Indesign CS3 not opening CS3 files-Plugins MISSING

So I've searched some old posts with no answer to my situation. Most seem to be older ID CS's opening newer ID CS's. I'm opening a ID CS3 file with ID CS3 and it's giving me a list of missing plugins, a long list I might add. This is a supplied file from someone else but the get info indicates it is a CS3 doc. Any ideas? Running Mac 10.6 and ID CS3. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Two possibilities come to mind. You are really using InDesign CS version 3, not CS3 which is version 5, or the file you're receiving is CS4 or CS5.
Bob
Edit: just reread that. Because you only have CS3, that's the only thing the get info will know about since all ID files have INDD extensions. There is no doubt it's a CS4 or CS5 file.

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