ERROR: E_ADEPT_IO Activate Error %20#2032

[Bob_Larue]

I have tried many times today (11/8) to authorize my new Astak EZReader Pocket Pro device but always get the subject error message a short time after being told that Adobe Digital Editions is "Connecting to Authorization Server".  This new reader is a replacement for a defective unit which authorized without a problem about one month ago.  Any suggestions for getting around this problem will be greatly appreciated.

I forgot to mention a very wierd attendant problem:  each time I try the device authorization and get this error message, I find that my internet connection has been lost and the only way I can restore it is to shut down and restart.  As long as I don't attempt the ADE device authorization, my internet connection (via Verizon FiOS) functions normally. This one really has me stumped.

[Bob_Larue]

Additional updated information from initial poster:  I am working actively and closely with the E-reader device support team to determine if the problem is being caused by the reader rather than with Digital Editions.  A further update will be posted just as soon as a determination is made one way or the other.