How to import NEF into Lightroom 3?

[KongKurs]

Just installed Lightroom 3.5 on my fathers pc, and being very new to the programme, I cannot remember having any problems on my Mac to import NEF raw files from my Nikon.
But even though the Camera Raw Compatibility in Lightroom Preferences is set to "Camera Raw 5.4 and later" it doesn't show any NEF files when importing..

Why is this? Having tried to look everywhere online with no real answers, it seems like an uncommon issue?

I just tried installing Camera Raw 6.5, but it didn't change anything... ?

 

[D-B-J]

I've never had a problem.. That is weird.

 

[KongKurs]

Does the Camera Raw has to appear as a plugin? Because the plugin rolldown menu is empty...

 

[Big Mike]

Try installing Nikon RAW codec for windows.
more info: Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for 64 bit Vista or Windows 7

 

[KongKurs]

Try installing Nikon RAW codec for windows.
more info: Nikon RAW (NEF) Codec for 64 bit Vista or Windows 7

It was a good suggestion, but it didn't work...
Is Camera Raw a plugin that has to be installed/placed in a certain way?
The camera is a Nikon D80..

 

[Big Mike]

The Nikon D80 should be compatible with any version of Lightroom.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

My D80 NEF files work great in LR3

 

[KongKurs]

Problem solved.. Being completely frustrated that it didn't work, I completely missed that the sorting of the files was off. "Capture time" solved the problem, I guess the NEF files was there all along