Problems installing InDesign CS3 updaters on Mavericks OS

After getting a new hard drive installed on my MacBook Pro and getting Mavericks OS, I had to reinstall InDesign CS3. I re-installed CS3 with my original DVD and downloaded the most current updater - 5.0.4 associated with InDesign. This updater when installing, is behaving weird. It is taking an unusally long time and not finishing the download process at all. InDesign also does not want to open any of my files.
Any ideas on what is going on? I am not yet ready to upgrade to Adobe CC.
Thanks in advance!

I have just been through this loop and, like you, don't want to use CC.
The updater hung repeatedly, but after I'd killed it, I appear to have a working v 5.0.4, although I've not tested it in anger yet. The only issue so far is that the updater crashes unfailingly on launch. However, as 5.0.4 is the last version, this is just an irritation.
Does anyone know how to kill the updater for good?

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s c perks Oct 14, 2014 6:04 AM
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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:10:13 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Printing problems with InDesign CS3 with Mac OS 10.6.3
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