InDesign CS4 Error Message 148:3

Went to launch CS4 this morning I got this error message and it stated that the license stopped working. I called support only to learn CS4 no longer supported. Yikes! I got a book I'm suppose to get to a printer today!
Suggestions?

Windows or Mac?
There are some Knowledgbase articles that deal with this that may help you (but without knowing the OS I can't give you links). It would also help to know the exact wording of the error message (and if you google that exact wording you'll probably come up with the articles, as well as older threads here that deal with this problem). The fix is usually fairly simple -- a licensing service patch to download or a folder to rename.

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