Opening an idml file in indesign cs5

I'm trying to open an idml file in cs5 on a mac.  I can't upgrade to cs5.5 without upgrading everything else.
When I open the file, I'm not able to see the "high res display" images or the preview images.  Am I missing plugins? or what?
Can anyone tell me how to get this to work?
Thanks.

Do you have the links? .idml doesn't store previews, so they need to be regenerated, and that can only be done if ID can locate the links.

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