[NRA2BFree]

I dumped AOL 6 years ago after 2 miserable years with them. As far as I*m concerned they*re worthless. I had to buy a new computer after I left them. I could never recommend them.

[Solar Wind]

NR,

Sad to hear that you had to replace your computer due to AOL but I am not surprised. IMHO the free trial offer CDROM from AOL is equivalent to a virus that takes over your computer when installed. Install it at your peril.

I know first hand. I worked for a while at a multi client help desk that provided technical customer support for several ISP customers. People who had installed AOL on their computer were often blocked from signing up for the ISP. We had to laboriously go through their computer and remove all traces of the AOL install before we could do a simple Windows set up for an ISP in "Dial Up Connections". Removal was not just a simple Uninstall.

At the time it was AOL 4.0 that I was helping people get rid of. The current version, I do not doubt, is worse. I am astounded that a product like this, which actually modifies your computer to reject signing up for a competitor's product, is even allowed on the market.

[TommyDale]

"I had to buy a new computer after I left them."

Seems a bit drastic. I would have just reformatted the hard drive.