InDesign CS5 - Cannot open File. Please upgrade your plug-ins to their latest version, or ....

InDesign CS5 - Impossible to open a lot of indd. file. You can see exactly what happen in the fallow screenshot. Updates and upgrades done.
What can I do for open those indd. ??? tx

what patch? i have to get a patch for each version THEY have? my editor sent me an indesign file from an older version also and could not open that.
after much searching, i did what some suggeted and bought SOXY software for $20, acting like a filter, and it worked great this weekend, not sure if the OTHERS will be able to RE-open the files but that's their business, i guess. i'm angry at adobe for not having a go-between for this. i've been advised to NOT go searching after the long list of plug-ins but if you know of a patch or update that will fix these i would be eternally grateful!
thanks!
lisa

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Are you certain it's the same version? You'd need to have purchased new media for the PC.
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You could ask your marketing department to export an IDML file from CS5, which you can open up in CS4, but it might fail horribly (and it's guaranteed to lay out incorrectly if they've used any tools in CS5 that aren't in CS4). If you rely on this workflow, by regularly using a document going back and forth between CS5 and CS4, chances are very, very good that it will fail at a critical moment. The only really safe thing to do here is to get everyone using the same version of InDesign.

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thanks Bob, but i created this file in cs2 the same program i am trying to open it up in.
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I come from the Cosmos and I can assure you we have sent no "Rays" to your puny Earth Planet today!(*)
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(*) Yes, I know, this incident would not have been "today." Consider it time dilation.

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Peter, sorry. I was not intending to insult any of you forum people, and I do appreciate your comments. I was just frustrated at Adobe's lack of assistance, even when I call tech support. Very abrupt, and not helpful at all.
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