Importing MPEG-2, M2V in AE CS3

Hi!
I have a lot of mod files, and i planned to work with Premiere Pro CS3 and After Effects CS3. Premiere can import and work with mod files if I demux them to m2v, but if i try to import the Premiere project file, or just import an m2c file, its not even visible in the import pop-up menu, and AF wont open them - but the help says the program supports all MPEG-2 and M2V videos.
What should I do? If i need a coded, where can i get it?

Working on projects with trial versions is not a good idea, because trials always have limitations and you can't get proper support, so I hope that you were not on a professional gig with tight deadline.
BTW, i do recommend you (but that won't solve your problem) to dl the CS4 demo version, you'll at least get all the benefits from CS4 over CS3.

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Format                                   : MPEG Video
Format version                           : Version 2
Format profile                           : Main@Main
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Duration                                 : 44s 478ms
Bit rate mode                            : Variable
Bit rate                                 : 9 071 Kbps
Maximum bit rate                         : 8 900 Kbps
Width                                    : 720 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
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--I remember installing updates a few days ago (maybe last week), but don't remember if any of them were for Premiere and could possibly be the problem.
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