AIM sucks.

[rivendellrose]

After a year or more of perfectly reliable service, AIM has totally crapped out on me. I am extraordinarily displeased with AOHell right now.

It apparently ate my SN, so I got a new SN. Each time I attempted to use said new SN at the same time as running another program, my normally-well-behaved computer crashed, complaining that the system was dangerously low on resources. Even though I might only be running 2 programs.

On Gin's advice, I uninstalled AIM and went to download.com to reinstall. It claimed to have downloaded the program. Now I can't FIND the stupid install program, and am totally stuck, as I would normally be getting help from Gin.... who I was talking to on AIM!!!

[Edit:] Problem solved! I found the install program just after posting this, but LJ was being stupid and wouldn't let me edit the entry so soon. So yay! All is better now.

Comments

[spazzychic.livejournal.com]

If it's just a matter of finding the download file, try the search button in the start menu, looking for AIM. Just to be safe though, you should try scanning your system for buggies at

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

And just do a general computer diagnostic just in case some tiny, vitally important microchip isn't right on the edge of spontaneous combustion.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

All better.... I ended up finding the install program right after I posted this, but LJ was being dumb and wouldn't accept my edit. ;)

I'll probably run the virus scanner anyway... my version of Norton is kinda old, and I'm paranoid.

Thank you!

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

AIM is evil. Yahell is evil. Angelfire is evil. Most things involving computers turn out to be evil.

[spazzychic.livejournal.com]

We've found the next teacher of our time. You are wise.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

*Proud* Isn't she, though? ;)

Computers are, indeed, frequently evil. But they're such a *fun* evil....

[(Anonymous)]

If you're getting pissed off at AIM, you might try Trillian (http://www.trillian.cc). It combines AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN Messenger, and IRC into one program. No need to get a new account, and the program seems stabler than anything AOL's put out.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Oh! A friend told me about that a long time ago, since she only has ICQ, and I forgot the name of it!

Thank you!