In a message dated 7/31/2006 1:16:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, TNixon@aol.com writes: I am bothered with aol popups one after the other asking do I want this aol service or another aol service. I have to click them off before I can continue my work. Any way to get rid of them? --------- Yes, certainly. They can be turned off by doing the following: 1) Click on Settings in the menu bar at the top of the AOL screen. 2) Select 'Pop-Up Control Settings' 3) Click the tab 'Pop Ups from AOL' 4) Select 'Block pop-ups from AOL' Sharon

I work from home and need to do a task that requires I enable java. I have brain-block today and don't remember how to enable java. Could some one give me detailed instructions. I am using AOL 9.0 Limited Edition. BettyB (MN)

In a message dated 7/31/2006 7:49:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, Gerri1936@aol.com writes: Tillie I am not exactly what pop ups you are seeing but to stop most pop ups a o l has a way to do that I'm not sure what the pop-ups are either but it could be that marketing preferences need to be reset to not show the ads. Joan

In a message dated 7/31/2006 4:16:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, TNixon@aol.com writes: I remember a few days ago aol said I needed updating that it would take a few minutes, etc now I am bothered with aol popups one after the other asking do I want this aol service or another aol service. I have to click them off before I can continue my work. Any way to get rid of them? Tillie TNixon@aol.com Tillie I am not exactly what pop ups you are seeing but to stop most pop ups a o l has a way to do that On top Bar click on Settings In this Window click on Pop Ups Then follow the instructions in that window... hopefully this will help you ... If not maybe the udate you rec'd installed some xtras that you do not want and you may have to go to Add/Remove these , sometimes they are little things good for 30 day trials ... which happened when I had to reload A O L .. If this is not what you need to do maybe later in the day someone can give you another way to help you get rid of them ... gerri mason oh

I remember a few days ago aol said I needed updating that it would take a few minutes, etc now I am bothered with aol popups one after the other asking do I want this aol service or another aol service. I have to click them off before I can continue my work. Any way to get rid of them? Tillie TNixon@aol.com

I had this happen on my computer a couple of days ago. I noticed that I had a program running that was related to "keyboard strokes; sticky keys". I couldn't get it to close so I turned the computer off and back on again to solve it. Bettye

Hi List, I use Win95 on an 8 yr. old Micron Millennia, state of the art back then. I run AOL 7.0, happily, generally seeming not to have the problems many describe with more recent versions. Obviously I sacrifice speed and power with that version and aged system. In recent weeks I find it increasingly difficult to exit one website and log onto another or to use another URL, or even to access mail or Favorite Places. Time has to pass, often minutes, until I get a message saying there has been a slow system response. (I note this week Keyword System Response seems no longer to exist, wherein one could report a problem.) What is peculiar is that this problem does not occur regarding all websites. If it did, I would attribute the problem to age of computer, system, RAM, etc. Some entrances and exits are no problem at all. But, increasingly, the problem occurs on URLs never before used, or infrequently used. There is even a problem logging off until the passage of some time. Any ideas what might be the problem or a solution? Thanks. Dick in Las Vegas

BogusWoody That happens on mine and I am on 8.0 It is very annoying. ew

Mine also does that at times. I have AOL 9. SE & Windows XP Office JKH

Recently I've noticed that while typing away in any program, nothing appears on the screen. I do all sorts of things to make it "go" to no avail, and finally after about 20 or 30 seconds, some of what I typed appears on screen but not all. Then all is well again and I proceed normally. Is this something normal for AOL 9.0 SE and its security checks as long as I have that program open? Woody

I think I had the same thing the other day. I took me rebooting my computer and also turning off my firewall in Norton. Try one or the other or both next time. Good Luck! Jan In a message dated 7/29/2006 7:33:26 AM Central Standard Time, sharonmc2002@aol.com writes: Hasanyone else had problems with aol accepting their passwords this morning? I have mine set to auto send and aol said it was an invalid password.... I just was on it a few minutes ago and it worked. This time had to input the password twice before it was accepted. Sharonmc2002

Hasanyone else had problems with aol accepting their passwords this morning? I have mine set to auto send and aol said it was an invalid password.... I just was on it a few minutes ago and it worked. This time had to input the password twice before it was accepted. Sharonmc2002

In a message dated 7/28/2006 11:09:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, VandA121@aol.com writes: For a small amount monthly to AOL, if I am understanding what I read, I can remain with AOL and keep everything I have, Favorites, mail address or anything else associated with them. Beside many of my Documents there is an AOL symbol. Would those items be on my hard drive like the PDF files, etc. Thanks again for your suggestions...puts a different spin on things. ------------ Virgene, Well, I'm not Joan, but, Yes you can pay AOL a small amount and continue to have your same account with all it's perks. I do that, Joan does that and many of our fellow list members do too. However, many people prefer to use IE or Firefox or another browser and like to be able to access their AOL on the web rather that use the full AOL client. AOL has developed AIM Mail for them. As for the Documents with the AOL symbol, it depend entirely upon where, on your computer, they reside. Use your Windows Explorer (not the same as Internet Explorer!) and trace them down. If they are located on or rather within the AOL program then they may not be on your computer's harddrive. If they are located within the AOL program *as well as* another place on your computer, like MS Word, or Works, etc. then you have them on your harddrive. If they are not within the AOL program at all, then they are on your harddrive. Sharon

Joan, thanks for the tips; however, trying to copy and paste each Favorite to another program is too big of a task at this time. I have a congenital back problem and am a candidate for a third surgery as soon as surgeons make up their mind what they want to do <G>. I read and reread options which I printed from various websites last night trying to find what would suit our needs, along with reading everyone's thoughts on having a cable provider and a separate account for email, genealogy, etc., which sounds ideal. For a small amount monthly to AOL, if I am understanding what I read, I can remain with AOL and keep everything I have, Favorites, mail address or anything else associated with them. Beside many of my Documents there is an AOL symbol. Would those items be on my hard drive like the PDF files, etc. Thanks again for your suggestions...puts a different spin on things. Virgene In a message dated 7/27/2006 10:51:20 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, DULCICH6@aol.com writes: Copy or Transfer Favorite Places There may come a time when you will want to copy or transfer your Favorite Places to another screen name, another computer, or even another service. Copy and Paste Favorite Places to Another Program......... If you wish to copy hyperlinks or Web addresses from your AOL® Favorite Places and transfer them to another program, you will need to use the copy and paste option.

In a message dated 7/28/2006 11:10:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, VaGreen100@aol.com writes: Thanks Joan. Yahoo is one of the best at following through with reported messages and if they can do anything about it they report that they do it to you also. other services never respond, so you don't know if your complaint went to never never land. Virginia Actually when you think about it--AOL is really doing their part also in keeping the "bad stuff" from being sent--that is why you had trouble sending the nasty URLs. AOL is assuming the only reason you'd ever need or want to send that stuff is if you are the "evil doer." <g> Joan

Thanks Joan. Yahoo is one of the best at following through with reported messages and if they can do anything about it they report that they do it to you also. other services never respond, so you don't know if your complaint went to never never land. Virginia In a message dated 7/28/2006 11:05:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: The only way I found around it was to munge (change) the URL you are reporting. Stick asterisks or SOMETHING in the middle so AOL will let it through and let Yahoo know what you changed--that asterisks must be removed...for instance: http:*//bad*url.com <---something like that might get through but merely forwarding won't.

In a message dated 7/28/2006 11:00:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, VaGreen100@aol.com writes: This is my problem. I can send messages to everybody else in the world. Just not to Yahoo reporting bad messages I got from some one using their server. Finally went around it by copying the whole mess and using my Yahoo address. I assume that something in the email was being picked up as bad; however, how do you report bad messages if AOL blocks them? Virginia Green The only way I found around it was to munge (change) the URL you are reporting. Stick asterisks or SOMETHING in the middle so AOL will let it through and let Yahoo know what you changed--that asterisks must be removed...for instance: http:*//bad*url.com <---something like that might get through but merely forwarding won't. Joan

In a message dated 7/28/2006 10:40:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: In my cases they WERE bad URLs but I was sending them to explain bounces people had rerceived and explain ABOUT the bad links in their mail having caused bounces. I've never seen a case where other legit emails cannot be sent out--only the one with the bad nasty URL in it and then that "rate limited" box pops up when you try to send that message. This is my problem. I can send messages to everybody else in the world. Just not to Yahoo reporting bad messages I got from some one using their server. Finally went around it by copying the whole mess and using my Yahoo address. I assume that something in the email was being picked up as bad; however, how do you report bad messages if AOL blocks them? Virginia Green

In a message dated 7/28/2006 10:19:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, DULCICH6@aol.com writes: In a message dated 7/28/2006 7:06:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, VaGreen100@aol.com writes: When I tried to forward it to Yahoo, I am informed that I am "blocked from sending messages, see rate limits" when I looked that up, I could see nothing that applied to my messages and I am able to send all other messages. What does this mean? It means that something has become corrupted in your AOL (same thing happened to me about a month ago) and you will need to reset (not reinstall) AOL. Tech support will walk you through it. I lost my mail preference settings, but nothing of importance. Sharon Sharon- I don't think so--I have a different take on this. I think you are speaking of something different. This happened to me a couple times and each time it happened it happened ONLY with a specific message I was trying to send that contained a URL that AOL considered to be extremely harmful or one that would only be included in an email being sent by someone trying to do something pretty bad. <g> In my cases they WERE bad URLs but I was sending them to explain bounces people had rerceived and explain ABOUT the bad links in their mail having caused bounces. I've never seen a case where other legit emails cannot be sent out--only the one with the bad nasty URL in it and then that "rate limited" box pops up when you try to send that message. Joan

In a message dated 7/28/2006 7:06:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, VaGreen100@aol.com writes: When I tried to forward it to Yahoo, I am informed that I am "blocked from sending messages, see rate limits" when I looked that up, I could see nothing that applied to my messages and I am able to send all other messages. What does this mean? It means that something has become corrupted in your AOL (same thing happened to me about a month ago) and you will need to reset (not reinstall) AOL. Tech support will walk you through it. I lost my mail preference settings, but nothing of importance. Sharon