'failed to open the PDF file' error - Indesign CS3 on Mac

Hi,
Whenever I place PDFs that were created by any other app besides indesign or Illustrator I get a 'failed to open the PDF file' error, previously these PDFs were fine to place but all of a sudden they're not... Help?
I'm not too keen on opening in Illustrator and resaving for the rest of the foreseeable future either...
Jared

Thanks for the reminder, Scott.
http://indesignsecrets.com/failed-to-open-pdf-error-show-options-to-fix-it.php
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