How to setup/use Collada, Guide tips and tricks

[DIGI Byte]

OK so the deal is, I have maya 2009
I downloaded the Collada plugin v3.05B for maya 2009
As seen here

I cant for the life of me figure it out, I did a manual install of Collada since the auto installer couldn't fine maya Followed the instructions of where to place the files

But the issue is how to use the collada plugin once its there, how do I know if its working or does it have a specific import/export UI

if I open the plug in manager and try to load "collada" directly it gives me an error

Unable to dynamically load : C:/Program Files (x86)/Autodesk/Maya2009/bin/plug-ins/COLLADA.mll
The specified module could not be found.

the mll file is defiantly there, so I'm obviously doing something wrong

My goal is to import the hand animation to create new hand animations

Also, do I need to back export from amnesia's model editor tool back into collada so this will work?

[Frontcannon]

the mll file is defiantly there, so I'm obviously doing something wrong

ಠ_ಠ

[DIGI Byte]

the mll file is defiantly there, so I'm obviously doing something wrong

ಠ_ಠ

haha typo