Help! With AOL

[jman01pa]

I am working on a machine that has AOL. The problem is that you can surf everything within AOL's domain just fine (including Email) but when you try to surf the net (www.whatever.com) it comes up with page not found. I remembered seeing this problem about two years ago and called AOL and they had me change something in the network confiuration in control panel. I cant remember what I did though. When I call them today they just act stupid and blame it on IE 5.0 and Microsoft. I re-installed AOL, IE 5.5, and Windows 98 and nothing worked. I yanked out the network stuff too. Anyone have any suggestions I would apprecialte it.

J http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[scotter]

As Stated From www.FLEX.net (http://www.FLEX.net)




Notice to current America Online Users

If you are currently with America Online, please don't bother to sign up! You have been warned...

This advice will save both you and us needless frustration. We are incompatible with your computer system as screwed-up by AOL configuration software and You. In fact, a lawsuit is in the works against AOL. So be warned, NO REFUNDS or CREDITS will be given.

As a general rule, America Online users are not computer savvy or it seems, capable of the level of technical sophistication necessary to operate a computer outside of an AOL environment.


JK lol http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif thanks for the link socalgal http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

I dont have AOL and Know nothing about it's configuration other than I dont want any of it on my machine http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

I hope some one here has a answer for ya ?

[GroundZero3]

wow you can say that again


JaYsin

[scotter]

freakin internal server errors LOL http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[jman01pa]

This is a customers machine. They want it fixed without losing any data (aka formatting).


J http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Ygor]

The few times I've gotten that a reboot fixed it. On one occasion it took 2 reboots.

[scotter]

here is one thing that might fix it is empty all the internet cache and cookies
or uninstall AOhell and reinstall it ?

[jman01pa]

Nope and Nope....

Cookie and cache are clean.


J http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[psyklone]

have you checked ie to be sure that it is not set to access the internet via proxy?

[jman01pa]

No I havent. I will check that. Great suggestion! Thanks!

J http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[flash4master]

have you told the machine to automatically get the connection information in 'tools > internet options > connections > Lan settings > Automatically Detect Settings' ? see if that helps

[Zybercom]

Assuming this installation of AOL worked sometime in the past, try deleting the AOL adapter, then rebooting. It will rebuild.

Start>Programs>AmericaOnline>SystemInfo> Utilities Tab ---choose >Uninstall AOL Adapter. Reboot.

[Zybercom]

Assuming this installation of AOL worked sometime in the past, try deleting the AOL adapter, then rebooting. It will rebuild.

Start>Programs>AmericaOnline>SystemInfo> Utilities Tab ---choose >Uninstall AOL Adapter. Reboot.

[atari2000x]

The problem is with AOL's browser...the
stupid "tech" guys at AOL just don't want to
admit it... anyways, uninstall---then reinstall AOL...after that, DONT USE AOL'S BROWSER, use INTERNET EXPLORER instead for
surfing the net... this should solve your
problem....

[atari2000x]

The problem is with AOL's browser...the
stupid "tech" guys at AOL just don't want to
admit it... anyways, uninstall---then reinstall AOL...after that, DONT USE AOL'S BROWSER, use INTERNET EXPLORER instead for
surfing the net... this should solve your
problem....

[jman01pa]

Nothing has worked. Proxy was not checked but I did check it for the heck of it and still not make a difference. Internet Explorer wont work either. I have removed all network adapters and reinstalled. I have removed aol and Internet Explorer (including deleting the folders) and reinstalled. I have re-installed windows.

This did previously work. He has so much stuff on there that formatting is not a viable option. But I am leaning more towards that.

J http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Rat]

Have you tried running IE by clicking on the IE Icon in your system tray? Also, you may want to check the security level in your AOL browser, try setting it to medium or low. If you can't get the browser going, download a copy of Netscape, this will keep you from having to re-format your drive for a while.

Rat...
"The object of war is not to die for your country but to
make the other ******* die for his."
--George Patton