Opening a MAC generated file of Indesign CS3 with a PC

I have a MAC generated .indd file (CS3) and cannot open it with my PC version of Indesign CS3. When I try to open the documennt the content manager pops up and says "Cannot open "file name" file" It gives a suggestion of updating to a newer version of Indesign, checking for updates, or updating plugins. Is there any way to open a MAC generated indd file on a PC? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hi Bob,
I actually have it in CS 2, 3, and 4, but all of those versions are created
on a MAC. I can have it created in any version, but I only have version
3.0.1 on my PC, which is the only computer I have Indesign on. I have also
tried opening it in an INX file, without any success.. Any suggestions?
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