Photoshop files won't open in an way but inside Photoshop

I just set up a new Intel Mac Pro and installed Photoshop CS4 on it.
Now when I try to open Photoshop files by just clicking on them none of them will open in anything but Preview.
The only way I can get any to open is through the "file - open" window inside Photoshop, which is a big waste of time.
Everything worked fine on my other Mac, but now on this new one many things have changed even though it's the exact same program.
And I can't find any settings that effect this.
How can I change it?
THANKS!

Click once on a closed file (to highlight it) then from Finder go File>Get Info. In the Get Info window chose Open with: Photoshop CS4 and click the Change All button.

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??? Why would I be having to choose which application would open an application---wouldn't an app open on its own (Unix Executable File")
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