Nikon Capture and Adobe LR or CS3: saved NEF help

I have Nikon Capture 4 because it is (nearly) impossible to live without, but I rarely use it because it is so awful. Now I'm in one of those situations where I need it, before I import the NEFs to LR. I need some help.
Capture allows me subtract a sensor Dust Map from NEFs. It works remarkably well. But, when I save the "cleaned" file as an NEF and import into LR where my workflow lives, the saved file isn't clean. Opening in CS3 is no different, either.
In Nikon's documentation, these words suggest where the problem lies, but I can't quite figure out what it means. "NEF images created in Nikon Capture 4 can only be opened in Nikon Capture 4, or in Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or later using the Nikon NEF filter supplied with this product. "
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong would be greatly appreciated.

>and there is no danger of sensor damage
There is very little danger anyway. It is quite hard to damage your sensor because of the filter that they stick on top and you really have to be rather heavyhanded (read grinding sand over it) to do damage. You can make it more dirty but damage? I probably saved enough money doing it myself instead of sending it in to pay for another body. I am not advocating everybody doing it themselves if you're not comfortable with it, but really, there is enough info on the web to do it safely and cheaply in my opinion.
I usually just put my camera in cleaning mode (shutter open, mirror up) and blow with one of the rocket rubber thingies (works 9 out of 10 times) or when it is really stuck, use a simple $10 static brush (great simple solution!) or one of the folded PEC-Pad thingies with clean methanol. Works perfectly and I have never had a problem. I have been told by more adventurous souls that taking a shopvac near the sensor mount works fine too, but I wouldn't do that ever as I would be too scared of damaging the mirror mechanism or the shutter, never mind that most shopvacs only exist in very dusty atmospheres.

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