Need help opening files created on Mac in PC

Please help!  Our old Mac is down and I need to access some files on our network that were created in PM 5.  I'm now using a PC that I downloaded the trial of PM 7 onto in hopes of being able to access these files and convert them to InDesign CS4.
Here's my problem:
When I try to open a PM 5 (or even a PM 6.5) file created on the Mac using the PM 7 on the PC I get this message:  "File cannot be translated to PC and converted to new version at the same time."  Does anyone know how to get around this?  Is there another program that will translate the Mac file to PC?

miz_nrg wrote:
I've read on here that people running Windows XP with SP3 have also had issues with PageMaker files.  Could that be the root of my issues?
this only applies to CS2 and PM files.
A co-worker has a MacBook that they're going to bring in next week so I can transfer the files.  Is this just going to be a matter of me opening the files on the Mac and saving them as a pmd file on our network drive, then going into my PC and opening them in either PM7 or InDesign (which is where I'll be doing all the updates)?
This will not work. Pagemaker needs to run in Classic on a Mac running OSX. A MacBook is an Intel chip and does not support Classic. You either need an old Mac that boots OS9 or a PowerPC Mac that will run Classic. As long as they are PM6 or better they should open no problem in IDCS3 and 4.
My offer still stands if you need to get started.

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