Converting object libraries from indesign 2.0 to CS3

Hi !
I work for a company which needs to convert the object libraries created on Indesign 2.0
to work on Indesign CS3. Is there a way to do that? Object libraries are compatible within Indesign versions?
regards
Cicero Lira

I created an object library on Indesign 2.0 and did the conversion to work on CS3. But the program crashes during it. I had success when i tried to open the library on Indesign CS.
It works perfectly. But, when did the conversion from CS to CS3 it occurred the same problem ( the crash). Í downloaded the CS3 updates ( I'm using 5.0.3 version) and my OS is windows XP.

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