Cannot open beta files in IDCS4 - VERY FRUSTRATED

I just installed the full version of IDCS4 and receive the following error when trying to open files I created while part of the InDesign CS4 Beta test.
Cannot open "document name"
The document was edited by a pre-release version of InDesign.
Is there ANY way to open these files in CS4? Or are these files complete garbage now?
I created cross-references that will not hold if I export to CS3.inx

If you were a an authorized member of the beta program you would have
received directions on how to convert those files. If you weren't
monitoring those announcements (which you certainly should have been)
then contact your beta administrator.
Bob

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