Win 7/CS5 Can't install Pixelbender for Photoshop

I was asked to start a Win7-flavored thread about my inability to install PixelBender for Photoshop CS 5.
There are currently two installers: one for Photoshop 5 and one for Photoshop 5.1.
Both fail. The "5" installer says something cryptic about version "12" being required, and the other says something cryptic about "12.1" being required.
My version of Photoshop corresponds to12.0.4.
The Pixelbender team wanted me to explain why I am no longer running my installed version of Pixelbender. The answer is that I have migrated to a more powerful Win 7 machine and therefore had to install again.

Yes, ultimately that worked--thank you.
It's quite confusing because the 5.5 upgrade installs ANOTHER extension manager for the upgraded components only.
I distinctly remember running Extension Manager and wondering why Photoshop wasn't listed, but now I know.
Some observations:
(1) As previously mentioned, your error message refers to version 12 of Photoshop without explaining to the poor user that CS 5 is pure marketing fiction and Photoshop is really version 12.
(2) No where pre-sales or post-installation does Adobe explain to the poor user that it is going to run your PC under two parallel but segregated universes, one for CS 5 Untouched and one for CS 5.5 Upgraded. TWO separate Extension Managers! I've never heard of such a thing.
(3) Or is it FOUR, given the potential for running 32bit aps on a 64bit system?
(4) As a matter of fact, the poor user is not even likely to understand which apps will remain at CS 5 level and which ones are coming in as CS 5.5.
(5) The Extension Manager doesn't offer to look for downloaded extensions, but what's worse, if the poor user does the manager's job for it and locates the mxp in the file system, the Manager won't even accept drag and drop--you have to navigate the file system again with a File/Open.
Fortunately, none of these issues would be the responsibility of your department, but really, guys, can you tell somebody how this sux.
Again, thanks for your help. Pixelbender is essential to my work!

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