Launching Camera Raw from outside of Bridge

Hi,
I need to add right click access to open an image, be it processed (JPEG or TIFF) or raw (e.g. CR2), in ACR from any ordinary Windows Explorer as simple as it is done from within Bridge.
Also, I need programmatic access to do the same, that is, to be able from inside a program to open an image in ACR - but how? The only way I know how is through Bridge and I cannot make this tool dependent on Bridge.
Thanks,
Juan

Yes, I know I need Photoshop - that's clear and I don't want it otherwise. All I was looking for is a way to invoke Photoshop so that it opens ACR on TIFFs or JPEGs or CR2s, as is done from Bridge where you can choose Photoshop directly or ACR.
This I want to do to incorporate Photoshop AND ACR into a tool I am building to automate part of my workflow.
It should be possible. There must be some sort of flags or command line options or COM-like commands.
I still believe it is possible, it is not that I want to use ACR without Photoshop - no way!!

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I am trying to open files in Camera raw from Bridge but get the following message.
"Bridge's parent application is not active."
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Ah this is just because I haven't fully updated my bridge yet, but the solution still works fine
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:25:37 -0600
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    Re: Why won't files open in Camera Raw from Bridge?
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The video shows replacing a current DLL file with one from last year - the key issue being that the files found in the Bridge and Photoshop folders are DIFFERENT. Why would this be? I checked a PS CS5.1 installation myself and the files are already the same. Is there an illegitimate copy of Photoshop being used or something, causing these files to differ? -Noel
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Ah this is just because I haven't fully updated my bridge yet, but the solution still works fine
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:25:37 -0600
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Subject: Why won't files open in Camera Raw from Bridge?
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