It is true that DeadAIM has difficulties with aim: links (like the ones used to set buddy icons) if you have been using cloning. I have not had time to investigate this properly yet. I suggest that you set your buddy icon via the AIM options. Perhaps closing all instances of AIM and loading just one copy will solve this problem?
Jim (http://www.jdennis.net)
DeadAIM 3 got released yesterday.
It has logging, cloning, tabbed IMs and other cool stuff.
Works with all versions of AIM 4.8 – 5.1
Yeah its called DeadAIM and it works with AIM 4 and AIM 5