Adobe Community Help Search - Unexpected Error?

Adobe Photoshop Elements version 9.0.3, Win7 64bit
When I launch Photoshop Elements Help and arrive at Adobe Community Help and then enter any word in the Search box (upper left), there is no response for  several minutes, then this appears:
(An unexpected error has occurred.  Please try your search again.)
Can anyone suggest the cause, and perhaps a solution?

The cause is that the help files aren't in that location anymore. The workaround would be to download the pdf files, which you can find here:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/992825?tstart=0
and use those instead of the in-program links.

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