIF are not even listed in the file types list (though JPE and JPEG are)!  They used to be.  I've manually added them, and they will not stay.  I don't see how this is a Windows XP problem, as I did not have this problem until I upgraded to CS5.  Any ideas?

People report this from time to time, and it may be an XP integration problem because you are using modern Photoshop software on an old operating system.  You can be sure the Adobe folks tested their CS5 installer more thoroughly on the current platforms.  Many people seem to be hanging on to XP but it's time really has come and gone.
What you want (default "Open" associations with Photoshop CS5) should have been set up by the Adobe installer, but XP offers a manual way to set it up that you can try:
Open an Explorer window.
Choose Tools - Folder Options.
Click the File Types tab.
Scroll down to a file type of an image you'd like to open with Photoshop by default, and highlight it.
Click the [Change] button.  What application is highlighted?
Highlight the Adobe Photoshop CS5 application, check the [ ] Always use the selected program to open this kind of file, and press OK.
Hope this helps.
-Noel

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