AIM keeps screwing up

**Cheesey** · 17th January 2005, 01:44 PM

Er, yeah. Whenever I try to sign onto AIM, it freezes on either step 1 ("Connecting") or step 2 ("Verifying name and password"). I've tried to log in with all the AIM screen names that I've made which I can remember, and none of them work. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it again when I was a bit bored and out of ideas, and that didn't work either. Any ideas what's going on? It's annoying me now.

**Magmar** · 17th January 2005, 01:45 PM

Same thing happened to me--I have no idea what the fuck is wrong with AIM.

My AIM keeps disconnecting and connecting over and over and over and over... it's driving my friends nuts but I have no clue why it's doing that.

**kainashi** · 17th January 2005, 01:48 PM

which os are you using?

**HavoX** · 17th January 2005, 01:48 PM

and are you using the latest version?

**Magmar** · 17th January 2005, 01:55 PM

i am using the latest version personally

**Cheesey** · 17th January 2005, 01:58 PM

John: Windows XP
HavoX: I think so, but I'm not sure. I dunno which version it is that I'm using, and they seem to upgrade it without me noticing.

I think it's 5.2 but I couldn't tell you for sure.

**kainashi** · 17th January 2005, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Cheesey

John: Windows XP
HavoX: I think so, but I'm not sure. I dunno which version it is that I'm using, and they seem to upgrade it without me noticing.

I think it's 5.2 but I couldn't tell you for sure.

help -> about aol instant messenger tells you the version you're using.

if you're using 5.2, upgrade to 5.5 here and see if that helps. if not, report back.

**HavoX** · 17th January 2005, 02:06 PM

latest version of AIM as of now is 5.9, not 5.5

(oh well)

**kainashi** · 17th January 2005, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by HavoX

latest version of AIM as of now is 5.9, not 5.5

(oh well)

i know that but 5.9 is crap. so much extra useless stuff included.

**HavoX** · 17th January 2005, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by kainashi

i know that but 5.9 is crap. so much extra useless stuff included.

ah... no wonder AIM 5.9 received so much negative feedback from reviewers at download.com

pop-up ads, sidebar ads... and just about every other bullshit we never wanted in AIM in the first place

**Cheesey** · 17th January 2005, 02:24 PM

Okay, I've got the new version of AIM, but it's still freezing. Although, now it just freezes when it's trying to verify who I am, and not when it's trying to connect (it only did that sometimes before, but it doesn't do it at all now).

**kainashi** · 17th January 2005, 02:41 PM

you could try deleting the aim folder from application data but then you would have to redo all of your program settings.

**RedStarWarrior** · 17th January 2005, 07:44 PM

I suggest an alternative like GAIM or Trillian.

**Cheesey** · 21st January 2005, 01:42 PM

Well, it's working now. I just had to poke about with some settings on my computer and stuff. I don't know exactly what it is that was preventing it from signing on, but I ended up fixing it anyway.

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