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    Aim 6.5.12.1 And Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by j-dogg, Jun 1, 2008.

  1. j-dogg

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    Hey i remember a while ago people were having problems with the new aim 6.5 and vista, it was messing with their internet connection and telling them they were offline whey they really weren't. I was just wondering if anybody has tried the new 6.5.12.1 update version yet, and does it fix this issue. It keeps poping up as an update. I searched Google for it but i cant seem to find an answer. And if it does work do you have uac on or off, because i read that most people who had the issue had uac off. Please don't recommend me other programs, because I've use them and i like aim the best.

    thanks
     
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    i use the 6.8 beta (i think its .8, though i'm not sure) and i use a tiny program called AIM AD HACK, which basically installs aim for you, then removes a boatload of the junk that aim installs along with it. and i've been using ad hack for about 3 years now. www.aimadhack.net
     
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    ok thanks. are you using vista? if you are did you have uac on or off when you installed it. i just don't want to get that stupid error

    Edit: i just installed it on my desktop. seem to be pretty good. thanks for the program. +rep
     
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    im using vista home premium x64 w/ UAC on.
     
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    thx man it worked great. plus no more ads. aim looks weird now without that stupid add at the top.
     
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    yeah that's the main reason I run ad hack :) glad to have helped.
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 2, 2008
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    Yeah, I remember this problem. It had to do with AIM messing with the Network Global ID number.

    Short story was turn ON UAC when you install the program.

    If you want the long story, PM me.
     
    surfasb, Jun 2, 2008
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    That issue was a huge pain...I reversed it and then downloaded an old version. However, after a week or two with the old version it started asking me to update to aim 6.5 again and would not stop. Since then I've deleted aim and installed trillian. I will never use AIM again.
     
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    yea i was reading about turning uac on, so i just turned it on installed aim then turned it off. worked great. but have you guys ever had this problem's when you cant close an aim box. when i go to click the x i get like a resize window icon. anybody know whats up? i highlighted the cursor in red so you could see it.

    [​IMG]
     
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    LOL. that hilarious. cannot close huh?
     
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    well i can i just have to move the cursor around until i find a spot that gives me a normal arrow haha
     
    j-dogg, Jun 3, 2008
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