Steve, there was much more to my answer than just that...you might want to share the context of my post. The one thing any responsible employee of a company can do is to not blow money on things that aren't a necessity. I haven't determined that this is a problem by design and not some glitch because of bootcamp, permissions, preference conflicts, the fact that files reside on PC servers, etc....

I'm trying to find the answer to my question, which seems to be alluding me. Is this by design of Adobe or not? For someone who knows, it will be a simple yes or no question. Soxy is a third party application. It is not an answer, it is a work-around. If that is the only way to make it work on a Mac, then I will be able to make sound budget decisions based on that fact. I appreciate the suggestion, but that comes way after the answer, which I do not have (I will admit that I did rant a bit though).

The third party software can't be the problem Tom. OSX 10.6 will not allow any Adobe software to be changed, even using lower versions of itself. The third party software is just something I mentioned to Steve to let him know that we have software that can also do (with a lesser capability) what Soxy can do, but only if I can get the OS to accept the change as the default application. I can't even get InDesign files to attempt an open with InDesign CS4 by default because of the presence of CS5 & CS5.5.

Steve, I've seen many of your posts, and I seriously respect your position of great knowledge on these forums. Is there anyone I should direct the core question to (Is this by design?), or do you think patience on the forum may yeild an answer?

Thanks,

Seth

Tom,

You don’t understand. It’s ten computers in my immediate proximity, but more than 200 division-wide (and I do division R&D). If you look closely at their license agreement, there are many scenarios that require a re-purchase. Unfortunately my company occupies those scenarios at all times. We upgrade hardware constantly, and this would put our license in constant flux. The only way that a purchase of Soxy would even have a chance of getting through our “budget police” would be a flat rate, completely moveable license to whatever computer we see fit at any time without the headache (like our site licenses). This license does not exist. We are strict about compliance. The license doesn’t even survive a crashed hard drive.....heck we’ve had two in my department this month. Our computers are pushing the envelope all day every day. We’ve reviewed the license and it would definitely nickel and dime us to death. Also remember Adobe updates versions roughly every 18 months...the license doesn’t survive that either.

This fortunately won’t effect the office employees though, because they only keep the latest versions of software installed (approx. 600).

Also please keep in context that the problem is “Double-Clicking” to open one file. Once the proper application version is identified and open, the user can double-click to their heart’s content. lol

Paying anything for a function that should clearly be part of the core program vs. the actual man-hour cost of a quick troubleshoot seems irresponsible at best... but I digress... I still have no idea what is preventing it.

Very good question. I was actually only able to make the switch from Preview to Graphic Converter X, Photoshop or Bridge. etc. We do use some other multi-version software, but I think they all have different extensions. I'll dig into that a bit more and get back to you. It being Friday, it may be a little tough to get the testing done today, but If I don't re-post today I definitely will Monday. Thanks a bunch (apples-to-apples would help, wouldn't it? lol).

BTW sorry for the Adobe employee misunderstanding. Steve has put up with a lot of ranting from me.