Cannot Open PDF in Photoshop

I have a PDF file that I cannot open in Photoshop (it works in the PDF viewer).
The message is: "could not open x.pdf because it is not a Photoshop PDF file"
I did try to open file type PDF generic but that did not work either. My first attempt was merely double-clicking on the file name.
I am on Windows XP and using Photoshop 7.0
Thanks

I'm having the same problem opening a PDF in PS7.0. I created the PDF in Acrobat 9 pro.
The image I selected, copied & pasted from pdf to ps worked, but was too pixlated.
You mentioned there might be a security setting in Acrobat 9 that might prevent me from opening it in PS7.0?
If so, is there any way to turn that off so I can open that pdf I created in ps?
I didn't have this problem when I had Acrobat 8 pro.

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