Incorrect or misleading file icons, kind and size

this is a inconsistent type problem that has been ongoing throughout my os upgrades from 10.4.
various file icons show as either generic, stuffit or text files.. this could be a freehand or quicktime file, etc...
also occurring in a inconsistent manner... the finder incorrectly shows and executes various files... the file may have a .jpg suffix but will be shown in the file 'kind' column as a stuffit or text file... but maybe it will open with the correct app.
on numerous occasions (20%) file size is shown as 'Zero KB' but in reality is 80 MB... after a period of time...maybe after I open it... it may or may not show the correct file size.
I consistently (pretty much twice a week) run the apple disk utility for updating and correcting permissions and probably every two weeks run the latest diskwarrior app..
Is this a quirk of tiger os or is it something that may be only my problem?... if that is the case... any thoughts on a remedy?
along with this does anyone know how to designate a file type to be opened by the desired application... example when online... if I download a realplayer file 'rar'... adobe golive will try to open it.. I have looked at all my plugins on my browsers (latest safari, firefox or opera)... all correct and reinstalled the browsers...
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