AIM 5.9 crashes

**celegorm** · 01-11-2007, 06:30 AM

well, considering teh topic this seems like the best place for this.

what happens is this, i can use AIM and have it behave fine for hours, as long as my computer does not go to an idle state. however, once my comptuer has gone idle for over an hour, when i come back, AIM errors out with the "this program has encoutnered a problem and needs to close" The message comes when my computer comes back from idle (i see it pop up)

i have tried uninstalling and reinstalling AIM but it keeps happening. the only thing that is set to turn off when my comptuer is idle is my moniter. I don't want to upgrade to AIM 6.0, its just a crappy version of aim in my opionion. any ideas on whats happening?

Raffaz · 01-11-2007, 08:22 AM

Lots of programs go unstable when the computer goes idle etc. You may have no other option than to upgrade, either that or put up with it. Either that or set your computers power options so it doesnt go idle

**celegorm** · 01-11-2007, 02:44 PM

i don't think its power settings seeing as how the only thing set to turn off is my moniter. that and other chat programs like xfire stay up and running.

as much as i wanna say aim could just be unstable, i know at the same time its able to be left idle for days at a time (i've done that before). if anyone has an older 5.9 version than what is on the site, for install i'll give it a try. I jsut hate to give up and go to that ugly new version.

Raffaz · 01-11-2007, 03:20 PM

Is this what ya after?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_aim/?250

**celegorm** · 01-11-2007, 04:24 PM

yes it is. i'll give it a shot when i get home from work. thanks for the linky.

troy · 01-11-2007, 10:07 PM

you should give trillian a try. It works with aim as well as yahoo, MSN and ICQ. It's also more stable and far easier on resources. I've never had a problem with it.

alvino · 01-11-2007, 11:15 PM

Yeah, Trillian is pretty good for a multi-protocol IM client. Too bad it sucks at file transfers.

Raffaz · 01-12-2007, 07:47 AM

I use trillian aswell, file transfers work fine for me

**celegorm** · 01-13-2007, 08:27 PM

sorry its taken me a day to get back. i tried the earlier version of AIM that Raffaz gave me, and it just seemed to delay the error. I did try 6.0 and it gave me an error as well. I'll be giving Trillion a try tonight too see how it works.

Raffaz · 01-13-2007, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by celegorm

sorry its taken me a day to get back. i tried the earlier version of AIM that Raffaz gave me, and it just seemed to delay the error. I did try 6.0 and it gave me an error as well. I'll be giving Trillion a try tonight too see how it works.

Strange, have ya tried totally uninstalling it in safe mode, and then running a registry cleaner to get the last bits off, then reinstalling it? Maybe check event viewer for errors aswell, and run chkdsk /r from command prompt aswell just to check for corrupt files aswell. Oh, and another program worth looking at is gaim, thats another chat client like trillian.

01-11-2007, 06:30 AM	#1
celegorm Site Team Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,060	AIM 5.9 crashes well, considering teh topic this seems like the best place for this. what happens is this, i can use AIM and have it behave fine for hours, as long as my computer does not go to an idle state. however, once my comptuer has gone idle for over an hour, when i come back, AIM errors out with the "this program has encoutnered a problem and needs to close" The message comes when my computer comes back from idle (i see it pop up) i have tried uninstalling and reinstalling AIM but it keeps happening. the only thing that is set to turn off when my comptuer is idle is my moniter. I don't want to upgrade to AIM 6.0, its just a crappy version of aim in my opionion. any ideas on whats happening? __________________ "as a fanboy i refuse to admit it and will pull countless things out of my butt to disprove it" Team Thelegorm! Total Kills: 21 (i iz in uor profile, editsing your sigz)

01-11-2007, 08:22 AM	#2
Raffaz CF Privileged Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,807	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes Lots of programs go unstable when the computer goes idle etc. You may have no other option than to upgrade, either that or put up with it. Either that or set your computers power options so it doesnt go idle __________________ RIP DAVE Current Specs 1Asus P6X58D-E, Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.06GHz , 12 Gb DDR3, GeForce GTX 460, OCZ Vertex 2 SSD , Raptor 80Gb, 2x1Tb, 5.4Tb RAID5 2Gigabyte EP43-S3L, Q6600, 8GB DDR2, 9800GT, Raptor 80Gb , 2x1Tb 3*Macbook, 2.1ghz intel core 2 duo, 4GB DDR2, 320Gb HDD

01-11-2007, 02:44 PM	#3
celegorm Site Team Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,060	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes i don't think its power settings seeing as how the only thing set to turn off is my moniter. that and other chat programs like xfire stay up and running. as much as i wanna say aim could just be unstable, i know at the same time its able to be left idle for days at a time (i've done that before). if anyone has an older 5.9 version than what is on the site, for install i'll give it a try. I jsut hate to give up and go to that ugly new version. __________________ "as a fanboy i refuse to admit it and will pull countless things out of my butt to disprove it" Team Thelegorm! Total Kills: 21 (i iz in uor profile, editsing your sigz)

01-11-2007, 03:20 PM	#4
Raffaz CF Privileged Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,807	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes Is this what ya after? http://www.filehippo.com/download_aim/?250 __________________ RIP DAVE Current Specs 1Asus P6X58D-E, Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.06GHz , 12 Gb DDR3, GeForce GTX 460, OCZ Vertex 2 SSD , Raptor 80Gb, 2x1Tb, 5.4Tb RAID5 2Gigabyte EP43-S3L, Q6600, 8GB DDR2, 9800GT, Raptor 80Gb , 2x1Tb 3*Macbook, 2.1ghz intel core 2 duo, 4GB DDR2, 320Gb HDD

01-11-2007, 04:24 PM	#5
celegorm Site Team Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,060	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes yes it is. i'll give it a shot when i get home from work. thanks for the linky. __________________ "as a fanboy i refuse to admit it and will pull countless things out of my butt to disprove it" Team Thelegorm! Total Kills: 21 (i iz in uor profile, editsing your sigz)

01-11-2007, 10:07 PM	#6
troy Fully Optimized Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,410	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes you should give trillian a try. It works with aim as well as yahoo, MSN and ICQ. It's also more stable and far easier on resources. I've never had a problem with it. __________________ Custom build desktop: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 250GB HDD, Windows XP Home Edition Laptop : HP Pavilion DV6604nr, 1.8GHZ AMD Athlon x2 TK-55, 2.5GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Vista Home Premium

01-11-2007, 11:15 PM	#7
alvino CF Privileged Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 20,015	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes Yeah, Trillian is pretty good for a multi-protocol IM client. Too bad it sucks at file transfers. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.66Ghz l Thermalright TRUE Black120 Rev.C l ASUS P6X58D Premium l Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR3-1600 l ATI Radeon HD 5770 l Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black 7200RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD l SeaSonic X650 Gold 650W PSU l Lian-Li PC-60FNW Aluminum Case (My Blog) http://heavenisinmunich.wordpress.com/

01-12-2007, 07:47 AM	#8
Raffaz CF Privileged Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,807	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes I use trillian aswell, file transfers work fine for me __________________ RIP DAVE Current Specs 1Asus P6X58D-E, Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.06GHz , 12 Gb DDR3, GeForce GTX 460, OCZ Vertex 2 SSD , Raptor 80Gb, 2x1Tb, 5.4Tb RAID5 2Gigabyte EP43-S3L, Q6600, 8GB DDR2, 9800GT, Raptor 80Gb , 2x1Tb 3*Macbook, 2.1ghz intel core 2 duo, 4GB DDR2, 320Gb HDD

01-13-2007, 08:27 PM	#9
celegorm Site Team Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,060	Re: AIM 5.9 crashes sorry its taken me a day to get back. i tried the earlier version of AIM that Raffaz gave me, and it just seemed to delay the error. I did try 6.0 and it gave me an error as well. I'll be giving Trillion a try tonight too see how it works. __________________ "as a fanboy i refuse to admit it and will pull countless things out of my butt to disprove it" Team Thelegorm! Total Kills: 21 (i iz in uor profile, editsing your sigz)

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