File association keeps on reverting to old settings

Hi
I have a problem with file association.
We have both Adobe Indesign CS3 and Adobe Indesign CS4 installed in one of the macs.
By default, all indesign files are opened in CS4. What I wanted to do is have all the indesign files opened in CS3 instead.
I've already tried "Get Info" on any indesign file and changed "Open with" to CS3, and click "Change all".
However, every time I tried to do that, it keeps on reverting back to CS4 immediately.
I've already tried deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunceServices.plist but to no avai.
Any insights would be very much appreciated.
Thanks!

Application bundles contain an internal property list file which includes "identifiers" for an OS X system called "Launch Services", which is in turn responsible for handling the file-association process. It is possible, though I don't know this, that Adobe used the same internal identifier keys for successive CS app versions, with the result that Launch Services does not consider the different versions to be independent apps.
Again, though, I don't really know this to be the issue, and I don't have these products. Sometimes rebuilding Launch Services can clear up other file association issues, and if you want to try this there is an article about how to do it here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10362043-263.html
I doubt this would work in this particular situation, though. If you do try it, using [OnyX|http://www.titanium.free.fr] for this is friendlier than using Terminal. Don't try either method without having a system backup, which you should have in any event.
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