Using Nikon NEF Plugin for Adobe PhotoShop 7 without installing any Nikon software.

I had many problems being able to load Nikon NEF files for editing on my system, as i was unable to install the Nikon apps due to it not being compatible with my operating system (Windows 2003 Server). This was using PhotoShop 7 and the free Nikon PictureProject. If you have a different camera (mine is a D70) then the files in the \profiles folder will probably de different.

After much messing around i have a solution that allows you to manually install the Nikon NEF plug in for PhotoShop without installing the Nikon applications.

Make a copy of the following Nikon files and copy them to your C:\Windows\System32\ folder:

NEFLibrary3PS.dll
Asteroid6.dll
Strato4.dll
StdFilters3PS.dll
DRAGNK1.dll
RedEye.dll
CML.dll
picn20.dll 

Make a copy of the following Nikon files and copy them to your C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats\ folder: 

Nikon YCC TIFF.8BI
Nikon NEF Plugin LE.8bi

Make a copy of the following Nikon files and copy them to your C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Profiles\ folder:

Nk0080.lns
NKAdobe.icm
NKApple.icm
NKBruce.icm
NkCBoost.nlc
NKCIE.icm
NKCMatch.icm
NKCMYK.icm
NKD1_NEF.icm
NKDBase_NEF.icm
NKGrayG18.icm
NKGrayG22.icm
NKLab.icm
NKLch2.icm
NkLchCal.nlc
NKMonitor_Mac.icm
NKMonitor_Win.icm
NKNTSC.icm
NKsRGB.icm
NKWide.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0706_00_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0708_05_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0710_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0712_01_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0713_00_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0717_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0720_00_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0727_00_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0734_00_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0738_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_4_0741_00_308.icm
Nkx_D70_5_0787_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_5_0794_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_5_0801_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_5_0808_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_5_0815_03_308.icm
Nkx_D70_5_0822_03_308.icm

Start Adobe PhotoShop and you should find the Nikon NEF and Nikon TIF in the file types area of the Open File dialog.

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