Adobe Camera Raw program doesnt want to work.

I have used Camera raw previously and now that I have to use it via the internet and pay a subscription it wont enable?
I bought the CS6 program last year and used it fine, then I needed Premiere pro for my studies so hence having to get the whole package and being charged a monthly fee.
My RAW comes up with a message that sais "Camera Raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature."
Any help would be awesome as I cant do anything now. Grrrr

That error message usually means you need to launch Photoshop at least once and open a raw file in ACR through Photoshop.
Due to the current unavailability of clairvoyants and mind-readers in the forum, we respectfully request you supply sensible, complete details.
A lot more information about your hardware and software is needed.
BOILERPLATE TEXT:
If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand,
such as your platform (Mac or Win),
exact versions of your OS, of Photoshop (not just "CC", but something like CC2014.v.2.2) and of Bridge,
your settings in Photoshop > Preference > Performance
the type of file you were working on,
machine specs, such as total installed RAM, scratch file HDs, total available HD space, video card specs, including total VRAM installed,
what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far,
what error message(s) you receive,
if having issues opening raw files also the exact camera make and model that generated them,
if you're having printing issues, indicate the exact make and model of your printer, paper size, image dimensions in pixels (so many pixels wide by so many pixels high). if going through a RIP, specify that too.
a screen shot of your settings or of the image could be very helpful too,
etc.,
someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster, who is not a Windows user).
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
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