Can't download DW5.5. Error with Adobe Download Assistant

Question

I am getting error 100 with the Adobe Download Assistant (ADA). The log is below. IE can connect to https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway so why is ADA having problem? I wish Adobe didn't take away the direct download links. Searching the forums it seems lots of people are having problems with iADA and it must be causing support headache for Adobe.
My suggestion is for people who know what they're doing, provide the direct links. For people who don't know what to do after the download or have slow connection, they can use ADA.
6/27/2011 12:09:52.332 [ERROR] handleLoginFault - (mx.rpc::Fault)#0
  content = (Object)#1
  errorID = 0
  faultCode = "Client.Error.MessageSend"
  faultDetail = "Channel.Connect.Failed error NetConnection.Call.Failed: HTTP: Failed: url: 'https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/'"
  faultString = "Send failed"
  message = "faultCode:Client.Error.MessageSend faultString:'Send failed' faultDetail:'Channel.Connect.Failed error NetConnection.Call.Failed: HTTP: Failed: url: 'https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/''"
  name = "Error"
  rootCause = (mx.messaging.events::ChannelFaultEvent)#2
    bubbles = false
    cancelable = false
    channel = (mx.messaging.channels::SecureAMFChannel)#3
      authenticated = false
      channelSets = (Array)#4
      connected = false
      connectTimeout = -1
      enableSmallMessages = true
      endpoint = "https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/"
      failoverURIs = (Array)#5
      id = (null)
      mpiEnabled = false
      netConnection = (flash.net::NetConnection)#6
        client = (mx.messaging.channels::SecureAMFChannel)#3
        connected = false
        maxPeerConnections = 8
        objectEncoding = 3
        proxyType = "none"
        uri = "https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/"
      piggybackingEnabled = false
      polling = false
      pollingEnabled = true
      pollingInterval = 3000
      protocol = "https"
      reconnecting = false
      recordMessageSizes = false
      recordMessageTimes = false
      requestTimeout = -1
      uri = "https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/"
      url = "https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/"
      useSmallMessages = false
    channelId = (null)
    connected = false
    currentTarget = (mx.messaging.channels::SecureAMFChannel)#3
    eventPhase = 2
    faultCode = "Channel.Connect.Failed"
    faultDetail = "NetConnection.Call.Failed: HTTP: Failed: url: 'https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/'"
    faultString = "error"
    reconnecting = false
    rejected = false
    rootCause = (Object)#7
      code = "NetConnection.Call.Failed"
      description = "HTTP: Failed"
      details = "https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/flex2gateway/"
      level = "error"
    target = (mx.messaging.channels::SecureAMFChannel)#3
    type = "channelFault"

Answer 1

abdu wrote:
The Assistant is a Windows application which I expect it will download and install DW for me.  How is a browser involved in this scenario?
i don't have any of the CS products installed and the cleaner didn't have any work to do.
Sorry, I thought the Cleaner would do it.  Did another search and found these instructions to remove the download manager:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/400/kb400533.html
The browser is involved because it runs as a plugin of the browser.  Plugins are different for the browsers.  IE typically runs through ActiveX whereas other browsers run through a java enabled version.  By trying the download in another browser you can rule out where the problem lies.  Otherwise, I feel your only solution is to get in touch with Adobe support because this is a user-to-user community and there won't be much more help than KB articles.  Also with Adobe email support you can email them log files to look at.  It's along the process and will explain as you go.