"Open with..." backed-up Applications?

When a Time Machine backup disk is attached, Mac OS identifies backed-up copies of applications in "Open with" lists. This is really annoying, is there anyway to get Mac OS to ignore these apps?
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Make sure that your backup drive is excluded from Spotlight. Also, run the following command in terminal:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

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* com.apple.LaunchServices-014nnn.csstore
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Sorry. Basically, i have plugged my mac formatted ipod into a windows pc then gone into the driv (where it says contacts, games, recordings etc) in there, there is a folder which is called metadata. I have accidently changed this folder to open with quick time instead of the default. I can't remember what the default application was.
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James

I know, I know, I was just playing
I am English .... I come installed with Sarcasm as standard. I live in Canada now so it is slowly being upgraded to warm and friendly!
Nothing negative was taken I assure you Thanks for your response, it was appreciated.

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I am installing leopard tomorrow (migration assistant install). Will that fix the problem? I would rather fix it before, how could I do that?

Look at this post to see how to fix it. Better to do it before applying an update.

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Linux: downloaded files open with the wrong application

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Thank you for your reply!
Well, this is not precisely what I wanted to do: my option in the Application settings is set to "Always ask", and this is what I would like Firefox to do. However, after the file is saved, I expect that it is opened with my system's default application for DJVU files, but Firefox just keeps opening it with the text editor (gedit) if I click on the file in the download drop-down menu in the toolbar.
Meanwhile, I have figured out how to fix it, however I find that this should work from the beginning without having to fix it.
The problem was that in the application settings there was no default application set for that file type, although my system specifies one (see first picture).
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[solved] pcmanfm 0.9.8 - "open with" dialog and applications sidebar

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Great, thanks!
Before I try that though I'll likely dig around a bit more. I think it's related to some filetype / mime issues.
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Set your default apps the way you want them.
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Ok, but how does one remove some of the applications that are appear in the context menu for a given file type? Is there an asc file which can be edited?
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Solved. Problem was not actually with LaunchServices. I proved to myself that it was not LaunchServices by setting another filetype to open with BBEdit, then deleting LaunchServices, and seeing that filetype no longer open with BBEdit, while still having the problem. I should note that the problem was with a printer driver installer application, which I had set to open with BBEdit. (I was demonstrating to someone how you can set files to open with an application, not noticing I'd selected an installer applicaiton rather than a data-type file.) With no more LaunchServices.plist to delete, I still had the problem.
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I did a repair permissions on my disk, but nothing changes.
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