AOL takes over PC's Windows XP ??

[MotorSeven]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

I have to second(or third) the "get rid of AOL advise. Anytime i have have had trouble similar to yours i discovered that my 15 year old daughted had downloaded AIM. She now has a standing rule....nothing loaded that has anything to do with AOL or AIM.
It's true, AOL does seem to take over and control alot of systems. Wait......what's that....i hear a stran........

PLEASE IMMEDIATLY RE-INSTALL AOL........AAAHHHHUUUMMMM!!!

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RD

 

[tawilson]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

I got ticked and sent AOL a piece of my mind email. Things'll change now.

 

[thcri]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I've never used AOL but recently my daughter wanted to start using AIM, so I let her go ahead. Of course it requires the whole AOL setup, and it sure does take over. When she's done chatting, I close the AIM software from the toolbar, then I go to taskmanager and stop the two AOL/AIM processes that are going there. )</font>


I put AIM on my computer and I don't think I have the whole AOL installed?? I just have AIM. I load task bar then exit AIM and the programs drop out from task manager. So I am not sure what you have here. Your not talking about AOL chat you have to have the whole thing?

murph

 

[Jstpssng]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

I made the mistake of signing up for "Free AOL" about 3 years ago; halfway through the process I aborted after discovering that it would be a toll call from anywhere I live or work; Me, NH, Vt, upstate NY...(Despte claims of "free access in 98% of the US")

Ever since then I get a "file not found" popup message EVERY time I boot up my computer; because it is proprietory info in my setup menu I've been unable to delete it. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[MotorSeven]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

uh oh...."They" will be after you now....BEWARE! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif



RD

 

[TresCrows]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

As a long time AOL user--until a few weeks ago--I can assure you there is no such thing with AOL as a little bit of AOL. Once it gets a foot hold it begins to take over and reassociate everything. Sometimes it asks at first and if you say no it just does it anyways. AOL is a virus. Once you fianlly get it off the computer, never ever go back to an AOL site like my wife did because it auto loaded junk back onto the computer. I told her not to and she did anyways. Now, I think I have both units mostly free of AOL. Unless you want to be an AOL customer never ever load or visit any AOL stuff onto your computer. It will screw it over big time.
Their anti-spy programs are nothing, they are just gizzmos that go around and around but don't actually do anything, same for much of their stuff, it is just flash. J

 

[tawilson]

Re: AOL takes over PC\'s Windows XP ??

I let her install it, so probably she installed some things she didn't need to. Perhaps they do the old express/custom setup where express installs everything under the sun and custom lets you chose. I know I've tried to get rid of it without getting rid of AIM and haven't figured it out yet. And even after exiting AIM, there are still two processes running in taskmanager, one starts with the letters aim, and the other aol. I'll dig around some more in the programs, maybe somewehere in the preferences I can control. I use Startup Monitor, and use msconfig to control what starts with the computer, these appear after she opens up AIM.