Camera raw and elements 4.0 on a mac

I run elements 4 (version 4.0 according to the 'about elements' box) on a power pc mac running Tiger 10.4.9.
I've downloaded camera raw 4.1 and installed it as per the adobe instructions into the 'file formats' folder, removing the previous version onto the desktop. When I launch elements and check the 'about plug ins' list, camera raw keeps coming up as v3.3.
The same thing happened when I tried to load camera raw 4.0. The result is that when importing NEF files from my Nikon D80, instead of a sophisticated window with sliders for all kinds of things, I get a really simple window where all I can alter is the orientation, white balance and the exposure.
I can't believe that the raw converter is that basic - snapshots in magazines and online suggest I should have far more control. Can anybody please tell me where I might be going wrong? Thanks.

Please try it with version 3.7. You can find it at
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3591
To install with Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0:
1. Exit Photoshop Elements and Adobe Bridge
2. Open the Finder
3. Navigate to the root of the local disk (not the user's home folder).
4. Navigate to:
(Please read directory carefully)
Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CS2/File Formats
5. Move the existing plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
6. Copy the Camera Raw plug-in,
Camera Raw, from the download into the same folder as in Step 4.
7. Launch Photoshop Elements or Adobe Bridge.
Also make sure that you don't have the Nikon raw/nef plug in installed and over riding the Adobe one. Sorry, I don't have a Nikon to be able to tell you the name of their plugin.
John

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