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Anyway 2 Get on The Net With AOL without using....

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I was wondering if there is anyway i can get on the net without using AOL 9.0 sotware (I am using Win XP Pro)!???

I really hate using the AOL 9.0 software (i am on ADSL 256 UP/ 576 DOWN) as it is a mega drain on my system resources...can anoyne help me!?

PLEASE? :no:

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  stevonw said:
also will the AOL Dialer not charge me money like a dial up kinda thing? (I am in the UK)

like i said in the other thread

no it wont charge you if you set it up correct

i.e use to the setup wizard to use the high speed connection and not the dial up one ,

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if your using aol with DSL no you have to use the software

guys read the forum before replying and telling him to use dialup when hes on aol dsl

Aol dialer does the same thing as the software, it can be used for dial up or DSL

anyways aol tells you the same thing just saves you being put on hold for 40mins for they tech support .lol

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  stevonw said:
so....can i use it or not and i got rid of the tray icon in the corner........so HELP!?

Yes you can use it , if you prefer to check you can call aol and ask for a step by step guide

tel:0800 3764406

to get the tray icon back

go to start > run

type C:\Program Files\aol\aoltrayicon.exe

cant rememeber if the file name is correct, you should be able to check it on your system tho

just browse the aol folder on your system should find a file called soltray or aoltrayicon which brings back the tray icon

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i remember when you could use the aol # and the user name/pw or some string and put it in windows dial up networking. that was the shizzle. then some aol hacker kid made a program you could use instead of aol based off the aol 2.5 client but i doubt that works anymore.

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