[katya]

I can't believe this happened. I downloaded MacHacha because I needed it to join some segments for Toast . So, I open ImageReady and use it but I look in the dock and notice a funky icon and not the right one but again, it still works but I don't trust it. I close IR and re-open it but MacHacha opens instead. I go to my Adobe Photoshop folder which contains IR with the right icon but it still opens MacHacha. So, I click get info in finder and it says that IR is a MacHacha file. WTH? I don't even know how but after I copied IR to my applications but not in my PS folder and I right-clicked get info and it says Kind: Adobe IR but it's the wrong icon. I can use IR but it's all messed up. I opened it from the PS folder and got info and it says it was modified on the 10th which I don't understand. I've used it since then and right up until 1 hour ago, it was working fine with the right icon etc. I also can't jump from IR to PS but the reverse works. I even tried adding IR to the dock from Apps (not PS) and the right icon appeared. However, when I clicked on it, it didn't worked and the wrong icon is shown right next to it. Here are some captures, don't click C&P.
http://images6.theim...ing.com/Picture 2.926.png (what I see when I right-click and show contents in IR from PS folder)

http://images6.theim...ing.com/Picture 3.204.png (what happens when I try to jump from PS to IR when IR wasn't open)
http://images6.theim...ing.com/Picture 6.467.png (what I see when I launch IR from Apps but not PS folder)

http://images6.theim...ing.com/Picture 5.16c.png (the right icon in Applications but not in PS folder)
http://images6.theim...ing.com/Picture 7.92a.png (dock when I open IR from Apps not PS folder)
Please help. How do I change the kind of file it is from the PS folder. Why did it happen in the first place? Why would downloading MacHacha affect IR? How do I prevent this in the future?

[katya]

I couldn't edit my post. The same thing has happened with Photoshop, it is now recognized as a MacHacha file and the icon is the same (wrong) one.

[maczan1205]

Have you tried resetting the file types back to the preferred application?
ie. "get info" the file and then "Open With" and also use the "change all " to change the default?

[katya]

I have changed that in Get Info however, the change all is greyed out most of the time and then other times, it just reverts back to what it was. I can still view my files and still use PS and IR. PS is now opening fine from the dock with the right icon. IR now opens as well but it's the wrong icon.
Even my media files now appear as documents like a Quicktime document even when it's a wmv or mov. I can play them so I shouldn't complain too much.
Thanks for responding.

[maczan1205]

Hi
That's strange it should not be greyed out. Perhaps the installer changed some file permissions?
Are you logged in as admin?
Have you tried running disk utilities and repairing permissions lately?
Have you rebooted the computer recently?
I am not sure it will help but try logging in as admin then running disk utilities and then restart, then try changing a file using the "change all" button and then restart again to see if the files show the correct icon.