All,
I just wanted to make everyone aware that the issue revolving around Nikon Camera RAW thumbnails in Explorer and Gallery seems to be fixed.

You can find a solution here:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vist a.file_management/browse_thread/thread/7a4e967f3729ca6c/f2ad f2640ce1f350?lnk=st&q=%22thanks+in+advance.+-+CES%22& ;rnum=2&hl=en#f2adf2640ce1f350

- CES