There is a "Power Toy" for XP to allow thumbnails/previews for RAW pictures.
However, I have been searching for something similar for Vista with no luck.
I have a Nikon DSLR and would like to be able to use Win Explorer to view the
.NEF files like I do for .jpgs.
> There is a "Power Toy" for XP to allow thumbnails/previews for RAW
> pictures. However, I have been searching for something similar for
> Vista with no luck. I have a Nikon DSLR and would like to be able to
> use Win Explorer to view the .NEF files like I do for .jpgs.
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Maybe the following links will be useful:
Nikon RAW Codec Download
http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/
RAW Support in Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/2ame53
Microsoft PhotoBlog Frequently Asked Questions:
http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/pages/faq.aspx

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Barb Bowman - 30 Jul 2007 11:15 GMT
Nikon absolutely refuses to support Vista x64 users with a raw codec
(and also refuses to supply support for x64 on their utilities and
programs). They have no intention of doing this, either.
>Nikon RAW Codec Download
>http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/
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babaloo - 30 Jul 2007 16:51 GMT
There is no reason why Nikon should support a 64 bit OS. If someone is
adventurous/foolish enough to think they can rely on a 64 bit version of a
non-functional 32 bit OS then, well, caveat emptor.
> Nikon absolutely refuses to support Vista x64 users with a raw codec
> (and also refuses to supply support for x64 on their utilities and
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> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/