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.
It’s pretty easy when you remember that America Online (AOL) still has its old “keywords” system in addition to everything else on the new, fancy AOL system. To change your password, you basically just enter the “password” keyword and go from there.
But let me show you step-by-step so you can see how it works.
First off, to enter a keyword, choose “Go To Keyword” from the “Keyword” menu (I’m running AOL 9.0 Security Edition, but older versions have this identical option):
It’ll pop up a little window asking what keyword you want to learn more about, and type in “password”:
Click “Go” and you’ll instantly know that you’re traveling in the right direction:
Pay particular attention to the hints about a good, hard to guess password. Using your girlfriend/boyfriend’s name, the name of your dog, or even the street you live on isn’t going to keep your friends out from your account, and that can be a disaster!
When you’ve picked out a good password, click on “Change Your Password” and you’ll see:
Notice that you have to enter your existing password for this to work too. That’s good, because you don’t want someone to change your password and trick you while you’ve gone to the bathroom or popped into the kitchen to grab a cup of tea! 🙂
Enter your new password twice and if it’s a good password and the two match, you’ll be greeted with the cheery:
As it says, don’t forget that if you store your account password for automatic login, you’ll need to change that too. You can either follow its suggestion, or you can simply wait until the next time you try to autologin: it’ll fail and then you can re-enter your password, updating it to the new one.
Finally, if you want to change the password of your master screenname please note that there’s nothing different about the process. Log in as the master screenname and follow these same steps exactly.
Good luck!
My email disappears! Well actually it may not disappear but the number above the mailbox changes. For instance, I’ll have 27 new emails. I’ll look up again later and the number above the mailbox says 25! But I count the email in my box and its 27. The only thing I could think of is someone could be checking my email from another location. Do you have any idea? Thanks
What if you do that same thing and it don’t come up right?
I need to change my password for an AIM screenname, but when I make the request it sends the e-mail to an old e-mail address. How do I change which e-mail the password reminder is sent to? Thank you!
helllo i need back my email address @aim.com and screen name wont thru password what is going on ? i need to that back i can change my password ..
they won’t let me in
Hi,
I haven’t accessed my aol instant messenger in a couple of years. I remember my login but forgot my password. I went through the motions to get my password but it was emailed to my old email address. Is there any way to retrieve the password with my new email address?
I have many buddies who I’ve lost touch with and the only means I have of getting in touch with them is through aol im.
Any advice you could give me is greatly appreciated
dave from my last post i don`t know my current password what so ever but that is ok it will still work right?
hey dave can you help me. on aol i have an account under the email address that i sent but i forgot my password can you please help me dave i have no idea what to do.
My address book is full, will not take any more addresses. This is a bad situation for me. I really need to figure out how to add more capacity or??? Please help. Thank you, MiShell
dear dave, i was wondering if you could tell me how to change my email address. I would like to keep my account but change my email address. please help me.
Dave, I have been using my aol/aim account everyday and using the same password everyday, then suddenly it stopped working. I tried resetting my password but i don’t know the answer to my security question. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?!
My nephew was living with me and and going to po.rn sites, so I put a password in. I hate this. You have to enter it every few minutes. How do I take it off
I wish to change my email address!! please how do I do it Help
Where is the keyword button on this new system?
I forgot my password for my AOL email and need to get into it to retrieve some mail regarding my college books. I need to change my password.. how can I do that without needing my current password since I forgot it?
After clicking “Go to Keyword” and typing in “password”, a different page comes up. It doesn’t say anything about a new password. Instead, it say’s “Did you know?” I don’t know what to do.
Here:https://my.screenname.aol.com/_cqr/login/login.psp?sitedomain=bill.aol.com&authLev=S&lang=en&locale=us&siteState=OrigUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbill.aol.com%252Fmyaccount.adp%253Fnextpage%253Dp2_container_pw.adp%2526jsppage%253Dsupport_portal%252FdoPassword
Why im unable to change my password with same id?
A so called friend of mine,moved out.(THANK YOU LORD)in one of her many ways of getting even ,she says.she has changed my password.i guess i will have to change my screen name as well as my password, how can i do this.
how do i change my password?
I have internet service thru comcast but have aol.eamil service, I would like to change my password on the email service but do not understand how . can you please help me. i also would like to change my emai address with aol. email.service. please help me thank you
Hi! I know how to change my password but the only thing is, is that i just cant rmember my current password so thats the whole reason i need to change it! Please Help Me!!!!
How do I change my screen name?
I’m still having a problem finding a keyword. I
followed the directons but nothing happens. I’m a
novice.
Go to AOL.com and scroll to the bottom of the page. Choose “customer support” which will bring you to a new screen. IN the “my information” section on the left hand side, you will find a section called “update my password”. Click it and follow directions from there.
ok i have a question. i have a sn (immabeyourlayde3) and ive had it for a couple yrs problem is i have the email address to make it under phattygurlny0520@hotmail.com and i forgot that password to so there is no way i can change anything on my screename because of this. Is there anyway you can find out what my password is, send it to me & then i can change it to something i rememeber?
Is there another way to change my password, because i can’t seem to be able to access (keword) on my computer
The part where it says you might have to log in first, I’m trying to do that, so I type my user name and password, and click “submit”. A few seconds later, the password space is blank and I have to type it all over again!! I’ve done this (like an idiot) about 7 times and nothing is working!!!!! Is it my computer? Or is the system being retarded? Please tell me!!!
Thank you
where is the aol tool bar
I do not see “keyword” in my menu. How can I change my password?
need help someone sexual abuse insult against aol make up screenames and change new password thanks . the most important thing sead seferi * mean idea for school homeoworks
please help did cant look find change password but did cant accept entre so want new change password how tell me too i want to know please help me cant call u no want messenger machine hate i prefer live person talk me easly than hard messenger machines hate hate that why also thank let me know
Is there a way to tell if someone else is logging into my AOL internet email account? I think my old boyfriend has my password and sometimes it seems like emails are missing.
Thanks.
Hi. I have no idea how it happened, but on my new screen name, someone added a picture. It was blank, and today it has some animated guy swearing. Obviously I did not pick this, and I am wondering how it got there, and also how I get it off? I do not have aol keywords as I have not downloaded any version of aol onto my computer. My experience is that aol has always screwed up my computer, so when I got a new one, aol was taboo. At any rate, this picture is not flattering, nor do I want it, so please tell me how I change it. Thanks.
Web users:
1. Go to https://my.screenname.aol.com and click on the “Manage Your Account” link. If you have not already signed in using your screen name, you will be prompted to do so.
2. Click the “Edit” button next to the password.
3. Enter the information requested and hit “submit.”
I’ve been ‘spoofed’ on my free aol account, I no longer have AOL installed, I just use it online, how do I change the password?
I have this free account and cannot change my password. Nothing seems to work. Is this an AOL ploy to get me to subscribe to AOL so I can change my password?
I do not have keyword functions in the toolbar. I saved my password to the wrong computer and want it deleted. Can we change?
I’m problems sending out any kind of messages, email, whatever. Would you please help? I can recieve I can’t send any email. Grace
Hello
I would like to change one of my AIM’s screen name’s passwords, however I forget the answer to the security question. Is there any way I can somehow retrieve the answer from AOL themselves through email, or is there any other way I can change the password? Please answer specifically as it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time!
this did not help me at all you need to go back and check it out again it is not the same format and it is impossible to get to the keyword screen
i have an AIM screenname, which is a free account, a recent malware virus kicked me off my AIM name after replicating itself onto my system and mass mailing everyone on my buddylist. im not sure if the virus was responcible or if AIM did this for security reasons, but my password was changed, and when i go to the AIM website to change it via the “forgot password” link, im unable to change it, the link loops from the first security check, to the second, back to the first, and never actualy gets to the “my account” page. my screenname is VenusInferno355 and the email above is whats registered. please help, advice or if you can change it, please please please. im a student and i use AIM with research groups in order to communicate with subjects that participate in expiriments, its important and nessisary that i get my password back. thanks.
woow AOL is the worst company ever.
I finally got to be able to get to My Account, but I can’t change my password because the link is broken. Good job AOL I hope you all die.
I am trying to receive the create a screen name page so I can create a second maybe thrid screen name? Please help.
hey i forgot my AOL email password, and security question… i need to change my password because someone knows it and is messin with my aol. please email me how to do that.. thanx
I dont have aol on my comp but i use aim all the time. My ex has my password and keeps getting on my screen name and sending messages to people and deleting screen names she doesnt like (like my new gf). I need to change my signon password but i dont know how. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!
I have two teenage sons that are going to p.o.r.n websites. Is there something I can install on the computer that will block their access to these sites?
I lost my screen name and password, it was one of those promo deals and now I can’t cancel my account, is there anyway to get my screen name and password by using my credit card accout only?
My web is people pc, but i check my e-mail through aol. I’m trying to change my password, but when i go to keyword it does nothing. Is this because i’m not on aol now?
I just changed my password, no problem. when it asked me to store the new password, it took me to and ad site of some device to buy, nothing from aol.How do I store the new password and how important is it to do?? Thanks, Bonnie
Hi Dave….I have had a free netscape account for8 years, and a year or two ago they said it was to become an aim account…at the same tme I had an aol account…so when they switched my netscape account to aim, I linked them together….well 2 months ago the netscape account dropped off I could no longer log into it…So I can Aim and netscape and they both say AOL owns the server now…I have been on the phone with Aol forever and they don’t get it….today a woman chages my existing aol accounts password cause she doesn’t understand….I have to get into that account….Please help…i feel like my hands are tied…
Crafty
I cannot access my free aol account. I have had the same password for many years now and it is saying that my password is invalid. Which, I know I have not changed it. How do I get help to get into my email? I need to get into it asap. Please let me know who to talk to or who can access my account. I have called aol for the past 2 hrs and have spoken to a couple of people and say they cannot help me because of my “free” account.