Problem importing NEF raw files in PSE 11

In the past week I have become unable to import Nikon raw files (NEF format) into PSE 11 editor.  I seem to have the latest version of  PSE 11 and the latest camera raw plug-in (7.4).  All was working fine.  I now get an error message "unable to use the camera raw plu-in.  It is not compatible with this version of Photoshop Elements".
Can anyone please help?
Many thanks.

Did you update via the Help> Updates menu option or by some other means?
Search your computer to make sure you only have the one copy of 'Camera RAW.8bi'. On my windows 7 64-bit it  is at C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 11\File Formats\Camera Raw.8bi and is 24,719,736 bytes.
Are these NEF files from a newer Nikon camera? If so which one? Each camera has it's own NEF format (although the error message you get does not suggest this would be the problem)?
Cheers,
Neale
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