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GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
edited September 2003 in Science & Tech
Anybody know how to stop the latest version of AOL Intant Messenger from starting up with Outlook Express? So irritating!

I've switched to Trillian, so I may just uninstall AIM. I wanted to keep it around though, in case Trillian had a compatibility issue.

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  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Go into your AIM preferences and then click Sing On/Off on the left. The very last check mark in those preferences says "Make AIM my default instant messaging program." Uncheck that box and it won't startup with OE.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Sweet. Thanks!
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Oh FFS, as if MSN Messenger was bad enough, AIM does it aswell? Its just not funny anymore. Especially the 500 shortcuts to "TRY AOL FOR 500YEARS FREE RIGHT NOW!" shortcuts it makes in every concievable place on your machine.

    NS
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    LOL. And AOL keeps buying out or bribing other software so they can sneak their links in everywhere.

    But what I really love is when you uncheck a box that says "place AOL icons on desktop" and it does it anyway (or puts them in your start menu instead, just to be funny). :banghead:
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Trillian > * ;)
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Black Hawk said
    Trillian > * ;)

    Yahoo is broxexored though...... :mad: (not that I have actually used the Yahoo network in the last 5 years (litterally)).

    NS
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    They've had a patch for 2-3 days now. Check www.trillian.cc :)
  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    I'm glad I've not updated my AIM since the year 2000 or so.
  • Rot-KatzeRot-Katze Pensacola, Florida
    edited September 2003
    I actually didn't like Trillian.

    I don't know why..it just didn't appeal to me.


    Been using Eyeball chat, running my ICQ in the background.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    one word Gaim
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    rename aim.exe to aims.exe
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Thrax said
    rename aim.exe to aims.exe

    .... :hrm:

    NS
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Black Hawk said
    They've had a patch for 2-3 days now. Check www.trillian.cc :)

    That fixed MSN and Yahoo before, but Yahoo have changed again and there is no patch on the site this time.

    NS
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