For years i used to open and organize all my RAW files using camera raw in Bridge only, without the need to open photoshop. Once I installed CS6, every time i was double clicking on a raw photo, it would automatically open camera raw but inside of photoshop, so photoshop would open automatically then camera raw would come next. This actually slowed down my working process, because when I needed to convert some raw files into jpegs according to my work needs, i needed to wait hundred of photos to be converted to start a new conversion on a different folder... and when I used CS5, i could simply start converting the photos just in Bridge, then open another folder and start converting them too without the wait.
So i was trying to open Camera Raw Preferences in Bridge as well as trying to open raw files just using bridge (no photoshop) and the following message would pop up:
Camera Raw editing is not enabled
Camera Raw editing requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature"
So I looked up online, in every forum...I tried several solutions and they never worked for me. And today, more than 2 years later I accidentally fixed this problem, everything is working back to normal.
Just to put you in the picture, i had just Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Bridge only installed in my mac so I simply ran Creative Suit again, and installed just adobe illustrator and indesign because i'll need it. As soon as the installation finished, i ran Illustrator and quit it, then indesign and quit it. Afterwards, i ran adobe Bridge and a miraculous message which I can't remember what was written showed up asking if its ok to install some indesign and some illustrator preferences into Adobe Bridge. Once I accepted it, my adobe bridge was back to normal...
Now I can even open Camera Raw preferences within bridge or do anything within bridge without the need of photoshop. I can edit all my RAW files, JPEG or any other photos just in Camera Raw, no photoshop.
I hope this will be helpful for the ones on the same situation I had.
Cheers!