AOL 9.5 and Windows 7

Falstaff · Jan 23, 2010, 10:48 PM

I recently with the greatest of intentions attempted to install AOL 9.5 on my fathers Dell. I installed Win7 and the coup de gras would have been his AOL.
I cannot for the life of me understand why it wont work, but I know there is lots of dialogue on the subject, does anyone have any suggestions?

The error I am seeing is right after the installer attempts to run, I get a reboot and retry error.

xProg · Jan 24, 2010, 03:35 PM

Falstaff, ты руский ??

PS: sorry for off top...

[hobo]eclipse · Jan 24, 2010, 05:36 PM

hey falstaff, u try the compatibility option new to win7?

right click n go to properties of installer, their in the compatibility tab u can make the install compatible with windows xp sp3 or vista sp2. one of these has always done the trick when i ran in to a prog that wouldn't install on 7. what is AOL 9.5 anyway? that just a browser/frontend for aol mail n other stuff? just wandered, they're no isp anymore, are they?

Falstaff · Jan 24, 2010, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

hey falstaff, u try the compatibility option new to win7?

right click n go to properties of installer, their in the compatibility tab u can make the install compatible with windows xp sp3 or vista sp2. one of these has always done the trick when i ran in to a prog that wouldn't install on 7. what is AOL 9.5 anyway? that just a browser/frontend for aol mail n other stuff? just wandered, they're no isp anymore, are they?

tried that too, bloody odd, thought it might be a google chrome conflict because I heard that the browsers of Safari and Google Chrome can interfere with AOL.
I personally dont care for AOL, but my father demands it.

Jan 23, 2010, 10:48 PM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	AOL 9.5 and Windows 7 I recently with the greatest of intentions attempted to install AOL 9.5 on my fathers Dell. I installed Win7 and the coup de gras would have been his AOL. I cannot for the life of me understand why it wont work, but I know there is lots of dialogue on the subject, does anyone have any suggestions? The error I am seeing is right after the installer attempts to run, I get a reboot and retry error. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jan 24, 2010, 03:35 PM	#2
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Jan 24, 2010, 05:36 PM	#3
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: AOL 9.5 and Windows 7 hey falstaff, u try the compatibility option new to win7? right click n go to properties of installer, their in the compatibility tab u can make the install compatible with windows xp sp3 or vista sp2. one of these has always done the trick when i ran in to a prog that wouldn't install on 7. what is AOL 9.5 anyway? that just a browser/frontend for aol mail n other stuff? just wandered, they're no isp anymore, are they?