YEA I HAVE THE PROBLEM ALSO WITH THE SCREEN STUCK ON VALIDATING, I TRIED ON MORE THAN 1 INTERNET AN MY PASSWORD AN SCREEN NAME IS DEF THE RIGHT INFO, I EVEN TRIED TO TURN OFF MY FIREWALL, I WAS ABLE TO SIGN ON FINE WITH THE BETA TRITON BUT NOW THAT IT BECAME A VERSION, ITS NOT WORKING WORTH A DAMN FOR ME. ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN FIX THIS STUPID a** PROBLEM?

AOL Time Warner is a Joke... The only thing good to come out of AOL Time Warner is....uhm...well I can't think of anything but you get the point...

got the same problam here when you try and logg in validating aim need to release a better build that fixes that problam and other buggs soon like to hear what aim saids about this matter first instance messenger i have had a problam with trying to logg in any body got the newsest verson that fixes the problam please post thanks.

it doesn't run on my computer.

i reinstalled windows xp pro sp2.
it didn't work before and it doesn't work now.
the older beta version of Triton was working fine

What does this have to do with the article, AIM, or BetaNews? Oh yeah, nothing... be gone troll.

It's AOL. did you exspect it to be something good. Yet again AOL fails again. someone should realy put these guys out of there misery.

If you don't like AOL or AIM simply do not use it. We're quite certain you can find another ISP and messenger service to use without flaming AOL and their service. Try saying something constructive about how and why AOL fails next time.

i would but what they did hear is crap. they just never seem to be able to do anything right anymore, thats all im saying.

I would love to simply signoff of my AIM account indefinitely. Unfortunately, convincing many of my friends to switch to more productive networks has proven futile, since they have an equally difficult time convincing their countless friends and family members to do the same, etc etc. Too many people are "invested" in it with their friends and family, so mass migration is difficult. Especially since AOL refuses to open up their network to other IM networks.

That being said, I do find alternative methods of AIM connection--- Trillian, Miranda, and GAIM-- to be very productive in eliminating my use of AOL's horrible products and limiting my use of their network.

And yet you continue to come back and try AIM. Amazing; absolutely amazing. Could it be that you are invested as well?

No, actually, I haven't used the AIM client in almost a year... unfortunately, I have to deal with its aftermath on the multitude of machines belonging to family and friends who install it and don't bother reading the setup prompts.

Looks nice, Performs Terrible. Try and move the IM window in circles and drag it around fast, it will lock up, CPU will reach 100%, and it takes about 10 seconds to respond again.

I dont understand how so many things that Ive just found can be passed for non-beta release by "professional" developers.

Don't forget your AIM Ad Hack!
http://aftermath.dyndns.org:8888/~aimadhack/

id REALLY prefer ppl use http://aimadhack.webhop.net, so if i move it again no one needs a new Url..

Is there anyway to change the port number, before it trys to sign you on with a port number that is blocked???

Oh yeah! You also can't uninstall it completely. If you uninstall AIM, it takes AOL Explorer with it, but leave aolsoftware.exe behind, and in the registry and startup so you it loads no matter what! Oh, and there's no uninstaller for it, so the casual user (if they decide to uninstall Triton), is stuck with aolsoftware.exe forever!

The only thing in life that is truly "forever" is death... everything else can ended, done away with, removed, terminated, or suspended.

If the casual user doesn't know how to remove it, it is most likely because they don't know it exists. Even though it consumes system resources needlessly, it's probably not bothering them.

Don't get me wrong, I despise all things AOL and don't support this crap at all, but eventually they'll have someone who knows about computers look at their machine, and it will be removed.

Don't forget about taxes..:)

Nah.... taxes are not a certainty... anyone can "avoid" them with a bit of contract negotiation, lol... For example, all of my work is for the college I attend, which is compensated for by tuition and housing remission and a small stipend that doesn't cross the federal or state tax limits.

What the hell is your fascination with their usage of the word viral?

Wikipedia: Viral phenomena are objects or patterns able to replicate themselves or convert other objects into copies of themselves when these objects are exposed to them.

Use your brain, it's the way something spreads from person-to-person. There's nothing funny about it. Geez.

It's called a typo, and the use of it in the context of AOL is hilarious. Just because you don't get the joke doesn't mean you have to rain on the parade of those of us who do.

Did the truth slip out? Notice he said, "With the inclusion of our free AIM Mail product, we expect AIM to remain the most viral, social and popular communications application among the Internet generation". VIRAL! ROTFL!!

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!

Hahahaha That's Hilarious!

I'm not rating this until I try it... But I can't try it because it sticks in the validating step of the log in... Anybody knows how to deal with this? Firewall is correctly configured and can't seem to get it to work though

I have the same exact problem... I would probably just wait it out a couple days and see what happens.

It started doing that for me a few weeks ago, after it had worked without a hitch for a couple months. I have no idea what's causing it. It still works on my other computer.

NO! NO TRITON! GO AWAY!

Before you taunt it a second time?

I'm confused? lol ohhh I get it! ha!...what?

Monty Python... Holy Grail... if I say anymore, it ruins the joke.

hahaha! Now I remember...all you had to say :P

It won't install on Windows Server2003, it says that its looking for win2k/Xp and not finding it. I'm back to AIM 5.9. Thanks but no thanks.

Funny...Sony is getting sued yet AOL gets away with the same thing! lol :P

"Funny...Sony is getting sued yet AOL gets away with the same thing! lol :P"

You are f*cking stupid.

"The new release features one-click access to AOL Explorer, Search, AOL and AIM Mail, AIM Talk...."

With junk like this being forced on AIM users without their consent, and you not only think the individual is wrong but "f*cking stupid"?! My my! Someone woke up on the hypocrite side of the bed this morning!

Pointing out someone's flaws is only appropriate when you, yourself, are either flawless or able to identify accurate reasons why they are wrong without creating giant flaws in your argument.

Obviously...You're the one that's F*cking stupid...

to be honest...I think mike found a new hemmoroid on his *** today, and he must have thought I was the one who put it there...Because this is the second comment he critized of mine...interesting..

Easy turbo. Now your just getting out of hand. AIM installing bloatware is nothing compared to Sony installing a rootkit.

However, I can see how the average joe would think the 2 are alike...

Evil CPU/RAM hogs beware!

Miranda IM to the rescue!

**Trillian swoops in and tag-teams with Miranda and GAIM to defeat the evil that is AIM!**

Ya, it's nice and all, but Triton is a RESOURCE HOG. If you've got a low end computer, don't expect to do much else besides AIM at the same time.

The installer is too big. 15 mb? What's with that? Too many services. They should release a streamlined version and you can add whatever you want in the form of easy-to-install plugins.

Triton is visually appealing and the tabbed chatting is great, but you can get that and more (with a smaller install and less system requirements) with Trillian.

My verdict: stick with 5.9, unless you NEED the talk feature and the webcam improvements (because god knows you can't do jack with webcams and aim...)

eh

dunno bout you guys, but the exe file didn't work, it just stuck on 'preparing' for a half hour, i killed it. so much for that.

http://www.oldversion.com/ yay

I tried it out last night. My main gripe is that it is terribly slow. Second gripe: I HATE the ad that displays initially in new IM windows. You can collapse the ad, but it is disruptive and annoying. It also contributes to the CPU lag.

And my last gripe: I DONT WANT AOL EXPLORER AND I DON"T WANT THE STUPID AOL SERVICE APP TO BE INSTALLED ON MY COMPUTER.

AIM does not need to have a service. This again contributes to bloat. I'll stick with gaim for now.

Hmm... how come whenever AOL launches a new product... the majority of everyone can't seem to get it to work?

No problems here... :0)

No problems here either. Folks posting here are certainly not a representative sample of "the majority" in my estimation.

This build is nowhere near GM-ready! If you go onto the AOL Messageboards, you'll notice that there are still a lot of bugs in it. Of course the responses from the Beta team have been that these "bugs" are actually intentional.

For example, AIM now runs two process: aolsoftware.exe and aim6.exe. What nobody tells you is that aolsoftware.exe runs on startup and there's no way to disable this (unless of course using a system configurator)! What the hell is that?! Granted that there are many similar processes, but this is an instant messenger application for heaven's sake!

And you can't uninstall AOL Explorer! Big big problems (or issues) that need to be fixed.

I cant even sign on with it yet, pathetic! Anyone know why? My firewall is configured to allow it as well.

P.S. This version of AIM is aka "AIM 6.0"

Would fully disagree with this being AIM 6.0. We (the developers and the business teams) have never said this is AIM 6.0. This is AIM Triton 1.0. For more info on this you can check out my blog...
http://journals.aol.com/gregsblog/aimInfo/

The system process is called aim6.exe. I'd say these people have every right to call it AIM6.

I'm happy with my current operating system :P

It's still over sized with to many "add-ons". This should be listed as a warning. Maybe something like this: Warning AOL Releases New Spyware, Will Cause Severe Computer Lag and Other Problems!

At least BetaNews lists it for what it is--- ADWARE. :)

Of you mean that AIM/AOL doesn't keep track of what you do or type?

gee, I can hardly contain myself from the excitement...

AIM TRITON is horrible. Ads in the message window and the user interface crashes and is clunky. Im sticking with 5.9 thank you very much.

I would highly encourage all of you to check out MEETRO, it's free, will remain so and the president of the company even comes online to talk with the users, this not only allows ALL 4 major IMers, includes IRC, but get THIS guys, it allows you to talk with and find others that are next door, down the road, 5 miles away or 500, etc etc. THIS is a program that should be tried and encouraged for others. The beta is better than most programs that Ive seen 4 versions later! I've never posted regarding a program in the decade I've been in cyberspace, but, you have got to see for yourself. Trust me dahlink. kel in oregon

Addendum to Meetro comment
http://www.meetro.com. I am too lazy to recheck, but its turkey day and Triptophan is kicked in...if com does not work, i can tell you its org or net,they have eheir own page. I'm anxious to see this product make it. I was very impressed. thanks again for reading this kelly in oregon