Kodak Photo Cds

Hi everyone,
Recently, I was given several Kodak Photo cds ( yes, I belong to the century club) and was wondering if there is a way I can view them with CS3 or CS4 and if they can be viewed with Bridge.
thanks
ukku

>IMG0001.PCD
If double-clicking in WinExplorer doesn't open the file, I think you're going to have to go to Kodak's web site and find viewer or converter software
Or maybe Google for a PCD plug-in for Photoshop
Hmm... just thinking out loud here... does the CD have an autorun?
I can't imagine that Kodak meant those CDs to only be viewed by the person who bought the software, so I would think there should be an autorun to start viewing software
But, again, I've never actually seen one, so that is only "theory" that may not match actuality

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