http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20798372 en Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:42:47 EDT Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:42:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20893712 anon : I finally knuckled under and reinstalled AOL. "Upgraded" to version 9.1

So far, AOL client software "internal" browser is acting normal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20893712 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:12:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826494 fishboy11 : i have had strange problems with my account, i use netscape dsl tho, which is aol i have no idea why they have netscape and aol isp's they are the same company and compete with eachother even when i read my ToS it all says aol, netscape isn't mentioned at all, and when i phone tech support sometimes they answer as aol, i think they just grabbed the netscape name because it was well known, i think they were hoping to incorporate the netscape browser into their accounts but netscape browser became obsolete, anyway for the first poster, i'm not sure what the problem is because i use IE for my browser but i have had problems with my internet connection software from them so i don't even use it anymore i just used a different modem driver and windows network setup and it works way better and faster now, so they do have problems with their software, if i was you i would stop using that browser if possible, there is a command you can type when you hit start/run that does something called unbranding internet explorer, if that is the browser that aol is using as their own, and what it does is just gets rid of the 3rd party crap in the browser so its just IE again. The fact that you can use email and other programs when the browser stops working is strange, those other programs use different ports from a browser, the browser uses port 80, so it could be a problem with your ports maybe caused by spyware, if you use IE try hitting tools/internet options/connections/lan settings and make sure automatically detect settings is checked, another possible cause is that your browser may for some reason be working in offline mode which would cause all the problems you mentioned, if that is the case then hit the file tab at the top left and there is an option that says work offline, if it has a checkmark next to it click on it and that will fix your problem, hope this info helps.

And the second poster, i have run into that problem 3 or 4 times where i lost my connection and sometimes the line led on my modem would flash meaning it lost connection to the isp, what i had to do to fix it the first time was to get a new phonecord and splitter cause i had line noise, when it happened again the few times after that all i had to do was unplug the modem for 30 seconds and then plug it in again and it was fine for a month or 2, sometimes a lightning storm can cause probs and you have to reset the modem. hope i could help]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826494 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:49:01 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20800464 georgermct : I've noticed my internet connection with AOL through my broadband Internet service provider quits to.

Only fix I've found is to close AOL and restart it and re-log in...then it works.
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OOL Subscriber Since - 10/18/00 . . . iO Subscriber Since - 11/22/04]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20800464 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:26:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20798372 tennismith : I have had a problem using the AOL client software. After a period of time the AOL link to the web breaks down. I can retrieve email, however, any URL link is disabled and any link content is blank. When this happens, I cannot use the AOL browser and any of AOL's proprietary content is unusable if it is web-based, as opposed to chat, IMs, text (and pics) in email, etc. work fine. When the problem exists, I can open an email, view a picture within that same email, but any web content will not load. This affects the Welcome Screen and that little list that hugs the left side of the window when you close the Welcome Screen. Occasionally they will spontaneously load after showing a blank loading bar for a long length of time.

I have yet to discover what triggers this browser problem. My IE browser works just fine independent of AOL.

I have tried the following: Rebuild the AOL adapter. No long term effect. Shutdown and reboot. No long term effect. Ran AOL's "Quick Restore" program. No effect.

Rebooting or simply closing and reopening AOL restores the functionality for a moment, then...the browser no longer works.

Any ideas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20798372 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:43:32 EDT