DNG Preview in Bridge CS3

I recently converted all my NEF's (from a Nikon D70s) to DNG files using Adobe DNG Converter 4.3.1. I use Lightroom to do most all of my cataloging and post processing however I went into Bridge the other day for the first time in a while and noticed that I none of the DNG have a preview other than the standard .DNG adobe icon. Why? Am I missing something I've gone through preferences of both Bridge and the DNG converter. Bridge sees the .NEF files perfectly.
Cheers
Ben

Ben,
Couple of ideas -
Is Bridge is totally up-to-date?
Have you tried resetting your Bridge preferences? Hold down the Option key (Mac Alt on Windows) and launch Bridge. You should get a dialog box that will give you the option to trash the prefs.
If that didnt fix it, are you sure that the Camera Raw plugin is installed correctly and working? You mentioned that Bridge displays your NEF previews but do they open into CR? If all is well with CR, then the next thing Id try is copying a few of the DNGs to a new folder and then do some quick edits to them. Make sure the Camera Raw preference under DNG File Handling is set to Update embedded JEPG previews. That will force a new preview to be built. If you still cant see them, Im out of ideas other than the more drastic step of reinstalling Bridge...
Hope that helps-
Greg

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