This is a question that arises surprisingly often, and once you see how easy it is for your friend to check her email on your America Online (AOL) account, you’ll also be surprised!
When you’re at the main login screen for your AOL account, before you click on the “Log in” button, click on the small black triangle immediately adjacent to your account name. You’ll see a pop-up menu that includes the value Guest:
Chose the “Guest” value, click on “Sign On”, and your guest will then see:
All she has to do is enter her account and password properly, and she’ll be logged in as if she were on her own computer at home.
It’s also worth remembering that if you don’t have the AOL software handy, you can always log in to AOL by using their Web-based interface. Simply go to AOL.com and you’ll see a login area on the top right.
Hope that helps out!
83 thoughts on “Log in to America Online (AOL) as a guest?”
With aol 10.0 there is no guest drop down…now what?
I used to log into my sons computer under guest option. Never had any problem with logging on. I have now got my own computer and successfully log into that. I have since tried to log on as a guest on my sons computer and it will not let me. It says my email address is only available to my new computer. Both his and mine are signed to aol, so does this mean I can no longer sign in as a guest on anyone’s computer that is signed up to aol? If so this is crazy!
Can you use the dialer provided with Windows to log on to AOL?
I logged into someone elses computer and now my name shows up when I log onto their computer, how do I remove my screen name from someone elses computer
I install Aol 9.1 in my pc with windows xp…after the installation and open the AOL, I cannot change the screen names, there only an option like, new user, existing member and guest, but once i click sign on, it’s showing an error. i tried to uninstall and install again, but it doesnt work. is there an option to change the screen names. How can i change the screen names..
i hope u can help me i set my aol up so no one could sign on as a guest i got a frend comeing who will wont to check there email an i forgot how to cancell wot i av done can u help plz ty
my aol will not sign onto aol with my new pc that has windows vista onit i have installed aol 12 times now, i have spent loads on phone to aol still canot sign onto aol with vista
Is there any way to keep guest from signing on your aol account. we had parental controls for son with time limits. he had someone else make him a screen name now he gets on while we are not home by using guest sign on.
how can i get my son to sign on aol with out going on mine and not a guest?
Dave, I had to close out my aol dial up and moved in with my sister who also has aol.(mine is in storage) I can log on as guest and get my emails and favorites no prob, but I cnat get to my personal settings cause I have to log on originally under my sister’s name and it is all her personal settings? I cant get to my documents or web sites ect and that is a big prob for me!Help! Arlene
Iwant to disable guest sign-on from my PC.
How do I disable the AOL guest sign-in?
i have lost my setting i can’t sign on with my screen name i have to use guest help
Would like to have my AOL sign on screen back. It
allowed other screen names & more important,
allowed “guest” sign ins. Don’t know why it was
removed–but need it back or —bye-bye
I have a broter who signs on as a guest, and hen is able to go to any website he wants, how can I block anyone and everyone from signing on as a guest on my computer?
i have a aol account my computer crashed so i am using my sisters computer in the meantime….I sign on a guest and everything is fine…..however; i want to change my password on account but it wont allow me to….it says i am signed in a guest……what should i do……am i stuck with this problem until i get my own computer again….please advice….thank you in advance
How can I remove the guest log in. Thank you in advance
I had a friend over and he tried to log on to his computer from mine. Now I have a permanent box about 4″ x 4″ in the right lower corner of my screen with his screen name on it. The title is AOL dialer. How do I get rid of this thing? I can cancle it,but its back the next time I log on.
I WANT YOUR AOL SIGN UP OFF MY SCREEN THANK YOU
HOW DO I REMOVE THE GUEST NAME FROM MY AOL SIGN on SCREEN?
I have two computers which are on the same line but my second computer has me sign in as a quest and I used my name Berlongdore but it will not accept my password…what should I do?
I have two computers which are on the same line but my second computer has me sign in as a quest and I used my name Berlongdore but it will not accept my password…what should I do?
how cut a block my guest
I am a guest on my grandson’s computer and wish to get on my aol.com site.
HOW DO I REMOVE THE GUEST NAME FROM MY AOL SIGN UP SCREEN?
How do I get the guest thing to come off so I can get on line as usual
When I want to switch screen names, I click onto “Switch Screen Names”, but only my Screen Name appears. What happened to “Guest”?!?!?!
It used to be there as a choise to click onto, but now I no longer see it!!!
Please advise!! Thank you in advance!!
Sincerely, Kevin R.
How do I sign on to my screen name without signing on as a guest? All of our families screen names (4) have dissapeared from the sign on screen and 2 of my sons friends are now there instead. How do I remove those names and add back our 4 family names. One I sign on as a guest I do not have access to change things as it says I am not the account holder. Help!!
if you work for internet explore and dsl and you go on america online do i have to pay
Can I get downloads right away
I keep getting this thing for guest to sign in on my screen and I want it removed . it is a pain in the but.
How do I sign on for my own aol account? I am currently on another person’s aol account and she will be discontinuing hers.
I wanted to be able to get my email from aol while visiting my mother’s house. She has walmart.com. But the AOL screens have changed unbelievably, and they are NOT helpful at all. There is no place for us to sign on to our account with aol. Please change it back the way it was. Thanks. Terry Beloncik
Is there any way to track the time a person is on as a guest? Thank you.
I have a 14 yr. old .I thought I deleted his myspace but he still seems to be getting on the computer under guest.How can I find out his screen name and password he’s using to log on ?
how do i sign onto aol w/o signing on as a guest, i got switched to a diff computer and im sick of signing in as a guest….please help
II AM A REGULAR MEMBER OF AOL, NOT A GUEST, YET I AM ASKED TO SIGN IN AS A GUEST EVERY TIME I LOG ON.
WHY?????
Linda, no, if you don’t have an AOL account you can’t sign in to the AOL service. You can, however, visit AOL online through the Web and see much of the information that they make available. Just go to http://www.aol.com/
Ted, I don’t really understand what you’re saying. Did you give your stepson a Windows account on your computer, then within that he signed on to Yahoo? Did he use Outlook Express to download his Yahoo messages?
My stepson logged under guest aol internet to get his messages from yahoo. When he signs onto my computer under his name it now says he has 36 unread messages. How is that ? When I did not give him an aol scean name account. And I am trying to remove it. Help !
Hi. I’d like to know if my boyfriend can sign on to AOL if he doesn’t have an AOL account. Linda.
i have a few teens in town and they stay on my comp.they sign in as a guest.is there any way i can put parental controls on computer since they r signing in as guest?
Kelli, same as I said above: use the web-based interface to AOL, sign in, check your email, etc, all without interfering with any other system or leaving AOL software on the school computer. But remember, you should be doing schoolwork at school! 🙂
I want to know how to sign into AOL while at school. How would you do that without messing my aol settings up at home?
Michael, the easiest way to do that is to simply go to the AOL Web-based interface and read your email that way. It’s surprisingly well-designed and if you’re using the latest version of the AOL software, you should even be able to get access to your address book (earlier versions store the address book on your computer, but later versions have a copy on the AOL server too, making it accessible from other computers you use)
How do Isign on a friends computer which does not have AOL to check my email?
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how do i sign online without downloading aol i allready have a screen name just not on this computer so how can i sign online without downloading anything.
Whenever I sign on to my grandpa’s computer (I’m a minor), I always sign on as a guest. How can I sign onto AOL on my grandpa’s computer without being a guest?
Whenever I sign on to my grandpa’s computer (I’m a minor), I always sign on as a guest. How can I sign onto AOL on my grandpa’s computer without being a guest?
Whenever I sign on to my grandpa’s computer (I’m a minor), I always sign on as a guest. How can I sign onto AOL on my grandpa’s computer without being a guest?