Tom have you checked in the Hardware/Technical forum?  I recall your problems before with service pack 2, and your gear is similar to my own and I  did not have any problems.. Yes I do believe that the rawshooter style of raw handling is intended to be part of Adobe new workflow..

According to Adobe, the theory behind Lightroom is to provide a single environment that has all of the functions photographers most commonly need to perform on their images. Lightbox includes tools for importing, organizing, correcting, printing and showcasing large volumes of digital images.

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt