What's up with Adobe Application Manager CS6?

Question

If I select within Pr (CS6): Help > Updates...
here is the resulting update check (as expected):
But...
if I directly run Application Manager either from the Start Menu shortcut,
or by running the executable file (PDapp.exe) in this location:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core\
Here is the message I get:
(Not logged in with my Adobe ID.)
'Sup with that?
notes:
This is the first time I have tried to run AAM since this series of events
on 7/6 (I was logged in with my Adobe ID at the time)
The steps I took on 7/6:
- Ran Adobe Application Manager from the Start Menu shortcut.
- Normal AAM interface appeared (as pictured in first image above).
- Once connected, the AAM interface immediately disappeared,
and a small progress bar appeared stating:
"Updating Adobe Application Manager".
(No screen shot available)
- At about 50-75% completion of the progress bar, an icon appeared
on my desktop called: "Adobe Creative Cloud".
- At about 95% completion of the progress bar, the update stalled.
- I killed the stalled AAM update in the Task Manager, then rebooted.
After reboot, these processes had been added to startup:
- Creative Cloud.exe
- Adobe CEF Helper.exe
I killed these two unwanted processes in the Task Manager,
then uninstalled "Creative Cloud.exe" using:
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features
After reboot, the two unwanted processes
were no longer present in the Task Manager.
Now that I am logged in with my Adobe ID, I am going to run
AAM again from the Start Menu shortcut and see what happens.
UPDATE EDIT:
I am now logged in and I have just tried again
to run AAM from the Start Menu shortcut.
Error:

Answer 1

And going over curvy roads with my wife driving? No way. As long as I am driving I am OK. With someone else, anyone else, not so much.
On those, I usually get to drive. Last time that we came over from Temecula to Palm Desert, through Anza, I tightened up the suspension, put the anti-slip on full, and lit the fires in her AMG. Out of Anza, there were headlamps behind us, but they disappeared instantly. We had some slush on the road, but the big MB hung in there nicely. When we got down, it took almost 45 mins. for the next car to approach. We were already into our second course, and third glass of wine.
It was kinda' like the last time that I did The Road to Hana, http://www.frommers.com/destinations/maui/0015020319.html. Some locals had written into the Maui paper, about "tourists" hanging up traffic. Well, I did that road in 53 mins., from the Hana cutoff (Paia near Mama's Fish House) to Hana, and not one local stayed in my rearview mirror, for more than a minute, after I passed each one, plus a few dozen "tourists." Now, on the way back, I did stop to see the streams, that we crossed at about 50 mph, just to see what we missed. I am sure that the locals then wrote in about the "crazed tourists," who drifted through each of the 189 curves, and over the 82 bridges. They should not have thrown down the gauntlet. If I had had the AMG, I think that I could have done that trip in less than 45 mins.. If I had had the XKE, I would think that about 35 mins. would be doable, depending on construction.
To this day, my S-I-L will ONLY ride the High Country, if I am driving. Unlike my loving wife, she trusts me with every move.
Now, if I had Mitchell's TT, who knows how quickly I could do The Road to Hana, and especially if the "locals" threw down the gauntlet? Of course, his sticky tires, and brake pads would need replacing, but hey, that is life "in the fast lane." I'd love to have that road closed, with a Porche 939 Turbo, and racing rubber.
Hunt
PS - sorry about the sickness. I had one bad bout, but think that it was due to bad fish. My father almost did not let me live that one down, but it was a "one-n-only" situation, and I was about 13. Yeah, bad fish for lunch.