can aol work with internet explorer

[Guest]

Hi, my friend has just bought his first laptop and decided to use aol as his service provider, howeverwe can only access the net via the aol icon on the desktop,then when accessed the aol home page has all different style icons, not like internet explorer,does anybody no how to use internet explore while having aol as the provider?

Thanks for any advice

Gordie

 

[Michael D. Alligood]

Although I have never tried it with AOL, the method should be the same. Try
this:

Click on START--ACCESSORIES--COMMUNICATIONS--NEW CONNECTION WIZARD

This will lauch the New Connection Wizard, click Next. Click Next on Network
Connection Type
Choose Set up my connection manually, click Next
If you are using Dial-up, click Next
Type in AOL as the ISP name.
Here is where you will place the dial up number for AOL.
Click Next. Then fill in the username and password.
Give that a shot. Like I said, I have only performed this with Bellsouth,
but it should work.

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Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

Hi, my friend has just bought his first laptop and decided to use aol as

his service provider, howeverwe can only access the net via the aol icon on
the desktop,then when accessed the aol home page has all different style
icons, not like internet explorer,does anybody no how to use internet
explore while having aol as the provider?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi, my friend has just bought his first laptop and decided to use aol as his service provider, howeverwe can only access the net via the aol icon on the desktop,then when accessed the aol home page has all different style icons, not like internet explorer,does anybody no how to use internet explore while having aol as the provider?

Thanks for any advice

Gordie

After connecting to the Internet through AOL, minimize the AOL program
and run Internet Explorer by clicking its icon on the desktop, Start
menu, or Quick Launch bar. When finished, maximize the AOL program
and use it to sign off.
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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Although I have never tried it with AOL, the method should be the same. Try
this:

Click on START--ACCESSORIES--COMMUNICATIONS--NEW CONNECTION WIZARD

This will lauch the New Connection Wizard, click Next. Click Next on Network
Connection Type
Choose Set up my connection manually, click Next
If you are using Dial-up, click Next
Type in AOL as the ISP name.
Here is where you will place the dial up number for AOL.
Click Next. Then fill in the username and password.
Give that a shot. Like I said, I have only performed this with Bellsouth,
but it should work.

I don't think that will work -- it isn't possible to log onto AOL
through a standard dial-up connection. You have to use the AOL
software.

After logging on, forget the AOL software, open Internet Explorer, and
browse using IE.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Michael D. Alligood]

Like I stated, I have never tried that with AOL before, just with bellsouth.
I was hoping to give her another option beside using AOL's memory hogging
app.. Thanks for the insight!

--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

 

[Guest]

ive tried that, i.e was extremly slow,it wasnt keen on it at all

 

[Michael D. Alligood]

Gordie, did you try my dialup connection suggestion. I would be interested
to know if you can dialup into AOL servers without their software.

--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

ive tried that, i.e was extremly slow,it wasnt keen on it at all

as his service provider, howeverwe can only access the net via the aol icon
on the desktop,then when accessed the aol home page has all different style
icons, not like internet explorer,does anybody no how to use internet
explore while having aol as the provider?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

service provider, howeverwe can only access the net via the aol icon on the
desktop,then when accessed the aol home page has all different style icons,
not like internet explorer,does anybody no how to use internet explore while
having aol as the provider?

ive tried that, i.e was extremly slow,it wasnt keen on it at all

If it's slow, it could be because the dial-up AOL connection is slow
or because the computer doesn't have enough CPU power or RAM to run
AOL and IE at the same time.

I'm sorry, but that's the only way to use IE with AOL dial-up.

It's true that AOL has different style icons than IE, but their
browser is actually a customized version of IE.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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[Guest]

Ill try that anyway,nothing to lose i suppose

If it's slow, it could be because the dial-up AOL connection is slow
or because the computer doesn't have enough CPU power or RAM to run
AOL and IE at the same time.

I'm sorry, but that's the only way to use IE with AOL dial-up.

It's true that AOL has different style icons than IE, but their
browser is actually a customized version of IE.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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[NoNoBadDog!]

LOL...when you have AOL on your computer, you certainly do have nothing to
lose....

Bobby