CS2 camera raw plug-in no longer working

Issue description
Summary: I currently have CS2 installed on my Dell desktop. In September, I noticed that I could no longer open raw files and I looked on the Adobe site, found the plug-in, downloaded it and all was well.
Just the other day I went to use more raw files and this is the message that I'm receiving:
"Could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document"
This is the same message that I had received in September before downloading the plug-in.
I have been back on the site, have downloaded the CS2 security update, the plug-in (as the number seemed to have changed from 3.5 to 3.7), and the DNG converter and nothing is working.
If anyone knows what I can do, I would be very grateful...

> Should I be looking for the earliest version of the plug-in and not the latest?
Of course not! That would be the ultimate nonsense.
You should be looking for the latest one that will run with your version of Photoshop: 2.4 for CS, 3.7 for CS2, 4.6 for CS3 and 5.2 for CS4.
Then look up in the tech note whether the camera is supported by the latest version of ACR that can run with your older version of ACR.
If you had been able to open raw files from a D300 in ACR it means you have to have had a Nikon plug-in installed, and it was the Nikon plug-in you were using without realizing it.
You will
NEVER
be able to open raw D300 files directly in CS2 and ACR 3.7. You must use the DNG Converter as Jim explains in #5 until you upgrade to the current version.
The capabilities of ACR 5.2, which only runs in CS4, are light years ahead of your ancient version 3.7. The upgrade to CS4 should be a no brainer for you.

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However, you have not given us details and your description of your problem is far from clear. Please explain.
Please read this post by a forum host for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375816?tstart=0
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