Nikon .NEF Files - can not import these files - help please

Hi Folks.
I just made the plunge into the dslr world, purchasing a nikon d40x. I want to shoot raw files and work with the keepers in PS. I saw LR and watched several on-line tutorials by michael tate, and decided to DL the trial version. I'm running windows XP, and attempted to import 51 .nef files and 8 .jpg files. I got the .jpgs - no problem, but received an error message for the .nefs as an "unrecanized format." I am importing directly from the camera, not a card reader.
I have searched this forum quite a bit, and I am well aware of the perils of ver 1.0 anything, so I'm not totally surprised there are so many usability issues on this forum. I am surprised to learn that RAW files are not standardized, which seems counter productive to me. Cn you imagine various audio CDs that were proprietary? In reading this form, it appears I will need to focus on the .DNG format, as archival across multiple hardware is (or will be) important to me.
On another note, how does a company release even a 1.0 version that does not reliably import nikon and cannon raw files? aren't these the perhaps two most popular camera manufacturers world-wide. In searching this forum, I noticed issues with nikon and canon raw files. Presumably oly, fuji, sigma, minolta, panasonic, kodak, and others work perfectly fine.
I am prepared to wait while adobe gets this program ship shape, as LR looks like it is going to be a great program. Perhaps I need to get version 1.01, but I certainly do understand this: ver 1.0 is really a beta version, and were all beta testers!
Again, any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. If I have to wait on LR for a while, is there anyone out there who would recommend another program?
Thanks.
SP ~

D40X support should be available in ACR 4.1. Availability should be by the end of the week, according to dpreview. See
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07052901adobecameraraw41.asp
John

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