"file is damaged and cannot be repaired" CS3 to CS4

hello,
I was emailed an illustrator CS3 file which I cannot open in CS4. I can open in CS3 but when I try to open in CS4 I get error "this file is damaged and cannot be repaired"
when I open in CS3 I get a message about font inconsistency...but the file still opens.
any suggestions?

Lara,
yes it said something like "some fonts are not supported..etc...would you like to open the file anyway." (sry cant remember verbatim...I had a friend of mine try to open it on her comp which has cs3).
I believe CS3 should substitute the fonts in question, or at least give you the option to substitute them. Did you try saving it from CS3 (with or without font substitution) and then opening in CS4 as I suggested?
CS4 may be more particular than CS3 when it comes to fonts. Illy is more particular than most applications (some applications open files with corrupt fonts that she flatly refuses), and she may have become more particular over the years.

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