AOL horror stories

Kelsenellenelvian · Nov 10, 2002, 08:39 PM

I had installed aol on my system so a visiting friend could use her account.

When she left I uninstalled aol re-booted and it fragged my system, I couldn't even access anything to back-up current data total loss had to completly low-level formatt and re-install.

***craig5320*** · Nov 10, 2002, 09:31 PM

tell us more about this friend? when did she leave? would you go to that much trouble for 'a' friend?

I kno I wouldn't AOL is never coming near my system, and infact i had a friend over last week, she's on AOL and if she even asked to install AOL i would have drove her home.

Zardon · Nov 10, 2002, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by craig5320
tell us more about this friend? when did she leave? would you go to that much trouble for 'a' friend? I kno I wouldn't AOL is never coming near my system, and infact i had a friend over last week, she's on AOL and if she even asked to install AOL i would have drove her home.

oh you are so ruthless craig, what about if she was REALLY cute with long hair and a great body? lol

***craig5320*** · Nov 10, 2002, 09:46 PM

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Originally posted by Zardon
oh you are so ruthless craig, what about if she was REALLY cute with long hair and a great body? lol

my friend is!

I'd wait outside then bring her back after she'd check her account, i'm not totally dazed.

~~TIGER~~ · Nov 11, 2002, 12:17 AM

I luv AOL, i met my "FRIEND" on it

But they r not tall and blonde

Kelsenellenelvian · Nov 11, 2002, 02:06 AM

She was definetly worth the trouble...

***craig5320*** · Nov 11, 2002, 02:08 AM

ehehe, now that's more like it!

but still it'd be a tough call...

Kelsenellenelvian · Nov 11, 2002, 02:10 AM

aww I back-up every couple of weeks and reformat ever couple of months so she was REALLY worth-it..

***craig5320*** · Nov 11, 2002, 02:12 AM

yeah but AOL. eeeesshhh

~~TIGER~~ · Nov 12, 2002, 01:53 AM

All am gonnae say aboot Aol is that if it wisnae 4 it, i widnae have met
ma "very very special friend"

-={420}=- · Nov 15, 2002, 07:35 PM

AOL...don't even get me started. I don't know how it could completely render a computer unbootable but I know that it spreads through your system like a virus. Even if u uninstall it successfully, it leaves behind its customizations of IE, Outlook Express and other things. It puts links to its website everywhere and messes up ur connection to the internet. If I was going to do someone a favor like that, I would make a restore point before installing it. That way, whatever it does to your system, you can always go back.

Nov 10, 2002, 08:39 PM	#1
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	AOL horror stories I had installed aol on my system so a visiting friend could use her account. When she left I uninstalled aol re-booted and it fragged my system, I couldn't even access anything to back-up current data total loss had to completly low-level formatt and re-install. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Nov 10, 2002, 09:31 PM	#2
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	tell us more about this friend? when did she leave? would you go to that much trouble for 'a' friend? I kno I wouldn't AOL is never coming near my system, and infact i had a friend over last week, she's on AOL and if she even asked to install AOL i would have drove her home. __________________

Nov 11, 2002, 02:06 AM	Thread Starter #6
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	She was definetly worth the trouble... __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Nov 11, 2002, 02:08 AM	#7
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	ehehe, now that's more like it! but still it'd be a tough call... __________________

Nov 11, 2002, 02:10 AM	Thread Starter #8
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	aww I back-up every couple of weeks and reformat ever couple of months so she was REALLY worth-it.. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Nov 11, 2002, 12:17 AM	#5
~~TIGER~~ BANNED Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: OLDHAM Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	I luv AOL, i met my "FRIEND" on it But they r not tall and blonde

Nov 11, 2002, 02:12 AM	#9
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	yeah but AOL. eeeesshhh __________________

Nov 12, 2002, 01:53 AM	#10
~~TIGER~~ BANNED Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: OLDHAM Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	All am gonnae say aboot Aol is that if it wisnae 4 it, i widnae have met ma "very very special friend"

Nov 15, 2002, 07:35 PM	#11
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	AOL...don't even get me started. I don't know how it could completely render a computer unbootable but I know that it spreads through your system like a virus. Even if u uninstall it successfully, it leaves behind its customizations of IE, Outlook Express and other things. It puts links to its website everywhere and messes up ur connection to the internet. If I was going to do someone a favor like that, I would make a restore point before installing it. That way, whatever it does to your system, you can always go back. __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]