Lightroom 4.1 - Importing CR2+jpeg.

I imported some CR2+jpeg files. These came from another computer where the jpeg's metadata fields had been thoroughly populated using Bridge, but the CR2's did not. (that computer could not read CR2's from a 5DMarkIII) I do not know how...and cannot find info on how to access the jpeg. The metadata filter only shows CR2's but the thumbnails indicate that the jpeg is there. (and the finder shows them too.) I just can't get to them.
I don't need the jpegs themselves...but I need to transfer the metadata to the CR2s!
Thanks for helping.

You need to:
1. Go to Preferences and check "Treat raw and jpeg as separate files".
2. Remove from catalog and reimport the raw+jpeg pairs (see note).
3. Use John Beardsworth's
Syncomatic<http://www.beardsworth.co.uk/lightroom/syncomatic/> plugin
to copy metadata from jpegs to raws.
Note: removing images from catalog loses any metadata added while they were
in the catalog.

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