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Auto Signon and Stored Password in America Online (AOL)?

I am Ben C. Wilson and I want to have my pass word be keyed in automatically. How do I do it?

Question answered on May 11, 2006 at 01:14 PM :: Comments to date: 13

Log in to America Online (AOL) as a guest?

I have a friend staying over at my house for a few days and she'd like to check her AOL email. But I don't want to lose my own AOL settings. How do I let her log in as guest without messing things up?

Question answered on November 19, 2005 at 07:18 AM :: Comments to date: 81

How do I change my security question on AOL?

Category: Windows PC Help

I have looked all over AOL, but I can't figure out how to change my security question. I just realized that a lot of people know the answer I have to give, if I ever forget my password. I would like to change the question to something more difficult. Please help me, as I can't find how to do this, when I search the AOL site. Thank you very much.

Question answered on March 28, 2006 at 10:55 PM :: Comments to date: 54

How do I change my password on AOL?

I want to change my account password on America Online (AOL) but am pretty clueless about how to do that. Can you show me? Thanks, Dave.

Question answered on December 29, 2005 at 10:50 AM :: Comments to date: 168

Change password on child's AOL (America Online) screen name?

How do I change my child's AOL (America Online) screen name password when I'm signed onto my own screen name?

Question answered on October 11, 2005 at 06:41 AM :: Comments to date: 49

How do I disable American Online (AOL) audio event sounds?

Category: Windows PC Help

I want to get the sqeeky door and loud bang off AOL went it first comes up on my computer when I turn it on.

Question answered on March 14, 2006 at 08:56 AM :: Comments to date: 32

How can I change my account password in AOL.com?

I use AOL occasionally to test things, but refuse to download the AOL software as it's bloatware and always seems to screw up my PC. So I go in through AOL.com. But using that, how the $#@$@ do I change my account password?

Question answered on June 7, 2007 at 07:22 AM :: Comments to date: 6

How do I delete an America Online (AOL) Screen Name?

I want to set up a new America Online (AOL) screen name for myself, but the system's telling me that I already have the maximum number of screen names. How do I delete one so I can create a new one?

Question answered on July 29, 2005 at 07:29 AM :: Comments to date: 221

How to create new screen names on AOL (America Online)?

I need to create a new screen name in AOL but am not sure how to do so. Can you help me out?

Question answered on July 8, 2005 at 05:59 PM :: Comments to date: 446

Do you need to join AOL to use a cable modem?

My son and I are in an argument about cable modems .I say you have to have a subscription to something, like AOL or Charter, for cable modems to work. My son says you can get them to work by just plugging the cable in to the modem when you have digital cable service. Could you tell us which one of us is right, or tell us we're both wrong and help us with this problem.

Question answered on February 1, 2006 at 11:19 PM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I get rid of America Online (AOL) pop-up ads?

Category: Mac OS X Help

Dave, how do I get rid of all these stupid America Online pop-ups that plague me when I use my AOL account? I checked my AOL preferences and don't see anything that lets me turn them off!

Question answered on July 25, 2005 at 05:00 PM :: Comments to date: 65

How do I remove time limits on an AOL account?

I suppose I should be able to figure this out directly on the AOL site, but I can't, so perhaps you can tell me: how do you take time limitations off of a screename on America Online (AOL)?

Question answered on April 4, 2006 at 02:13 PM :: Comments to date: 1

Can I change my AOL security question at AOL.com?

I have been trying to change my darn security question at America Online for weeks now, and every time I get to that area in AOL, it just says "temporarily unavailable. Please try later." What's up with that? isn't there some way I can use the AOL Web interface to change my security question before I get hacked again? Thanx.

Question answered on August 24, 2006 at 08:45 AM :: Comments to date: 18

How do I get rid of AOL Search on my Taskbar?

Category: Windows PC Help

I just installed the latest version of America Online (AOL) software and man, I'm steamed! All of a sudden AOL's taken over my entire Windows taskbar! How the heck do I get rid of the $#@$@# thing?

Question answered on February 10, 2006 at 06:57 PM :: Comments to date: 27

How can I cancel my AOL (America Online) account?

I'm finally ready to say goodbye to my AOL account after a ridiculous number of years wasting money on the subscription. But they sure don't make it easy. How do I cancel my AOL (America Online) account, Dave?

Question answered on June 23, 2011 at 08:28 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I make my AOL "my journal" blog public?

Hi, first of all, can you make my blog public? Also, can you walk me through how to publish e-mail to my blog? Keep in mind, I do not know my blog's address. I can access it through 'my journal', please help me. Thanks, Kimi.

Question answered on October 15, 2005 at 04:48 PM :: Comments to date: 4

How do I turn off AOL auto-login?

I had a friend visit and while he was here he changed my America Online (AOL) settings so that it now automatically logs in to his account every time I turn the system on. This is bad! How do I turn this feature off?

Question answered on January 31, 2006 at 03:29 PM :: Comments to date: 21

How do I delete my AIM Screenname?

I'm not using Aol, i'm using Aim. How do I delete my AIM screenname from the AIM program and system?

Question answered on March 4, 2006 at 11:56 AM :: Comments to date: 87

How do I create a new screen name in AOL (America Online) 9.0?

Dave, I've read through your previous Q&A about how to create an AOL screen name, but it doesn't apply to the new AOL 9.0 Security Edition. Can you help me figure out how to add a screen name with this latest Windows application?

Question answered on September 14, 2005 at 05:44 AM :: Comments to date: 185

How do I export my America Online (AOL) Address Book and Email?

Category: Windows PC Help

How can I convert my AOL files, favorites and Address Book info from the America Online (AOL) program to MSN? I am switching from AOL dialup to a new high-speed connection. Please let me know.

Question answered on October 24, 2005 at 04:07 AM :: Comments to date: 94

Can I change my AOL password at AOL.com?

I really don't want to have AOL software on my new Sony Vaio laptop, but I do occasionally need to get to my AOL account to check mail, etc. I can do that via their web site, no worries, but here's what I'm wondering: can I actually change my password and do all that other administrative stuff through their Web site, or does that require the actual AOL software package?

Question answered on August 21, 2006 at 06:31 AM :: Comments to date: 44

Can I use Firefox with AOL?

Dave, can I use America Online (AOL) as my Internet Service Provider, but actually use a different web browser -- Firefox -- rather than the browser that's included with the AOL software suite? Also, how about email programs?

Question answered on March 22, 2005 at 02:59 PM :: Comments to date: 17

How do I get started with America Online's AIM service?

My kids are constantly harassing me about being able to chat with them via instant message, via "AIM". What's AIM and how do I get started?

Question answered on September 18, 2007 at 09:13 PM :: Comments to date: 2

How can I buy a region-free DVD player?

My brother travels the world and recently he's been buying and sending me rare DVD movies that he picks up on his travels. Which would be fine if only I could play them. I don't want to admit it to him, but neither my DVD player nor my computer can handle PAL disks and they also complain about me being in the wrong region. Is there some sort of savvy solution?

Question answered on October 18, 2007 at 07:21 AM :: Comments to date: 3

How do I cancel my America Online (AOL) account?

Just for fun, I recently signed up for an AOL account through one of those ubiquitous free CDROMS, and now that I've poked around a bit, I've decided to shut it down. It's time to return to the real Internet. But I'm a bit stymied. How do I cancel my AOL account?

Question answered on March 31, 2005 at 11:55 PM :: Comments to date: 635




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