Smart Object goes to Preview not Illus

I recently upgraded to Maverick. I have found to my frustration that when I click on an Illustrator file that it opens as a pic in Mac's Preview - which I don't want. Now, worst of all, if I click on a smart object in Photoshop it should take me to Illustrator, but now it goes to Preview. I assume we have experienced this at this point, but I couldn't find any discussions related to this issue.
Anyone have a clue as to how to fix this issue other than dump Preview?
Thanks,
Ron

If anyone else has this issue, I found the solution in Apple Forums.
If you have a Photoshop file that has a Smart Object which defaults to Preview, get out of the file. At the Photoshop file icon, right click it (or control click if you are still clinging to that old single clicker) and choose Get Info. In this file, towards the bottom of the page there is a button called Open With - choose Photoshop. Oh! Also, before closing out, be sure to click on another button just below this that says Always Open With (or something to that effect). Close your Get Info window and open your Photoshop file. Now, when you double click the Smart Object icon it should open the Smart Object in Illustrator.
Yeah!!!!

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