NEWBIE PLEASE HELP..!! Problem Opening a MIDI file

Hi all.
Does anyone have any advice on this strange problem..??? On the Logic Pro 8 Manual it says that : +"When you open a MIDI file in Logic Pro 8, software instrument tracks are automatically created for each MIDI track"+
My problem is that when I open a MIDI file, (Standard MIDI file) some tracks get assigned to external MIDI instruments, others get assigned to Software instruments. I can't figure out how this might happen.
I really want to use the software instruments for each MIDI track, not the Quicktime Synthesizer...
PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS...!!!!
Thanks

Well, the thing is that I only want Logic to automatically create the software instruments tracks (EXS, EXS24, Garageband sounds, etc) every time I open a MIDI file
As a matter of fact I have a Macbook with 10.4 OSX with Logic Pro 8 and this one DOES what it says in the manual (creating the W/W instrument tracks) I just open a MIDI file and the program does all the rest..it assigns a SW instrument for each track... However, I can't do that with my iMac....
This problem is really driving me insane ....I'm a switcher from Cakewalk SONAR and I really want to use Logic....Please Help..!!

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