Teaching RAW to PC and Mac users of Elements

Dear friends,
My problem arises from the fact that I am teaching Photoshop Elements to students, some of whom are on the Mac platform and others are using PC's with windows (XP and Vista)
I access RAW from Bridge. How do Windows users access RAW and how do they set up RAW to deal with jpegs.
On my Mac, that preference is available from Bridge. Is it possible to explain to me how to do this from a Windows oeprating system?
I am not taking limited class time to teach Bridge or Organizer. We are working on adjdusting images (jpegs) from the Editor.
When I open a RAW file in Version 6 (Mac) it automatically opens the Elements version of Bridge. However, I can't get Elements version of Bridge to open as a browser because my laptop also has CS3 installed and Elements defaults to using this more advanced version of Bridge. This doesn't help me teach students who only have the version of Bridge that ships with Elements version 6 for Mac.
Thanks for your help.
Mary Lou

Barbara, if I continue to do this, I will first need to update my laptop. I still am using a G4 iBook. Then I could install windows. As it is, most of my instruction is on Elements for Beginners and for them, I don't even get beyond mentioning RAW.
I use an iMac at home but got a small laptop when the purpose was to take it traveling with me.
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