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So, I did the cleansing thing yesterday and now my AOL mail is doing weird things. When I hit Read with the little mailbox, the spam page comes up?

I told you to run like hell from AOL. Did you not hear me?

I told you to run like hell from AOL. Did you not hear me?

...eh?

...eh?

They don't call it AO-HELL for nothing.

So, I did the cleansing thing yesterday and now my AOL mail is doing weird things. When I hit Read with the little mailbox, the spam page comes up?

We gotta have an AOL intervention in October. :roll: I know you think you have to have it, but we can help you break that cycle! There's better things for you out there Miss Kitty. It's for you own good. I'll be there with you every step of the way.

They don't call it AO-HELL for nothing.

I agree and good luck breaking up with them. It took months before they stopped billing my credit card. Even when I explained it wasn't them, it was me, they couldn't grasp the reality it was over.

I told them the computer had gone to grad school with my son and AOL seemed useless. They still insisted I keep AOL for a few more months in case I changed my mind. They even offered to help me get another computer, they were so thoughtful. AOL is slow in many different ways.

So, I did the cleansing thing yesterday and now my AOL mail is doing weird things. When I hit Read with the little mailbox, the spam page comes up?

Sounds like you need to upgrade your AOL version that you have. Sometimes if you had the same version for a while, it gets corrupted and you have trouble with it.

Dumping your Temporary Internet files should affect nothing, That is, if that is all you dumped?

Mine is slow because I still have dial up, it works for me and I truly am in no hurry to download things so why change something that works. But I do keep the current version up to date.

Does anyone know how to do this on a Mac (or if it has to be done on a Mac?)

on any computer you can always go to Search and type in Temporary Internet Files and it will find it for you.

Also for those on AOL, it's not always because of AOL that things are slow. If you come to this site and its slow go to another site and if it too is slow, then yes is AOL. However if you find this site slow but another one is not, then it the server for this site.

Sometimes you just get too much traffic for the bandwidth of the site and it will simply slow everything down.

I have AOL 9.0 Optimized SE ...what kind of BS is all that? My mail box is back to normal...I, however, am not.

I have AOL 9.0 Optimized SE ...what kind of BS is all that? My mail box is back to normal...I, however, am not.

That would be the current version SE is security edition.

I have AOL 9.0 Optimized SE ...what kind of BS is all that? My mail box is back to normal...I, however, am not.

Anyone else having issues tonight?



(With the board, I mean...)

I have AOL 9.0 Optimized SE ...what kind of BS is all that? My mail box is back to normal...I, however, am not.

Miss Kitty, Listen to SJ, dump AOL, use Firefox as your web browser and use the 2 free utilities from Eusing.com 1,window washer and 2, registry cleaner. It's a free pair of downloads, and skip the registration step. Life will be better!

Miss Kitty, Listen to SJ, dump AOL, use Firefox as your web browser and use the 2 free utilities from Eusing.com 1,window washer and 2, registry cleaner. It's a free pair of downloads, and skip the registration step. Life will be better!

I'm skeered of that change Bob, really skeered. :shock:

Miss Kitty, Listen to SJ, dump AOL, use Firefox as your web browser and use the 2 free utilities from Eusing.com 1,window washer and 2, registry cleaner. It's a free pair of downloads, and skip the registration step. Life will be better!

I don't have AOL and I use Internet Explorer as my browser. If I change to Firefox will everything on my computer still work the same or will it screw up some internal settings where I would have to know how to go in and change them, which I don't. Can you still have yahoo mail or hotmail? And about these 2 free utilities from Eusing.com, are they only to be used with Firefox? Inquiring minds want to know.

I don't have AOL and I use Internet Explorer as my browser. If I change to Firefox will everything on my computer still work the same or will it screw up some internal settings where I would have to know how to go in and change them, which I don't. Can you still have yahoo mail or hotmail? And about these 2 free utilities from Eusing.com, are they only to be used with Firefox? Inquiring minds want to know.

Firefox asks you if you want to import your favorites automatically. You can keep Explorer and use both at your discretion. Eusing utilities aren't browser specific, and are fast and effective. Firefox is a better way to surf, and picks up fewer internet "pests".

I'm skeered of that change Bob, really skeered. :shock:

Yeah, but you can hold my internet hand when you try Firefox. You can try one without dumping the other. Whatever you decide, download those two utilities, clean out your registery, and temp files so that you can turbocharge your computer speed. You'll be a happy, fast Kitty.

Bob, Tell me how I ended up with AOL as my homepage when I have NEVER NEVER used AOL since I did use it years ago and it took me 6 months to get rid of them. I had a major computer snafu about a month ago, and had to do system recovery. When I got back up and running, when I clicked on the "e" I get AOL!!!

Bob, Tell me how I ended up with AOL as my homepage when I have NEVER NEVER used AOL since I did use it years ago and it took me 6 months to get rid of them. I had a major computer snafu about a month ago, and had to do system recovery. When I got back up and running, when I clicked on the "e" I get AOL!!!

AOL plants roots in people's puters (registries) like weeds. I would go into your Remove Programs, and uninstall everything AOL related. Then also download Bob's registry cleaner and run that.
It will fix registry problems caused by other factors as well, but should clean up any changes that aol made to your registry affecting your computer that isn't removed from uninstalling aol.

The only thing I have AOl related is instant messenger (which I hardly use) and I do not allow the updates, I just use the basic IM program occasionally. You can download instant messenger for free without having to have aol. (if you use it)

Call me if you need help.

Bob, Tell me how I ended up with AOL as my homepage when I have NEVER NEVER used AOL since I did use it years ago and it took me 6 months to get rid of them. I had a major computer snafu about a month ago, and had to do system recovery. When I got back up and running, when I clicked on the "e" I get AOL!!!

You most likely recovered your computer to a date when the program was resident on your computer, and AOL was the default home page under the internet options tab. It's all good. Try Firefox. Less bad stuff will come your way. Most of the evilness out there is directed at Internet Explorer.

You most likely recovered your computer to a date when the program was resident on your computer, and AOL was the default home page under the internet options tab. It's all good. Try Firefox. Less bad stuff will come your way. Most of the evilness out there is directed at Internet Explorer.

I switched to Firefox a couple of days ago on my Mac and LOVED it. However, I was having some problems last night. It seemed to only be on this board, which was why I was asking.

Do you know much about Macs, Bob?

AOL plants roots in people's puters (registries) like weeds. I would go into your Remove Programs, and uninstall everything AOL related. Then also download Bob's registry cleaner and run that.
It will fix registry problems caused by other factors as well, but should clean up any changes that aol made to your registry affecting your computer that isn't removed from uninstalling aol.

The only thing I have AOl related is instant messenger (which I hardly use) and I do not allow the updates, I just use the basic IM program occasionally. You can download instant messenger for free without having to have aol. (if you use it)

Call me if you need help.

You most likely recovered your computer to a date when the program was resident on your computer, and AOL was the default home page under the internet options tab. It's all good. Try Firefox. Less bad stuff will come your way. Most of the evilness out there is directed at Internet Explorer.

Thanks, Mangy and Bob. I kinda figured they must have done something low down and lily livered. Anyway, I will probably be calling you Mangy, and Bob, I will try Firefox...but I'll have to go back and read this whole thread. I might PM you for help too!!

Still too skeered Bobster.

Still too skeered Bobster.

Scaredy cat

Scaredy cat

:funn: ...yeppy yep yep! I am also skeered of driving Skunky's Way!