SAXException when loading plugins 4.0.3!

What's up with jetbrains? I paid for intellij twice with my own money and I can't get ANY kind of response from them. I have posted two messages to the news group and sent an email to support and I have not heard anything back. I'm going to send another email to support but this is really ridiculous. This is very frustrating, escpecially when they seem to answer all the "when will the next eap start" questions from people who don't send them any money.

I have not been able to download the plugin list lately. So I changed
idea.lax to show stderr/stdout to a console file and this is the error
I'm getting. Anyone have any ideas????

java.lang.RuntimeException: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The string
"--" is no
t permitted within comments.
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d.d(d.java:88)
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d.a(d.java:161)
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d.access$600(d.java:178)
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d$8.actionPerformed(d$8.java:3)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.a(k.java:13)
at
com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.processMouseEvent(k.java:63)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4897)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1569)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3615)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3483
)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3198)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3128)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1613)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
at com.intellij.ide.q.b(q.java:42)
at com.intellij.ide.q.a(q.java:131)
at com.intellij.ide.q.dispatchEvent(q.java:133)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchTh
read.java:201)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:151)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:141)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:540)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:561)
at
com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapper.jav
a:26)
at
com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:286)
at com.intellij.openapi.options.a.f.b(f.java:13)
at com.intellij.openapi.options.a.f.access$1000(f.java:94)
at
com.intellij.openapi.options.a.f$6.mouseReleased(f$6.java:1)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:5100)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4897)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1569)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3615)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3483
)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3198)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3128)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1613)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
at com.intellij.ide.q.b(q.java:42)
at com.intellij.ide.q.a(q.java:131)
at com.intellij.ide.q.dispatchEvent(q.java:133)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchTh
read.java:201)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:151)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:141)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:540)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:561)
at
com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapper.jav
a:26)
at
com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:286)
at com.intellij.ide.actions.c.b(c.java:26)
at com.intellij.ide.actions.c.a(c.java:23)
at com.intellij.ide.actions.df.actionPerformed(df.java:1)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.a(k.java:13)
at
com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.processMouseEvent(k.java:63)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4897)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1569)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3615)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3483
)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3198)
at
java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3128)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1613)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
at com.intellij.ide.q.b(q.java:42)
at com.intellij.ide.q.a(q.java:131)
at com.intellij.ide.q.dispatchEvent(q.java:133)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchTh
read.java:201)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:151)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:145)
at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:137)

at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:100)
Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The string "--" is not
permitted withi
n comments.
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown
Source)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(SAXParser.java:345)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(SAXParser.java:143)
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.f.a(f.java:14)
at com.intellij.ide.plugins.h.run(h.java:14)
at
com.intellij.progress.ProgressManager.runProcess(ProgressManager.java
:27)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.b.b$1a_.run(b$1a_.java:10)

I received a reply from the second email.

What's up with jetbrains? I paid for intellij twice with my own money
and I can't get ANY kind of response from them. I have posted two
messages to the news group and sent an email to support and I have not
heard anything back. I'm going to send another email to support but
this is really ridiculous. This is very frustrating, escpecially when
they seem to answer all the "when will the next eap start" questions
from people who don't send them any money.

>> I have not been able to download the plugin list lately. So I
>> changed idea.lax to show stderr/stdout to a console file and this is
>> the error I'm getting. Anyone have any ideas????
>>
>> java.lang.RuntimeException: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The string
>> "--" is no
>> t permitted within comments.
>> at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d.d(d.java:88)
>> at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d.a(d.java:161)
>> at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d.access$600(d.java:178)
>> at com.intellij.ide.plugins.d$8.actionPerformed(d$8.java:3)
>> at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.a(k.java:13)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.processMouseEvent(k.java:63)
>> at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4897)
>> at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1569)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3615)
>> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3483
>> )
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3198)
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3128)
>> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1613)
>> at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
>> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.b(q.java:42)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.a(q.java:131)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.dispatchEvent(q.java:133)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchTh
>> read.java:201)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
>> ad.java:151)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
>> ad.java:141)
>> at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:540)
>> at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:561)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapper.jav
>> a:26)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:286)
>> at com.intellij.openapi.options.a.f.b(f.java:13)
>> at com.intellij.openapi.options.a.f.access$1000(f.java:94)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.options.a.f$6.mouseReleased(f$6.java:1)
>> at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:5100)
>> at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4897)
>> at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1569)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3615)
>> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3483
>> )
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3198)
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3128)
>> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1613)
>> at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
>> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.b(q.java:42)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.a(q.java:131)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.dispatchEvent(q.java:133)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchTh
>> read.java:201)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
>> ad.java:151)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
>> ad.java:141)
>> at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:540)
>> at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:561)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapper.jav
>> a:26)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:286)
>> at com.intellij.ide.actions.c.b(c.java:26)
>> at com.intellij.ide.actions.c.a(c.java:23)
>> at com.intellij.ide.actions.df.actionPerformed(df.java:1)
>> at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.a(k.java:13)
>> at
>> com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.a.k.processMouseEvent(k.java:63)
>> at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4897)
>> at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1569)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3615)
>> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1627)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3483
>> )
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3198)
>> at
>> java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3128)
>> at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1613)
>> at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
>> at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3477)
>> at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:456)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.b(q.java:42)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.a(q.java:131)
>> at com.intellij.ide.q.dispatchEvent(q.java:133)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchTh
>> read.java:201)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
>> ad.java:151)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:145)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:137)
>> at
>> java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:100)
>> Caused by: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The string "--" is not
>> permitted withi
>> n comments.
>> at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown
>> Source)
>> at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(SAXParser.java:345)
>> at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(SAXParser.java:143)
>> at com.intellij.ide.plugins.f.a(f.java:14)
>> at com.intellij.ide.plugins.h.run(h.java:14)
>> at
>> com.intellij.progress.ProgressManager.runProcess(ProgressManager.java
>> :27)
>> at com.intellij.openapi.application.b.b$1a_.run(b$1a_.java:10)