How do I redownload Photoshop CS5?

Question

I purchased Photoshop CS5 (Extended) in Feb. 2011. I recently had to get my computer repaired, so I backed everything up on an external hard drive. The repair place had to replace my motherboard and thus swiped my computer clean. When I got my computer back, I tried searching through my external hard drive, but Photoshop was not saved on it for some reason, even though all of my other programs were.
I signed onto the Adobe website and searched through my order history hoping to redownload it from there, but it says that I have not purchased anything more than 30 days ago, even though I did. Photoshop is still listed as one of my "products in use" and I have the serial number for it still, I just am not sure how to redownload it onto my computer.

Answer 1

if you follow all 7 steps you can dl a trial here:  http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html
and activate with your serial.
if you have a problem dl'g, you didn't follow all 7 steps.  the most common error involves failing to meticulously follow steps 1,2 and/or 3 (which adds a cookie to your system enabling you to download the correct version from adobe.com).