View CR2 files in 64 bit Windows Vista and XP

The default installation of Windows Vista doesn’t support Canon’s RAW codec - CR2. Thankfully, Canon does offer a CR2 codec for Vista. Unfortunately, it only supports the 32-bit flavour of the OS.
For a 64-bit version, we have to rely on a third-party provider. Ardfry Imaging have notified us that they have a CR2 codec [...]