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Just gave 5.9.6089 a shot and it worked ok for me. No problems with wrapping links, and signing on/off worked properly even when I used two separate accounts on the machine, one administrator and one restricted.
I’m not sure what the issue could be, unless maybe you upgraded the computer from Vista to Win7 and something got broken along the way. It seems like cross-user functionality works in Win7 as it did in WinXP (what 5.9 was primarily meant to run on), so unless you performed a Vista-Win7 upgrade, I’m not sure what is going wrong without getting some more info. It’s been 2-3 years since I really sunk my teeth into AIM stuff, so I can’t remember what certain things run off of, like javascript.
Uninstall and do a fresh installation of 5.9.6089 and don’t tinker with any customization or adremoval, and don’t lock the computer, switch user accounts, or allow the screensaver to pop up (if it’s configured to lock the computer upon resuming use). Confirm whether the problems recur, then try locking the computer or switching users, and see if it comes back around.
Jon8RFCMemberI thought I fired up 5.9.6089 a few months ago and it went smoothly–are you using 5.9.6089? Have you used any addons or modified files at all; are you using any Windows themes that change the look of Windows?
I’m more comfortable and familiar with the AIM5 and older series than with AIM6 and newer, but 5.9 just might have to be retired from Windows7 at this point, sadly. I’ll send myself an email to give it a whirl tomorrow, because maybe I never did install 5.9 on Windows7.
Jon8RFCMemberTry resetting the password and not having it saved on any of the computers which it is used on. If the password is saved, anyone with access to the computer(s) it’s saved on can copy/paste the hashed password and login on a different computer. They won’t have the actual password, but the hash can still be used to login…older versions of AIM stored saved passwords in plain text, AIM4 and early AIM5 builds I believe.
Jon8RFCMemberIf you’re having problems with deadaim, you could give middle_man a whirl, which supports up to 5.9.6089:
middle_man :: enhancing your instant messenger since ’02I still prefer the AIM5 series, personally.
I can’t remember which version, specificially, but I think deadaim only officially supported up to 5.2.3139. There were so many versions in the AIM5 series, I may have mixed a minor.build together.
Jon8RFCMemberOk, so it’s not a unique command you’re invoking then. The only thing I can attribute it to is a roaming profile that saves the input data regardless of you manually saving the document. If it’s not every time you’re depressing the tab key, seemingly at random times but on various computers, and there are 17 computers on the network, I would guess that the server isn’t able to keep up with the constant writing to disk, and one or more computers get priority over the others, and that’s why some feel like they lag. A low-bandwidth network and/or switch that can’t handle the load could also be part of the problem; if it’s a daisy-chained setup of switches purchased from a brick-and-mortar store like best buy, that could definitely be a contributing factor for a 17 computer network using roaming profiles. I’m thinking the server has low capabilities on the hard drive(s) for what is needed, although other components could be insufficient as well, like insufficient ram for caching. Tough to say since I don’t have loads of experience in this arena.
I can’t think of a solid way to test this, but when the tab key stops functioning, I’d continue to input data and check the document on another computer to see if the data is current. Again, I had experience in only one workplace with a network of about 30 computers (including the servers), and their bottleneck was the network hardware since they pushed so much data which caused other computers to not respond at times.
Jon8RFCMemberYes, let us know. If that doesn’t work, I can look into what address is used to perform the upgrade check; maybe adding it to the HOSTS file will stop it. However, when you sign on, in addition to your name and password being sent, whatever version you’re using is sent to the server anyway (among other things I’m not aware of), so my idea may not work.
Jon8RFCMemberI need a little more info…who is your ISP? Is it satellite internet that requires a phone line for the upstream bandwidth? What is that white box and what purpose does it serve compared to a router/switch?
I’m not very familiar with satellite internet, only what I’ve read over the years. PPPoE is pretty straight-forward though. If you can do a manual setup, go that route and enter the info and use your static IP you were given. Grab a firmware update for your router as well if you haven’t already. Unfortunately, D-Link just revamped their website and it’s incredibly difficult to navigate and get what I want to find you a firmware update.
Jon8RFCMemberA little late, but I settled on BitDefender in 2007 after trying out and reading many reviews and scrutinizing CPU magazine’s reviews each time they talk of AV products. Norton 2009 is supposed to be the first decent Norton AV since Norton SV 2003, but I’m still skeptical and haven’t used it since Norton AV 2004, which was painful to use and computers with newer versions all putter around and hinder the computer. My second choice is Panda, and I use it for redundancy with their web-based AV.
For freebies, I like Antivir and BitDefender’s free offering. AVG is a really popular one, but once I tried Antivir, it really outperformed AVG.
If I can remember the worst AV product for producing false-positives, I’ll post that one. Just because hoards get detected/caught, it doesn’t mean it’s a good product and is actually catching anything…some AV intentionally flag files to give the impression of catching a file another product “didn’t”, or flag random programs the programmers personally dislike.
Jon8RFCMemberWhat function(s) are you using the tab key for, and are you using it in conjunction with any other keys? I’m wondering if you have roaming profiles and the functions performed are dependent upon the main server.
Jon8RFCMembervbgirl1420;234809 wrote:My sister and I are on the same wireless network, but I don’t think that should matter; the file still goes through AIM’s server. Even if we are directly connected, the file shouldn’t be able to be uploaded faster than our internet allowsFile and picture transfers do not go through the servers, I assure you of that.
Jon8RFCMemberSorry I’m late. I haven’t been keeping up with the AIM scene much in the past 3.5-4 years; I only occasionally hop on BBB or AIM.
No promises, but I’ll take a look at the copying text problem.
Jon8RFCMemberExcellent!
Jon8RFCMemberIt’s hard to say since notepad has a VERY limited character set, AND, I’m not confident that all of us are even viewing the same set of data when we look at it through a webpage. Since it’s copied and pasted to the forum, processed and saved on the forum, then viewed by a browser (which isn’t good at viewing raw file data), it could have gotten changed along the way.
If I could look at the actual data myself, I might figure out something. I’m a retired BBB Staff member and contributed a lot in the AIM and Computer support forum sections…mostly in AIM though.
Jon8RFCMemberI’m trying to think of what causes this…I’m having a hard time remembering. AIM5 switched from using IE internally to firing up the program externally; in older AIM5 versions, this probably would’ve shown up in your AIM Today window. The magic part in the link has to do with a specific area or window, and the size of it in the link (width=120&height=90) is lighting up a bulb above my head, but I can’t remember what it’s specifically for…my instinct is to say that it’s an ad based on the width and height. Do you have that space at the top of your buddy list? like this: http://jon8rfc.homeip.net/aim/other/ad_space.png
(I’m a retired BBB Staff member, so you can feel safe with my links…look below my name where it says “BBB Alumni”)
March 22, 2009 at 6:27 am in reply to: How to remove sn’s from to list drop down – inst msg window? #172960Jon8RFCMemberBetter late than never, right? I’m not around much anymore, but hop on here every so often and this thread warrants my logging in and responding since I’m sure people are a little concerned with the privacy factor. SO…for future reference:
Those names are stored in the registry. Unless the registry has changed in vista/windows7 (I know where it is in XP), here’s what to do.
First, close AIM completely…or else the names might never go away. The best way to do this (on AIM5) is to go to your buddy list and then push these keys on your keyboard, simultaneously–CTRL, SHIFT, F4.
Go to start>run.
Type in regedit and click OK.
Browse your way through to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAmerica OnlineAOL Instant Messenger (TM)CurrentVersionUsersyour screen namerecent IM ScreenNames
and right-click on the names listed on the right side of the window, and then delete them. I can’t remember which one does which (it’s been so long since I’ve tinkered with AIM), but go ahead and delete the names listed in here as well
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAmerica OnlineAOL Instant Messenger (TM)CurrentVersionUsersyour screen namerecent ScreenNames
And if you want to delete names listed on the sign-on window (like old screen names you don’t use or ones you mistyped), there’s an easier way than going through the registry. Select the name in the sign-on window, and then push the DELETE key on your keyboard…not BACKSPACE, but DELETE. It’s most often grouped together with insert, home, end, page up, page down…above the arrow keys; on some laptop keyboards I think those keys are in the upper-right area of the keyboard layout.
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