Photoshop CS3 Not Reading CR2 files ( Suddenly stopped reading!)

Hi All...
      I have been using photoshop CS3 for years now to work on CR2 Camera Raw formats ( Canon 40D). After months of not working on any photos
      now that i try to open any CR2 file i receive the message that says :
      "Photoshop Does not recognize this type of file"
        I have OS 10.5.8
        I searched Adobe website and did download Camera Raw 6.6 convertor but i think it is not a correct application for CS3.
        I would appreciate if you can provide the link for the correct upgrade for me or let me know how can i fix this problem. thanks

Photoshop CS3 can take only up to Camera Raw 4.6. Camera Raw 4.6 DOES understand Canon 40D files.
I don't know why it would have stopped working for you, but a good start would be to make sure you have 4.6. Go to the Help - About Plug-in... menu (might be in a different place than Help on a Mac; I'm a PC guy) and look for Camera Raw.
If you don't have Camera Raw 4.6, go to this page:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4039
If after ensuring you have Camera Raw 4.6 you still see the problem, I would worry that somehow your photo files have become corrupted, or that something else is wrong with your system. Let us know here if the problem persists.
-Noel

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