Vista+AIM6=Death

So i just installed aim6 last night. huge disaster. messes up internet connectivity and media files. anyone heard anything else about this?

 

Easy solution, use Pidgin, http://www.pidgin.im

I've been using it (and it's Mac OSX couterpart, Adium) for months, and absolutely love it. Logs onto AIM, MSN, GTalk simultaneously and works great. Very non-intrusive with zero advertising.

 

+1 for Pidgin. It'll rock your socks.

 

I use Pidgin in Ubuntu and Miranda IM in windows. Both work good, but Pidgin feel like a much more polished app.

 

I have had no issue with AIM6 on my laptop which has vista.

 

Vista-AIM6= DEATH

 

Vista+Average PC user=BSOD, RSOD, GSOD, BlSOD.

 

I will have to look into pidgin. the sad thing is i actually like how aim6 looks. just i cant use any of my music or media files with it.

 

Holy Hannah thank you for posting this. Ive had so many problems with aim on my mac and i just installed adium and its way better. Big Ol' +1!

 

Vista + anything = sux0rz

 

i just downloaded pidgin. Hoping I like it.

 

:biggthumpup: + 1 for pidgin. It works really well.

and a big thumbs down to aim of any kind. AOL has been know to trash all network settrings

 

it works for me. just would like to find some skins for it.

 

If any of you don't like using 3rd party software for aim, I kept a copy of aim 4.7 (before the software went controlling style). If you want I can upload it somewhere.

 

TRILLIAN FTW. Now THAT is the way to go.

 

I wish it was still called gaim. Great application, though. OS ftmfw.

 

This site is useful for these kinds of things - lots of versions of AIM here.

http://www.oldversion.com/

 

speaks the truth.

 

anything + anything from AOL = suck

 

Quoted for Win.

 

quoted the win for the win.

 

I still can't believe that they haven't been banned from the planet yet...

 

vista = gay

 

eeew vista.

I'm an adium user here too

 

I am not happy with Pidgin.

 

Like I said, Trillian FTW. Skinnable, customizable, amazing in every way. And uses very little RAM.

 

adium here as well

 

easier solution www.ubuntu.com :biggrin:

 

agreed.

 

I have absolutely no idea what you guys are talking about I just turn on the computer and type in websites.

 

I'm not impressed with ubuntu at all. Had it installed and took it off a few days later.

It's a nice desktop distro, but thats about it.

I'm sorry but a distro that doesn't even have xinetd installed by default fails in my book instantly. I could not get SWAT up and running for the life of me, then found out xinetd nor even inetd was installed...who would've thought

Fedora core 8 ftw!

 

internet noob! :laugh:

 

+1 for trillian.