AOL 6 causing lockups

[Nemi]

A computer in a small business got upgraded to AOL 6 and now it is having multiple hard locks where the only recourse is the reset button. I have not examined the PC yet, but have heard off and on of AOL 6 causing some sort of problems and wondered if anyone has had this and knows a solution before I visit said PC.

As far as I remember, this boxes hardware consists of:

ASUS p3b MB
TNT2 video card
PIII 500
128 meg ram
tape backup

I know AOL is a dog, but I have never been able to wean the owner off of AOL. Thanks for any of your ideas.

 

[Hmagnet]

Its so easy to use, no wonder its number one!

 

[cocokrisp]

The best thing you can do for this company is to get them off AOL. They will thank you many times, you just wait.

 

[Adul]

Go back to version 5 if you must use AOL. Just be sure to uninstall AOL 6, nuke it off the Drive and registry, and install 5.0

 

[TheVrolok]

Never have had any probs with it on my machine(in 98se or 2k) but my it runs horribly on my gf's machine(ME) with tons of BSOD's and lockups.

 

[crazychicken]

don't ever say that word again on these posts ;P

 

[RoninBlackSoul]

wut? AOL?

 

[denon]

I think the easy fix, as most would agree, is DO NOT use gAyOL.

 

[Big Lar]

Just as Adul stated, be shed of it, and put version 5 back in, I've messed with several around here with "6", tried swapping out waol/ everything... nothing works, it's just too buggie

 

[shawnmos]

Tell them that is what the get for using AoHELL!!! :|

 

[Imaginer]

Turn them away from the dark side.

 

[GT1999]

I'm not sure if this will fix your problems, but you could try removing the AOL Adapter out of the Network Control Panel. That usually fixes TCP/IP problems when one uses a local or different ISP other than AOL (basically, it rebuilds AOL's crappy Adapter).

Not sure, probably worth a try, though. I'd say get rid of AOL

 

[Imaginer]

If you remove the adapter, it usually reinstalls again and again... :|

Go to the Add/Remove Programs and remove AOL alltogether. That would get rid of AOL.

Then hopefully, everything is ok with the computer.

Then you can either show the person the internet without AOL or install an older version.

 

[eyez]

AOL is sucks! Slow, ads everywhere. You gotta answer an ad before it completes loading....total injustice!!!

 

[GT1999]

Imaginer,

Yeah, that's why it's called "rebuilding" the AOL Adapter It's normally what I do for TCP/IP stack problems with somebody who has Internet service through us. That is, if they don't want o uninstall it .. those bastards