AOL AIM unexpectantly quits

smeshy123 · smeshy123 #1 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 02:39 PM

AOL Instant Messenger has been unexpentantly quitting on my friends new IBook. Like, the OS comes up with that error that says it had to close the app for some reason. Any idea as to how to fix this problem?

Thanks!

Smesh

WasabiTaylor · WasabiTaylor #2 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 02:59 PM

Get Adium X

schweb · schweb #3 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 04:15 PM

Any reason why he's using AIM on a Mac? AIM is horrendous on Mac. All Macs come with iChat which connects to the AIM network, he should use that.

WasabiTaylor · WasabiTaylor #4 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 09:31 PM

Yeah...iChat works well too but he won't be able to use an AIM profile if he has one.

smeshy123 · smeshy123 #5 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 11:21 PM

She doesn't like adium, and I am not very fond of iChat, any ideas as to how to fix the aim problem?

Thanks

Smesh

PunkRockTuba · PunkRockTuba #6 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 11:29 PM

No Idea, I hate iChat at first, but once I started using it, I wont use anything else.

WasabiTaylor · WasabiTaylor #7 (**permalink**)

01-01-2006, 11:31 PM

I wouldn't really know what to do to fix the problem with AIM, and I'd be willing to bet most people here wouldn't. From what I can tell, most users on macs don't use the actual AIM program, so they probably wouldn't know how to troubleshoot it.

You might be able to check out the website...?

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #8 (**permalink**)

01-02-2006, 09:17 AM

Delete Aim's preference files (search for aol.pref or aim.pref and delete them).
Try deleting the App and redownload from aim.com.

smeshy123 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 184	01-01-2006, 02:39 PM AOL Instant Messenger has been unexpentantly quitting on my friends new IBook. Like, the OS comes up with that error that says it had to close the app for some reason. Any idea as to how to fix this problem? Thanks! Smesh 15.4" Macbook Pro 1.83Ghz 2GB RAM 80GB HD Mac OS x 10.4.4 1.8Ghz P4 1024mb RAM 2x80GB, 1x160GB, 1x250GB HD's Windows XP and SuSe Linux 9 IPOD 6gb Lime Green Mini
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smeshy123 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 184	01-01-2006, 11:21 PM She doesn't like adium, and I am not very fond of iChat, any ideas as to how to fix the aim problem? Thanks Smesh 15.4" Macbook Pro 1.83Ghz 2GB RAM 80GB HD Mac OS x 10.4.4 1.8Ghz P4 1024mb RAM 2x80GB, 1x160GB, 1x250GB HD's Windows XP and SuSe Linux 9 IPOD 6gb Lime Green Mini
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Aptmunich #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	01-02-2006, 09:17 AM Delete Aim's preference files (search for aol.pref or aim.pref and delete them). Try deleting the App and redownload from aim.com. Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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WasabiTaylor #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2005 Location: MA Posts: 251 Mac Specs: iMac G5 20", 250gb, 512mb, Airport/Bluetooth, wireless kb+mouse	01-01-2006, 02:59 PM Get Adium X
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WasabiTaylor #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2005 Location: MA Posts: 251 Mac Specs: iMac G5 20", 250gb, 512mb, Airport/Bluetooth, wireless kb+mouse	01-01-2006, 09:31 PM Yeah...iChat works well too but he won't be able to use an AIM profile if he has one.
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PunkRockTuba #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 27, 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 975 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 8GB iPhone	01-01-2006, 11:29 PM No Idea, I hate iChat at first, but once I started using it, I wont use anything else.
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WasabiTaylor #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2005 Location: MA Posts: 251 Mac Specs: iMac G5 20", 250gb, 512mb, Airport/Bluetooth, wireless kb+mouse	01-01-2006, 11:31 PM I wouldn't really know what to do to fix the problem with AIM, and I'd be willing to bet most people here wouldn't. From what I can tell, most users on macs don't use the actual AIM program, so they probably wouldn't know how to troubleshoot it. You might be able to check out the website...?
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