QrazychiQ
03-12-2005, 01:45 PM
Hello.... and first of all thank you to OldVersion.com for making available the older, and often much more reliable versions of computer software.
I've made use of a lot of older versions from this site and it has really made my on-line life a lot easier.
Now, here's my problem, or question, if you will:
I'm using an older computer that is running Windows 98 (first edition- we've wanted to upgrade but it is simply beyond our means, financially).
I do a lot of on-line chatting, mostly on AOL IM, and sometimes it is the only way I can communicate with my friends, as a lot of them don't have the time to answer e-mails.
I was using the regular AOL IM program back in 2002, and I had not upgraded it for some time, so it was probably a 1999, or 2000 era version of the software. Then I switched to Trillian. However, the new version of Trillian is just too big and involved for my system.
I have a very small HD (only 8GB) and only 64MB of RAM.
The version of Trillian I was running, which was an older version, kept freezing and having connection problems. I checked the newest version, and it is bigger than my browser software, and requires more RAM.
So, I tried a program called Easy Message. And last night it started freezing, performing illegal operations, and refusing to connect to the IM network.
I have been reading through your forums on the IM subject, and I'm convinced that what I need is an older version of AOL IM, rather than an integrated client like Gaim, Trillian, or Easy Message.
I would like to stick with an integrated client, and I did see a link to one called IM2 or something- does anyone have any experience with that particular program ?
But, on the subject of AOL IM I saw version 4.8 reccomended commonly, as well as version 5.2.
One of the reasons I stopped using IM and went for Trillian was that IM's audio-adds would always block my soundcard- after an audio add loaded, I couldn't play any audio files on my computer until I closed AOL IM and rebooted.
So- sorry for rambling for a moment- here's what I'm asking:
What version of AOL IM do you reccomend for a computer with an 8GB HD, and 64MB of RAM running Windows 98 (1st Edition), if I'd like to be able to have the following features:
1- as few adds as possible, and no audio adds. No "AIM Today" window, etc. That sort of thing freezes and slows up my puter.
2- Buddy lists stored on their server rather than my computer.
3- No "obsolete version" warning when I log on
Oh... and a note on DeadAIM- I've had it reccomended to me very highly by a friend who uses it, but when I installed it on my machine last summer, it basicly didn't do anything. So, is DeadAIM not Windows 98 compatible ?
Any help, advice, etc. would be most appreciated...
QrazychiQ
I've made use of a lot of older versions from this site and it has really made my on-line life a lot easier.
Now, here's my problem, or question, if you will:
I'm using an older computer that is running Windows 98 (first edition- we've wanted to upgrade but it is simply beyond our means, financially).
I do a lot of on-line chatting, mostly on AOL IM, and sometimes it is the only way I can communicate with my friends, as a lot of them don't have the time to answer e-mails.
I was using the regular AOL IM program back in 2002, and I had not upgraded it for some time, so it was probably a 1999, or 2000 era version of the software. Then I switched to Trillian. However, the new version of Trillian is just too big and involved for my system.
I have a very small HD (only 8GB) and only 64MB of RAM.
The version of Trillian I was running, which was an older version, kept freezing and having connection problems. I checked the newest version, and it is bigger than my browser software, and requires more RAM.
So, I tried a program called Easy Message. And last night it started freezing, performing illegal operations, and refusing to connect to the IM network.
I have been reading through your forums on the IM subject, and I'm convinced that what I need is an older version of AOL IM, rather than an integrated client like Gaim, Trillian, or Easy Message.
I would like to stick with an integrated client, and I did see a link to one called IM2 or something- does anyone have any experience with that particular program ?
But, on the subject of AOL IM I saw version 4.8 reccomended commonly, as well as version 5.2.
One of the reasons I stopped using IM and went for Trillian was that IM's audio-adds would always block my soundcard- after an audio add loaded, I couldn't play any audio files on my computer until I closed AOL IM and rebooted.
So- sorry for rambling for a moment- here's what I'm asking:
What version of AOL IM do you reccomend for a computer with an 8GB HD, and 64MB of RAM running Windows 98 (1st Edition), if I'd like to be able to have the following features:
1- as few adds as possible, and no audio adds. No "AIM Today" window, etc. That sort of thing freezes and slows up my puter.
2- Buddy lists stored on their server rather than my computer.
3- No "obsolete version" warning when I log on
Oh... and a note on DeadAIM- I've had it reccomended to me very highly by a friend who uses it, but when I installed it on my machine last summer, it basicly didn't do anything. So, is DeadAIM not Windows 98 compatible ?
Any help, advice, etc. would be most appreciated...
QrazychiQ