Nikon DSLR Software Confusion

Poisson Du Jour said:

Start with ViewNX 2 for starting up with image and RAW file work.
If there are no later versions, it means what is listed is perfectly fine for use.
The camera, though, may need a firmware update if it hasn't been done before. See the Firmware page.

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Kino said:

Was just gifted a Nikon D200 DSLR and it didn't have the accompanying software, so I headed over to the Nikon download site and am kinda overwhelmed by the number of programs and seemingly conflicting version/release dates of these packages.

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/10/D200.html

It seems as if the more mature release versions of programs have an OLDER release date; how can this be?

I'm baffled. What version(s) should I use for the D200 on a system running Windows 7 SP1 64 bit?

Clear as mud...

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