AOL IM 5.5 Sucks!

[GoingUp]

The damn video chat doesnt work as well as the one in MSN

Even worse, you either need to have all the sounds turned off in AOL, or you need them all turned on.

All I want is a beep when I recieve the first message so I know that someone IMed me. I dont want that stupid ding everytime during a chat.

Anywhere I can get a blank sound?

 

[Ameesh]

you can record your own blank sound very easily but if you are too dumb to do it, i wont help you

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Even worse, you either need to have all the sounds turned off in AOL, or you need them all turned on.

are you sure about that? it's not like that with earlier versions. I only have mine beep on a first message or when someone signs on/off.

typo

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Even worse, you either need to have all the sounds turned off in AOL, or you need them all turned on.

are you sure about that? it's not like that with earlier versions. I only have mine beep on a first message or when someone signs on/off.

typo

yup, that's how it is. i prefer the sounds the same way you guys have them, but 5.5 won't let you do that.

and i can't get rid of the damn Today window!

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
you can record your own blank sound very easily but if you are too dumb to do it, i wont help you

if he could do it, he wouldn't need your help

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: thirtythree

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Even worse, you either need to have all the sounds turned off in AOL, or you need them all turned on.

are you sure about that? it's not like that with earlier versions. I only have mine beep on a first message or when someone signs on/off.

typo

yup, that's how it is. i prefer the sounds the same way you guys have them, but 5.5 won't let you do that.

and i can't get rid of the damn Today window!

You can disable it in preferences.

The webcam support isnt webcam support at all, its just MS netmeeting which is bundled with windows.

 

[boyRacer]

oh and it installs some crap with it too... that takes a bit off your resources

just check your startup in your registry... :frown:

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Triumph

and i can't get rid of the damn Today window!

It's the AOL something window, but it can be turned off in Preferences (second checkbox from the bottom of the startup part)

 

[Kenny]

I use AIM 4.8 with AIM+

You can also use DeadAIM instead of AIM+

No clutter, no today windows, no ads.

Not sure what you can use for video conferencing.

 

[Acanthus]

for video conferencing MS netmeeting is very good.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: Triumph

and i can't get rid of the damn Today window!

It's the AOL something window, but it can be turned off in Preferences (second checkbox from the bottom of the startup part)

i dont think you can in this version.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: Triumph and i can't get rid of the damn Today window!

It's the AOL something window, but it can be turned off in Preferences (second checkbox from the bottom of the startup part)

i dont think you can in this version.

Yes you can (at least you could in the beta of it, and the current beta). It's cleverly renamed and placed differently, I thought the removed it for a week or two until I found it.

 

[MangoTBG]

AIMutation is godly.

 

[ucdnam]

you can make a blank sound. Go to sound recorder and record a small blank file and save it.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Trillian. It's just that simple.

ZV

 

[alkemyst]

yeah it forced me to upgrade today...popups in the sys notification area I can't turn off, installed icons that I said not to install, and also snuck in wildtangent spy crap I never asked for and got my firewall alerting.

Later on I am going to do a complete scan of my PC and see what else it hid.

I am surprised there isn't a class-action against them...

Å

 

[yukichigai]

AOL avoids class-action lawsuits by claiming it was a "programming error" and releasing a patch about 5 seconds before the Justice department is ready to file.

Get Trillian for chat and keep older, legitimate copies of MSN and AIM hidden away somewhere on the offchance you need to videoconferrence. And run spybot and adaware.

 

[Wheatmaster]

use trillian

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
yeah it forced me to upgrade today...popups in the sys notification area I can't turn off, installed icons that I said not to install, and also snuck in wildtangent spy crap I never asked for and got my firewall alerting. Later on I am going to do a complete scan of my PC and see what else it hid. I am surprised there isn't a class-action against them... Å

The system tray notifications can be turned off, look in the preferences.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

man.. it's AOL... it doesnt know any better

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress

Originally posted by: alkemyst
yeah it forced me to upgrade today...popups in the sys notification area I can't turn off, installed icons that I said not to install, and also snuck in wildtangent spy crap I never asked for and got my firewall alerting. Later on I am going to do a complete scan of my PC and see what else it hid. I am surprised there isn't a class-action against them... Å

The system tray notifications can be turned off, look in the preferences.

Yep. And the wildtangent is in the agreement crap no one ever reads.

 

[psydancerqt]

i dont get any today window.. are you talking about the aim.com window? turn that off under preferences.. sign on/off.. the last box on the left

 

[MDE]

Link to AIM Cookies, Web Beacons or Similar Technologies page, lets you opt-out of MANY different tracking cookies, etc.

 

[wetcat007]

Use Gaim or Trillian?

 

[EMPshockwave82]

aol.com window.... it's in the preferences under sign on / off