Bridge CS5 Win Batch Rename sets milliseconds to 000

Am using BridgeCS5 (Windows7) to Batch Rename (either during download from Lexar Card Reader using Bridge, or during download from Canon 7D with Cable via Bridge- or to batch rename files already in a folder within Bridge)
when I use YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_milliseconds, milliseconds are set to 000 (thus photos are not in order necessarily if photos taken during burst mode), yet if I use YYYYMMMDD_HHMMSS_milliseconds, it sorts properly.
Have tried this multiple times, and it is *usually* reproducable - I did a batch rename on a subset of photos, and Bridge got the rename right, but then did a batch rename on the entire lot of photos, and preview said it would set the milliseconds to 000, even on the photos it got right in the subset-experiment
I need to use numeric month designation (MM) for proper file sequencing, as alpha (MMM) puts months out of chronological order.
I did NOT notice this problem in the past (say, 3-4 months ago) but it is possible I missed it.
I am NOT syncing multiple cameras or trying to integrate files from multiple cards.
BridgeCS5 is up to date with all patches.
(I checked the EXIF data on the files themselves, and it is correct, the milliseconds denote the proper image sequence, the camera is recording the files to card in correct sequence - in fact, exloring the card, all images are in proper sequence)
By having files renamed (without a sequence number added to the batch rename configuration) with milliseconds to 000, not only are they out of order, but Bridge is willing to have several files with the same exact name.
I'd be interested in a solution that allows me to continue using Bridge only for my workflow.
thanks - stir

Hi-
I see milliseconds (Canon 7D) listed as
(see Advanced tab)
3rd folder down titled "exif Properties"
eg: exif:DateTimeOriginal: 2011-07-30T10:43:12.64-04:00 whereby the camera has ordered the photos using 10:43:12.64, 10:43:12.99, etc when writing to the card. (I intepret the .64 and the .99 in these examples to be the milliseconds - am I mistaken?)
Realizing of course, the fact that Bridge is setting milliseconds to 000 is not the biggest concern, the biggest concern is that the photos are out of order when they are imported using the Batch Rename YYYYMMDD (but not when using YYYYMMMDD - notice the three M's there)
This error occurs whether telling Bridge to sort specifically via Time or not - Bridge (when using YYYYMMDD) will reorder the images even if I don't add HHMMSS and milliseconds to the sort, or even if I do - the problem seems to be the YYYYMMDD - it may also be other Date-sorting, but so far I have only used the one (that doesn't work) and the other (that does, but is useless for keeping the dates/months in numerical order)
Again, on CF card, the photos are properly ordered, as evidenced by the subject matter and the milliseconds shown in the DateTimeOriginal exif data
But in Bridge, when batch renaming, the order of the photos is mixed up, and this is evidenced by the new file names (say, if I add a sequence number to the rename)
btw, I have Bridge rename set to preserve XMP data and original file name, but whether I do or not doesn't seem to matter.
I'm shooting JPGs in Burst Mode (shouldn't matter, as the files on card are properly ordered)
(so far I have had 2 Canon reps tell me there are no milliseconds, but the exif data clearly shows that, I think? - I have sent them a screen shot of the file info, showing the exif field, and have not since heard a response saying "nuh uh"... it's still early in the day, though they normally respond within 30 minutes)
Thank you for your time - Stir

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