Open InDesign CS4 files in CS4 in Windows 7

Hi!
I want to open InDesign CS4 files in in InDesign CS4 but it opens with InDesign CS3. What can I do?
I also tried 'open with' by right clicking and select a default program but that didn't work for me. I also downloaded registry files from 'Windows 7 forum' to restore registry settings of 'open with', even that didn't work.
How can I manually change registry settings to open ID CS4 files in IDCS4?
Please help me!
I'm weird of manually dragging and droping inDesing files to inDesign program window.
Should I uninstall IDCS3 and reinstall it?
Thanks.

Did you install CS3 after CS4?
In any event, you might want to try this:
http://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/downloads/lightning-brain-soxy/
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