Linked cdr files causing problems in InDesign

I have a Pagemaker file I am trying to open in InDesign. The PageMaker file has linked Corel Draw (cdr) files in the document. When I open the PageMaker file in InDesign, I am having problems with linked cdr files. The graphics come out blurry and I am unable to re-link them from InDesign. The linked cdr files are crisp and clean in PageMaker. If I try Windows\Links and then click on any cdr graphic, the options to relink, go to link, update link or edit orignal are all disabled. There are 2 machines with InDesign on them with the same specs and it happens on both of them.
Here are the machine specs on software: Windows XP SP2, Adobe PageMaker 7.0, InDesign CS3 Ver 5.0, Corel Draw 8 Ver 8.232

So my question is how to re-link these files? Can it be done with InDesign? Is there a compatability problem with InDesign and Corel Draw files? I would prefer not to have to start from scratch with the document.

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