CS2 Premium to InDesign 5.5 (only) serial number failure

I have put off upgrading for too long, but a switch to Lion forced my hand. I have the full CS2 Premium package. I bought the upgrade for InDesign only. Clearly, much has changed since my initial purchase several years ago, and I can't find the disk. My laptop hasn't upgraded to Lion, yet - thankfully? - so CS2 is still running. But the serial number there is coming up short...
I have seen the suggestion to call or contact customer support, but none is available. What burns me up is that I just chatted with support prior to purchase, and now that I'm dead in the water and desperate I can't even get a chat window or schedule a call.
Please help!

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