Installing FW CS3 killed PNG thumbnails (Windows 7)

Hello all,
I recently installed Fireworks CS3 onto a Windows 7 64-bit machine. I just discovered that Windows Explorer no longer displays thumbnails for existing PNG files, which are now associated with Fireworks. What can I do to get thumbnail functionality back?
Thanks!

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