Thinkpad R52 Recovery Disks -- HELP!

I recently bought a set of Thinkpad R52 Recovery Disks from "ThinkpadRestore.com," and they sent me an incomplete set!
I have all the disks except "Product Recovery CD #2." They won't answer my emails or their phone or the voice messages I've left them. So I'm dead in the water here. I'm going to have to dispute the purchase through Paypal.
I have tons of work to do, and I can't find any way to get this one CD.
Can anyone help me on this? I've looked on the web and don't see any other alternative suppliers. Could someone possibly help me? Does anyone have this one CD? Dropbox? Something?
Thanks for any help you can suggest.
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Hello and welcome,
There's a fairly recent conversation about that vendor over here: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T61-and-prior-T-series-ThinkPad/Is-this-a-legitimate-company/td-p/880009
Doesn't look too good
I don't know if Lenovo support still has R52 media available. Give them a call: 1-800-426-7378, 24 hr / 7 days
That's where I'd go first for legit recovery media in the US.
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