Issue opening .cp files in Captivate 5

Good evening,
I am having issues opening some of our .cp files in Captivate 5. We are currently in the process of converting .cp -> .cptx -> HTML5. I handful of project files, when trying to open, this is what I get:
Just to clarify;
The file is not open already
I have more than enough hard drive space
CPU usage, as well as RAM usage is less than 25%
They are reading as .cp files, and this isn't the only file that is doing this
Any help would be greatly appreciated regarding what might be going on.
Regards,
Geoffrey

I found a workaround. If I open in Captivate 3, overwrite the file, then resave, it seems to open fine in Captivate 5. Ultimately, I wish there weren't so many hoops to jump through just to get these bad boys converted to HTML5. The process now is;
Open .cp in Captivate 3
Save in Captivate 3
Open .cp in Captivate 5
Save as .cptx
Open .cptx in Captivate 7
Publish to HTML5
Save in Captivate 7
Is there an easier way to this process?

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