Raw files open like a jpeg sometimes

Hi!
I am using a Nikon D70. Most of the time, my NEF files open perfectly in Photoshop CS2, with all the toolbar options.
Other times, with the exact same settings on my camera, the files will open with appearance like a small JPEG, but it still is a NEF. No RAW options or toolbar in sight, just the regular photoshop toolbar.
I tried downloading a raw plug-in, but it still happens. The NEF files are the same size, one will work and one will not.
Any ideas on what could be causing this? Your help would be greatly appreciated!

Quick fix:
Raw images didn't open properly from iPhoto, but dragging them off my Nikon usb icon works fine. Yay!

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Summary:
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Steps to reproduce:
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Hi again
Sorry the delay in getting back to my post but I've been a tad busy.
Well, after a bit of testing I can confirm that the problem does seem to be an issue with Vista (32bit and 34 bit) as Jeff states.
I tried importing the raw files into Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit and XP 32-bit and whilst all operating systems allowed the import of JPEG files, I was only able to import the raw files into XP.
I havent got a card reader so am unable to test this at the moment.
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Here's my situation:
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Read this page of the manual:
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in which you find that your camera requires the ACR 8.7 version
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