Wrong application opens instead of PS/IR

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 until last night, 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. Now, it's happening with PS 7 which is recognized as a MacHacha file.

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/Picture 2.926.png (what I see when I right-click and show contents in IR from PS folder)

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/Picture 3.204.png (what happens when I try to jump from PS to IR when IR wasn't open)

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/Picture 6.467.png (what I see when I launch IR from Apps but not PS folder)

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/Picture 5.16c.png (the right icon in Applications but not in PS folder)

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/Picture 7.92a.png (dock when I open IR from Apps not PS folder)

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? :confused: Any help would be much appreciated.

I don't know anything about that application but if it took over MY photoshop/IR I'd Trash that thing and anything that is related to it.

Check you file type affiliations and make sure PS/IR are the bosses when it comes to the file types you want them to open.

That's my problem, PS isn't the boss, MacHacha is. I'm concerned that if I trash MacHacha, it could worsen the problem.

right click on the file you want to open and hold down shift..click "open with" and check off always do this or whatever,...soo viola now that type will open with that application of ur choice..

-tim

think ur using a mac tho..lol ,..but similar idea

I've tried that. ImageReady, forget about it but with Photoshop, it works but I can check it off, it won't allow me to.

I would still trash MacHacha even if I had to reinstall PS/IR... Hey thats an Idea!... have you tryed overinstalling?

I tried something today and Photoshop is opening from the right place and it's the right icon but if I go into the PS folder, it shows as a document. It started opening with Script Editor so I used Terminal and entered some code but it didn't work for IR which is still displayed as a MacHacha file even though I trashed MacHacha. Re-installing PS is my last resort. I'm not there yet lol. I know a tech guy, real wizard but he's also a real arrogant SOB but it's hard to get a hold of him. But, I will still wait for him and try on my own.

I really do appreciate all of the input.

What is overinstalling? Or are you being clever?

overinstalling = not uninstalling but throwing the CD in there and telling it install in the same directory. It won't install anything you already have unless its been modified.