computer freezing up and AOL

[airhead]

Aol just keeps freezing my computer!! Anyone else having problems? Computer is fine if I use IE. Help!!!

airhead

 

[jfulcer]

Originally posted by airhead
Aol just keeps freezing my computer!! Anyone else having problems? Computer is fine if I use IE. Help!!!

airhead

Get rid of AOL?

 

[FergieTCat]

There's a reason why it's nicknamed A-O-Hell.

 

[airhead]

...But right now thats what I stuck with!! And now its working----------until the next time!!!

 

[dclwdwlover]

Yes, I'm having the same problem. I keep having to shut my comp. down. If I go in under Netscape I'm o.k. Seriously thinking of giving up AOL.

 

[helenabear]

Have you upgraded AOLs recently? I know others that when they install an older version (before 8.0 I believe) they do fine Good luck!

 

[Gail T AGAIN]

Originally posted by airhead
Aol just keeps freezing my computer!! Anyone else having problems? Computer is fine if I use IE. Help!!!

airhead

I keep aol for my son but it freezes on me all the time too.

 

[Pin Wizard]

I use 7.0 and it's been taking forever to send e-mail. Sometimes it sends it and doesn't confirm that it went. Finally, I gave up on one thing and didn't send it out today. Where's that flame guy when I need him!?

 

[PandyPaws]

All my AOL problems went away when I got AOL Broadband...no more freezing up, no more getting cut offline....everything is fast and smooth now. There is no excuse for the dialup problems, but they are behind me now

 

[DebbieB]

I installed 8.0 right after it came out. It kept freezing on me. I would be OK for awhile after I logged on and then would freeze up. I had to end task to get off AOL. I tried some things that were suggested on the AOL Help, didn't work. I did some things with an online tech, didn't work. Deleted & reinstalled several times, didn't work. So finally I just went back to 7.0 and everything has been fine. My computer is only 2 years old, so it's not extremely out of date. It's 1 Ghz, 128 ram, 40gb hard drive. It's a shame because I liked some of the new features of 8.0.

 

[ncligs]

Originally posted by DebbieB
My computer is only 2 years old, so it's not extremely out of date. It's 1 Ghz, 128 ram, 40gb hard drive. It's a shame because I liked some of the new features of 8.0.

Debbie,

My PC is about the same as yours(capacity), and I installed 8.0 the day it came out. I have cable modem(RoadRunner) and I don't have any problem with AOL 8.0(GM employees get AOL for only $3 a month). I use it mainly for e-mail and IM's. When I surf the net I use IE, I like that a lot better.
AOL's 8.0 does have some nice features though.I like there "Companion", it lets you know if you get a new e-mail or IM.
So I usually have my AOL minamized,while using IE, with just the AOL small "companion" in the bottom corner of my screen to keep me informed of mail and IM's.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I'm dumping AOL on Monday. I start up Earthlink Cable Modem. I hate getting dumped on the internet by AOL all the time and getting way slow connect rates. I won't miss it. I only changed to it about two years ago because I was having problems with MSN, which I loved. With all the spam I get on e-mail, I report at least 15-20 messages a day on AOL. I have a brand new Dell - about 6 weeks old.