The RAW setting in Bridge is not working. Reply to Curt y

Question

Normally, when I open the image file it shows all the thumbnail images, with the file names and CR2.; then I click a thumbnail to highlight it. Then, the small round icon in the toolbar is dark, and when the cursor is over it , it says “Open in Camera Raw” .
When the icon is clicked, the file opens to a large working image for editing.
NOW, there are no thumbnail images, just the blank icons for each file, and the small circle on the toolbar is grey, and doesn’t do anything.
When I double-click a file, (without knowing which image it is because there is no thumbnail) it opens directly into photoshop.
I need the thumbnails, and I need to open them in Camera Raw.

Answer 1

I never notied that icon before, and I've been using Bridge for 7 years.
Usually, when you have no image previews for raw files, this means that your Camera Raw plug-in is older than your camera. People always come across this problem when they use a new camera with older software.
To be sure, we need to know which camera you are using, and which version of Camera Raw. To save typing this out for the three-thousandth time, please follow this page which I wrote earlier:
http://yphotography.co.uk/articles/get-adobe-camera-raw-acr-open-photos/
This covers the subject, which is by far the most commonly asked question about opening raw files by a country mile.
If everything checks out fine, let us know. If not, give us more information and we may be able to fix this for you.
PS. Please just open one discussion per problem. There are three threads on this now. It makes it difficult to follow.