PageMaker 7.0 file and InDesign 9

Hello,
I am new to InDesign. I just downloaded a Trial version of InDesign and it's version 9. I was unable to open any of my PM 7.0 documents with ID 9. I have been reading this forum and everyone said they can open PM docs with ID 6. How about ID 9?
I have gone through the manual and followed the instructions, still won't open.
If I need to use ID6 to open PM 7 docs, where can I download the old version?
Any suggestions/comments are much appreciated.
PS: I am using Windows 7 Pro.
Thank you.

Hi Bob,
I have a problem. I started my download of CS6 but my internet connection was disconnected. I went back to the link and tried to download again, but have been getting the following error:
"Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://trials2.adobe.com/AdobeProducts/IDSN/8/win32/InDesign_8_LS16.7z?" on this server.
Reference #18.dd080f17.1380385916.ef36a82"
I didn't get this error the first time I tried to download it. So what could be the problem? Please advise.
Thank you.

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