Update, 12-23-10: I have no idea why this post keeps getting stuck in my rough draft folder on WP.com but it does – this is at least the third time I’ve republished it this year after it got stuck in there. Sorry for any inconvenience… I know, I know, I don’t do this anymore. But […]
Updated 11-24-16 to change recommended add-ons and browser tools to include McAfee’s Site Advisor instead of Web of Trust. Web of Trust is currently not available for use in most web browsers over data-selling and other issues that have recently come to light. This may come as a surprise, but you’re not staying safe by […]
Perhaps owing to my advanced age (38), I pulled a muscle carrying about 15 bags of groceries last night so, since I can’t do much else, I’ve been playing around with possible new layouts for anti-aol. In a few minutes I’ll put up one I’m testing on my personal journal. Never mind…I tested the new […]
One question I get fairly often is, “How do I disable the AOL Dialer?” or “How do I remove the AOL Dialer?” How the question is worded matters: disabling the AOL Dialer is not the same thing as removing it. If you remove it, you might not be able to use AOL dial-up to get […]
This how-to is for people who get an error message when they try to remove AOL from Vista. If you are not getting the error messages mentioned in this post, please see How to Remove AOL (any version). So you’re an ex-AOL user who’s moved on from Windows XP to Windows Vista. You put AOL […]
There’s an issue with removing more recent versions of AOL from Windows 7 (and therefore I assume all versions of AOL): when you click the Windows button –>Control Panel –> Programs and Features, then click on the AOL Uninstaller (choose which products to remove), it asks you to scan for “older versions of AOL” (it’s […]
Republished 12-30-08. Last updated 12-03-09. If you are getting error messages when you try to remove AOL from Vista, please see this post, or see this post for error messages on Windows 7. If AOL won’t shut down before you remove it, or if keeps running after you remove it, see this FAQ. Note: This […]
Updated 3-10-2009. There are a few reasons why you won’t find an icon for AOL under Add/Remove programs on XP or Vista…. AOL did not install properly. The AOL Uninstaller can’t find its own files when you ask it to (sounds unbelievable, but see next item). The Add/Remove icon was removed by a partial or […]
“Invasive AOL updates!” A young lady from Los Angeles emailed me this week asking, “Are you familiar with these invasive AOL updates? Can you help me???” I test AOL’s software for my blog, so the answer is, “Yes and yes”. One nearly fool-proof method to make AOL’s forced updates stop is to delete the stick.dll […]
AOL’s software and services, like email accounts, have been given away for free to AOL members in the US and the UK since August of 2006. This FAQ answers your questions about canceling payment of AOL, converting to a free AOL account, and removing AOL. Just click the links below to be brought to the […]
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