Opening Indesign 2.0 files in CS4?

Hello, I have InDesign CS4 and I need to update some older assembly manuals that were made in 2.0. Is there any way to open them in CS4? When I try, InDesign just crashes without an error message or anything. I've tried on both Mac and PC. I've searched for Plugins, exporters, et cetera. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Erick

They should open. Not really sure what the problem is without more detail.
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