Open PDF with Illustrator

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I have PDF files created in Illustrator; saved as .pdf that until recently I could right click the PDF icon giving me an option "Open With...Illustrator" which would then open the file in Illustrator CS4 and allow me to edit the PDFs.
Now when I right click to open with, Illustrator opens to Welcome Window as if I had just opened the program with the Illustrator icon but does not actually open the PDF.
From within Illustrator I can use the open process to go to the file location and open with no issue.
Something that tells Illustrator to open that file seems to have been lost.
Suggestions? CS4 on Windows 7

Im on a MAC witch is (right click on the ICON open with click other...
Widows its:
Here's How:
In Windows Explorer, navigate to a file of the type you want to associate (GIF, JPEG, etc.).
Click on its icon once to select it.
While holding the shift key down, right click on the icon. (Note: Holding the Shift key down is not necessary in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.)
In the pop-up menu, choose Open With... A box will open asking you to choose a program to open that file type. If you have a lot of software installed it could take a few moments for this box to appear.
Pick a program from the list.
If the program you need isn't in the list, choose [other] to navigate to another EXE file on your hard drive.
Thats from about.com
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