Can't open or print .PMD files in Pagemaker 7.01 or InDesign CS or CC... HALP!

Good afternoon. I have Pagemaker 7.01 on a Windows 8.1 desktop - and have been using it just fine - until this past Wednesday - when suddenly, a file I've been able to open and print stopped working, and now every time I open Pagemaker, I get a PLUGIN ERROR message: "Plug-in cannot be completed. Some systems operations failed. [7212] [4816]" I checked for a fix, and all the postings suggested were I download a Reg Cleaner (BIG mistake... MAJOR scam, if ever there was one) and/or delete as many of my unused fonts, as that would be the culprit(s). Nope. Didn't fix a thing... relating to the issues we're having. I even attempted to open a back-up file - and got the same prompt. Ditto on a different computer (running Windows 7). SAME error message. I tried to access the file in InDesign, but - InDesign says it "may not support the file format, or a plug-in that supports the file format may be missing. I am lost without being able to access these files and print them. Does anyone have any suggestions?!
Sandy Korda
Curator
Orwell Museum
[email protected]

Have you tried opening one of the PM files with CS3?
If so, the result might range from acceptable to not so good. Part of it depends on the images being embedded or link, and the fonts. Sometimes the phase of the moon seems to come into play (not really, but it seems like that at times).
If you have your install for PM, you might hunt down an XP Pro computer and try installing PM on it you may have better success.
If you would like someone else to try, you would need to ZIP up the PM file(s) and upload to dropbox.com or another file sharing server and provide a link. If the files are sensitive, consider uploading them and sharing the link to download privately through the private messaging here.
Mike

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