Cannot View Images in Bridge, only CR2 icons show

Question

In Bridge,CS3, After I open the folder I want, all I see is the orange colored Icons (CR2)of my raw Images. If I click on a given Icon the image comes up, but it is not possible to review(SEE)all the images at the same time , which I could do in CS2, once I opened a given folder.
Walt

Answer 1

The second thing to try isn't "destructive". It is to verify that Photoshop is the application associated with your CR2 files. To do this in MS Windows:
1) Open an Explorer window (My Documents, etc.)
2) Select menu Tools => Folder Options
3) Select the File Types tab.
4) Scroll down to the CR2 file type, and select it. (Is it really .CR2?)
5) In the panel at the bottom should be "Opens with Adobe Photoshop". If not:
5.1) Click the Change button and select Photoshop from the resulting application list.
5.2) If Photoshop isn't listed, click the Browse button and browse to the folder where Photoshop is installed. It may be C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3.
If the above doesn't help, the third thing to try will remove your Bridge preferences, which obviously deletes any preferences you have set. See the FAQs for specific instructions, which are:
1) Hold down Ctrl+Shift+Alt keys (and keep holding them throughout this process.)
2) Start Bridge. This may not work from QuickLaunch panel or the Recent Application List. It's best to select Start => All Programs => Adobe CS3 => Bridge. (which might vary on your computer)
3) AFTER the 3-option Reset Preferences dialog appears, you can finally release the Ctrl+Shift+Alt keys you've been holding down.
4) There are three options of which preferences to reset. I ALWAYS try the least destructive first (purge all cache), but I have NEVER had satisfactory results without turning on all three checkboxes.