Same file name - Different extension - Viewing problem

Question

I know this has been written about quite a bit and I have searched through the posts but I cannot find a solution to my problem. I shoot RAW, import then into Lightroom, make changes, import into CS3 & make more changes, save as a .psd file; no problem so far. I use Neat Image on some files that need the noise reduction so in CS3 I save the .psd as a .tif, run it through Neat Image and save it to the same directory where the RAW and .psd files are. Go back to Lightroom and no .tif file. If you "find" the file in Lightroom it shows up but shows as the .psd file. I have tried unstacking and everything else I can think of but I cannot make the .tif file display. I can go back to CS3 and locate the file through it but if in a few months or however long it takes me to forget that the .tif is there, the .tif will be lost in never never land. Bottom line, how do I get Lightroom to show ALL files, no matter name, extension, etc?
I am using Version 1.3.1 on Windows XP, 2Gigs ram, 3.4 Gig P4 processor

Answer 1

This issue was argued down to skeletal remains in beta and after. Adobe finally rlented somewhat and allowed the importation of files with same name and the RAW and jpeg extensions, because for one good reason some cameras produce both and some shooters utilize both for differring purposes.
Jao,
I will disagree with your reading of what is standard. That MS's stupid explorer or anything else won't show extensions is immaterial. First, anyone wanting to work at any speed and efficiency will be using something like Total Commander instead of Explorer, and it and virtually every other app I own shows extensions and treats files with the same name but differing extensions as unique files unto themselves--as it should be.
After all it is digital data in the file that is unique. The extension is a tag to tell you and the computor how to deal with that data. The content is not identical, and therefore it ought not be treated as if it were by any application.
Anyone with an interest in wasting several hours can trace the arduous wailing at the LR team to treat the extension as part of a unique name. As I said bdefore, they did make some concessions. Hopefully, they will go the whole distance soon.