Comments on: AIM 5.9.3690 sucks http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/ Ali Ebrahim on web standards, software developement, technology, politics and law. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: tritium http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-185 tritium Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:25:32 +0000 http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/#comment-185 How to make the AIM.com window NOT show at startup: 1. You already know step 1, but just to repeat: In Preferences, Sign On/Off: UNcheck "Show AIM.com window at sign on". 2. Exit from and restart AIM. If the Aim.com window comes up, close it. If it doesn't, you can skip all the rest of the steps below. 3. In the Buddy List window, make sure the "Button Drawer" is showing (at the bottom). Select "Add Tools" from the Button Drawer. 4. You will get a pop-up window. CLOSE that window and you will get an Internet Explorer confirmation dialog box saying, "By closing this window, you are indicating you do not wish to select a tool. To choose a tool in the future, from the My AIM menu, click Select Useful Tools." Click the OK button and you are done! 5. Test that the AIM.com window does NOT come up at signon by exiting from and restarting AIM. How to make the AIM.com window NOT show at startup:

1. You already know step 1, but just to repeat: In Preferences, Sign On/Off: UNcheck “Show AIM.com window at sign on”.

2. Exit from and restart AIM. If the Aim.com window comes up, close it. If it doesn’t, you can skip all the rest of the steps below.

3. In the Buddy List window, make sure the “Button Drawer” is showing (at the bottom). Select “Add Tools” from the Button Drawer.

4. You will get a pop-up window. CLOSE that window and you will get an Internet Explorer confirmation dialog box saying, “By closing this window, you are indicating you do not wish to select a tool. To choose a tool in the future, from the My AIM menu, click Select Useful Tools.” Click the OK button and you are done!

5. Test that the AIM.com window does NOT come up at signon by exiting from and restarting AIM.

]]> By: tritium http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-184 tritium Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:11:16 +0000 http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/#comment-184 You have to jump through a few hoops to get the "Don't show AIM.com window on startup" to take effect. I'll post that next. You have to jump through a few hoops to get the “Don’t show AIM.com window on startup” to take effect. I’ll post that next.

]]> By: Ali Ebrahim http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Ali Ebrahim Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:30:42 +0000 http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/#comment-183 The latest versions of AIM actually let you decide not to install WildTangent. I don't believe that I have a Viewpoint Media Player installed as a result of AIM... The latest versions of AIM actually let you decide not to install WildTangent. I don’t believe that I have a Viewpoint Media Player installed as a result of AIM…

]]> By: Quark http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Quark Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:25:24 +0000 http://blog.ebrahim.org/2004/09/16/aim-593690-sucks/#comment-182 I stopped upgrading IM once they started bundling WildTangent and Viewpoint Media Player with it. That and all the added junk about multiple AIM names just got in the way. 5.2 is still the best. I stopped upgrading IM once they started bundling WildTangent and Viewpoint Media Player with it. That and all the added junk about multiple AIM names just got in the way.

5.2 is still the best.

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