Cannot Open File error CS4 upgrade plug-ins

My business partner has been working on an indesign file and when I try to open it on my system running CS4 i get the following error message.
"upgrade your plug-ins to their latest versions or upgrade to the latest version"
Am I missing something here? Excuse my ignorance : He's working in CS4 as well version 6.
Thanks

simple_photo wrote:He's working in CS4 as well version 6.
And what version are you working in? If Version 6 (CS4 -- version 4 is CS2), is ir patched to AT LEAST 6.0.5

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