I can't open my CR2 files in Photoshop CS5

I have a Canon and this silly CR2 is really confusing me! Going from an Olympus to this is a TOTALLY different ballpark.
For those of you to roll your eyes-I have looked through other discussions about this and I can't figure the problem out myself. So please help me if you will! I have checked the Camera RAW setting and I'm certain it's correct. Maybe I'm just missing something else?! Please help! I don't want to convert them all to TIFFs.....

I thought I looked at the list yesterday and it had mine listed. I have a Canon 70D.
Yes, it's listed and was first supported by Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) 8.2.
Now do the second step by seeing which version of ACR is compatible with which version of Photoshop.
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html
You'll see that Photoshop CS5 is only compatible with ACR 6.0 through 6.7. In other words CS5 will never be able to open Raw files from the 70D (released July 2013) - or any other brand new camera whether Canon or Nikon.
So you need CS6 or Photoshop CC to open Raw files from the 70D. Or from any other brand new Canon or Nikon.
This is not a Canon problem. It's a CS5 is out of of date problem and would apply regardless of camera manufacturer. If cameras saved in DNG format, you could still use CS5.
DNG?! Is that similar to RAW?
Yes.
Raw files are proprietary and are specific to camera makes and models.
DNGs conform to open standards. Adobe created the DNG format to avoid the very problem you're facing now. However the camera manufacturers prefer to stick to their proprietary Raw formats thus forcing Adobe and its customers into this never ending update and upgrade cycle with Camera Raw.
See
http://photographylife.com/dng-vs-raw
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/extend.displayTab2.html

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