HT1338 Even though I have the Pages 5.0.1 installed as the default software, I still receive the message "You need a newer version of pages to open this document."  HELP!

Even though I have the Pages 5.0.1 installed as the default software, I still receive the message “You need a newer version of pages to open this document.”  HELP!

Please clarify....
Mac OS X (10.4.6)
What your system profile shows yet, you posted in the ML forums.

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