NEF Thumbnails do not show in Bridge CS4

I just installed Adobe CS4 Design Premium. I am using a NIKON camera and shoot in RAW. System is Windows XP.
I installed the Camera Raw plugin and can open the photos in PS but Bridge does not make thumbnails for these files. This was working with Bridge CS3.
Would appreciate any help.

In most cases problems with RAW files are one of 2 problems.
1. There is more than one version in the plug-in folder. Go to PS help/about plug-in/camera raw. Only one version should be listed.
2. The plug-in is in the wrong folder. It should be in program files/COMMON FILES/adobe/plug-ins/cs4/file formats.
Note: This based on CS3, not sure how CS4 does it with 64 and 32 bit version, but should be similar.

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                                    64.
                                Mar 2, 2009 9:37 PM
in response to:                                     (Tom_Hogarty)
                                Re: Camera Raw 5.2 and DNG Converter Available - Note from Adobe
                                Ian,
OK, I'm back already.
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                                    65.
                                Mar 2, 2009 9:50 PM
in response to:                                     (Tom_Hogarty)
                                Re: Camera Raw 5.2 and DNG Converter Available - Note from Adobe
                                Oh, shingles! >:(
I just reconnected my FireWire drive and, to my utter disgust and
horror, the Date Created was wiped out under who knows how many
thousands of images. >:( This despite having unmounted, disconnected
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                                    66.
                                Mar 2, 2009 11:20 PM
in response to:                                     (Tom_Hogarty)
                                Re: Camera Raw 5.2 and DNG Converter Available - Note from Adobe
                                At
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drive, restoring through the Tools > Cache > Build and Export Cache > for all folders and subfolders command the blank
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Ian, I won't trust you next time. :/*
* [emphasis added]
                                    67.
                                Mar 3, 2009 1:39 AM
in response to:                                     (Tom_Hogarty)
                                Re: Camera Raw 5.2 and DNG Converter Available - Note from Adobe
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