Photoshop CS5, primary external editor

Well, I'm going to try this again. I posted the question once before, but nobody answered. I have tried to search but haven't found what I need. And, admittedly, I haven't paid attention when it has been answered in the past because I didn't think it would never affect me. I have been using Photoshop CS3 along with my Lightroom 3. No problems, no complaints. But now I'm going to move to Photoshop CS5. Consequently the question: should I just uninstall Lightroom and then install Photoshop CS5 followed by reinstalling Lightroom? I want CS5 to be the primary external editor. Photoshop CS3 will still be on my computer. Or, I guess the easiest question is, what is the simplest way to have Lightroom see Photoshop CS5 as the primary external editor? I apologize for having to ask this question.

Typically, the last installed Adobe editing application will take precedence, although Windows XP can misbehave. Therefore, install CS5 after Lr.

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