Missing Thumbnails with AVCHD files (.MTS, .MT2S) Elements V8

I have a Canon HD camcorder so this was a major issue for me.
I use Windows 7 and It works fine in windows explorer : AVCHD files display their thumbnail...
I downloaded a codec pack like k-lite but the result is no more Thumbnails in PSE8.
How can I get the thumbnail feature to work properly in photoshop elements 8 ?

Just received the following email in response to a question I had posted to Adobe...according to this thumbnail issue is supposed to work with v9. Have you still not seen it fixed?
Thanks for reporting the problem related to MTS file handling in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0. This problem has been taken care in 9th version, please try out in trial version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0 and it should work fine.
Download for Photoshop Elements 9.0 is available at https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop_elements&loc=en_us

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I did go back and confirm that I'm running the latest QT for my machine 7.7 (1680.34) according to the QT Player.
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 07:53:14 -0800
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Subject: Premiere Elements 4 audio won't play on mp4 files, codecs missing/unavailable on .mov files
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If you plan to edit MP4s, you definitely want to upgrade to a more current version of the program. If you can't install a current version of the program, you may need to address issues on your computer (such as an outdated operating system or underpowered hardware configuration).
Short of that, you could buy Quicktime Pro from Apple for $29. It will edit MP4s, even on a PC platform.
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No audio after importing AVCHD files

I have a Sony HDR-SR10 and when I import the AVCHD files into Premiere Elements 9.0 there is no audio track in the timeline and I can not hear the audio either. I've been reading all the other suggestions to this problem on the threads but I still have not been able to fix it. I do not have the trial version and the audio on my computer works fine, in fact when I play the videos in other programs, Picture Motion Browser and HP MediaSmart, I can hear the audio. I have tried importing both m2ts, mts and mpeg2 files but the audio still doesn't work. I have tried importing the video with both HD 1080i 30 5.1 channel and HD 1080i 30 both with no luck. Please let me know what else I can try to do in order to get the audio working?

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Format                            BDAV
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Format/Info                             Advanced Video Codec
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Format settings, CABAC        Yes
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Format settings, GOP             M=2, N=13
Codec ID                                 27
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Maximum bit rate                    16.0 Mbps
Width                                     1 440 pixels
Height                                    1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio              16:9
Frame rate                            25.000 fps
Color space                          YUV
Chroma subsampling            4:2:0
Bit depth                               8 bits
Scan type                             Interlaced
Scan order                           Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                 0.389
Stream size                          23.3 MiB (93%)
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The playback of the files is very very bad - even in low resolution.
Reverse playback starts after a delay of maybe 3 sec.
There are about 300+ clips in this project.
Everytime I open the project PrPro links (loads) all these files AGAIN - which takes apout 1 or 2 minutes.
Computer
Win7 64bit / PrPro CS 5 / nVidia Quadro 4000 / 24gb RAM / 2xQuadCore
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AVCHAD is Interfame - I think this causes the problems.
I tried to encode to DNxHD 120 but this is slow, too.
So, what should I do?
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