AAARRRGGGGHHHHH

[Khemyst]

In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo and
behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection- and
then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would I like
to work offline?

What's up with this flaky XP stuff?

[Nicholas]

Your problem is totally unrelated to Windows XP.
It's related to your sloppy and careless web-surfing habits.

--=20
Nicholas

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"Khemyst" > wrote in message:
news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...

| In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo =
and
| behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection- =
and
| then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would =
I like
| to work offline?
|=20
| What's up with this flaky XP stuff?

[Khemyst]

Why after 10 years of surfing would changing to XP result in careless web
surfing habits where no problems surfaced after years of using Windows 95,
Windows 98, Millenium, Windows NT.?????
Or why would it take 10 years of sloppy and careless web surfing habits not
show any problems until I switched to XP?

I simply clicked on an active link to surf to a link within a page on a web
site and I got disconnected and AOL took over.

The web site was not related to AOL in any way.....

I think your answer is a bit hasty and you have obviously confused me with
someone else you have a problem with.

Paul


"Nicholas" > wrote in message
...
Your problem is totally unrelated to Windows XP.
It's related to your sloppy and careless web-surfing habits.

--
Nicholas

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"Khemyst" > wrote in message:
news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...

| In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo and
| behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection- and
| then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would I
like
| to work offline?
|
| What's up with this flaky XP stuff?

[David Williams]

"Khemyst" > wrote in message
news:u3xAa.993155$F1.120048@sccrnsc04...
> Why after 10 years of surfing would changing to XP result in careless web
> surfing habits where no problems surfaced after years of using Windows
95,
> Windows 98, Millenium, Windows NT.?????
> Or why would it take 10 years of sloppy and careless web surfing habits
not
> show any problems until I switched to XP?
>
> I simply clicked on an active link to surf to a link within a page on a
web
> site and I got disconnected and AOL took over.
>
> The web site was not related to AOL in any way.....
>
> I think your answer is a bit hasty and you have obviously confused me with
> someone else you have a problem with.
>
> Paul
>
>

Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude. Then
again people have been known to fake the name of people and give them a bad
name.

Back to your problem. So you use AOL to dial up, then minimise it and use
another Browser to view the Internet. Am I correct?

[Khemyst]

I have AT&T broadband, and use TCP/IP for my AOL address under ("bring yer
own access"). For a year under W98- this hasn't been a problem- now with
XP, AOL tries to start up by itself. It could be some java script/
association thing- for example- if I double click on a *.art file- it will
start aol up to view the proprietary art format of AOL.... but that is the
only one I know of- and I do not think *.art files are kosher for online web
art...I simply clicked on a hypertext link and off goes my connection and on
goes AOL trying to take control of the network connection. I found
something that may have been related and deleted it, will see if the
problem goes away.

However, there have been several other flaky things that have me concerned-
like I found it documented that the A: drive does not refresh.... it
doesn't even clank for a disk if you click on A: (explorer) when empty- it
simply indicates what used to be in the drive. A new disk will not refresh
to its new contents.





Paul

"David Williams" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Khemyst" > wrote in message
> news:u3xAa.993155$F1.120048@sccrnsc04...
> > Why after 10 years of surfing would changing to XP result in careless
web
> > surfing habits where no problems surfaced after years of using Windows
> 95,
> > Windows 98, Millenium, Windows NT.?????
> > Or why would it take 10 years of sloppy and careless web surfing habits
> not
> > show any problems until I switched to XP?
> >
> > I simply clicked on an active link to surf to a link within a page on a
> web
> > site and I got disconnected and AOL took over.
> >
> > The web site was not related to AOL in any way.....
> >
> > I think your answer is a bit hasty and you have obviously confused me
with
> > someone else you have a problem with.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
> Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude. Then
> again people have been known to fake the name of people and give them a
bad
> name.
>
> Back to your problem. So you use AOL to dial up, then minimise it and use
> another Browser to view the Internet. Am I correct?
>
>

[Sharon F]

Khemyst,
It sounds like AOL may have taken over as your default internet application.
When it is first installed (or reinstalled) it asks if you want to do this.
It will ask again the first time you launch the program. It will also try to
take over as your default internet connection.

You can grab back control by using Internet Options> Connections. Make sure
your preferred connection is marked as the default. Over on the Programs
page (still in Internet Options), check the box for IE to check that it's
the default browser. Click OK. Launch IE and when it asks if it should be
the default, say yes.

Alternatively, if you have Service Pack 1 installed, you could use
Add/Remove Programs> Set Program Access and Defaults to reassign Internet
Explorer as the default browser.


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

Khemyst wrote:
> I have AT&T broadband, and use TCP/IP for my AOL address under ("bring
yer
> own access"). For a year under W98- this hasn't been a problem- now with
> XP, AOL tries to start up by itself. It could be some java script/
> association thing- for example- if I double click on a *.art file- it
will
> start aol up to view the proprietary art format of AOL.... but that is the
> only one I know of- and I do not think *.art files are kosher for online
web
> art...I simply clicked on a hypertext link and off goes my connection and
on
> goes AOL trying to take control of the network connection. I found
> something that may have been related and deleted it, will see if the
> problem goes away.
>
> However, there have been several other flaky things that have me
concerned-
> like I found it documented that the A: drive does not refresh.... it
> doesn't even clank for a disk if you click on A: (explorer) when empty- it
> simply indicates what used to be in the drive. A new disk will not
refresh
> to its new contents.
>
>
>
>
>
> Paul
>
> "David Williams" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Khemyst" > wrote in message
>> news:u3xAa.993155$F1.120048@sccrnsc04...
>>> Why after 10 years of surfing would changing to XP result in careless
web
>>> surfing habits where no problems surfaced after years of using Windows
>>> 95, Windows 98, Millenium, Windows NT.?????
>>> Or why would it take 10 years of sloppy and careless web surfing habits
>>> not show any problems until I switched to XP?
>>>
>>> I simply clicked on an active link to surf to a link within a page on a
>>> web site and I got disconnected and AOL took over.
>>>
>>> The web site was not related to AOL in any way.....
>>>
>>> I think your answer is a bit hasty and you have obviously confused me
with
>>> someone else you have a problem with.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude.
Then
>> again people have been known to fake the name of people and give them a
bad
>> name.
>>
>> Back to your problem. So you use AOL to dial up, then minimise it and use
>> another Browser to view the Internet. Am I correct?

[NoNoBadDog!]

Get rid of AOL and get a real ISP.

Bobby

"Khemyst" > wrote in message
news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...
> In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo and
> behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection- and
> then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would I
like
> to work offline?
>
> What's up with this flaky XP stuff?
>
>

[John E. Carty]

> "Khemyst" > wrote in message
> news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...
> > In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo
and
> > behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection- and
> > then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would I
> like
> > to work offline?
> >
> > What's up with this flaky XP stuff?
> >

You should be asking what's up with this flaky AOL stuff :-)

[DJ]

On Mon, 26 May 2003 17:10:39 -0500, "Nicholas"
> wrote:

>Your problem is totally unrelated to Windows XP.
>It's related to your sloppy and careless web-surfing habits.

Most certainly the least intelligent response in decades.

[DJ]

On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:03:54 GMT, "Khemyst" > wrote:

>Why after 10 years of surfing would changing to XP result in careless web
>surfing habits where no problems surfaced after years of using Windows 95,
>Windows 98, Millenium, Windows NT.?????
>Or why would it take 10 years of sloppy and careless web surfing habits not
>show any problems until I switched to XP?
>
>I simply clicked on an active link to surf to a link within a page on a web
>site and I got disconnected and AOL took over.
>
>The web site was not related to AOL in any way.....
>
>I think your answer is a bit hasty and you have obviously confused me with
>someone else you have a problem with.

Yes, himself.

[DJ]

On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:52:02 GMT, "Khemyst" > wrote:

>I have AT&T broadband, and use TCP/IP for my AOL address under ("bring yer
>own access"). For a year under W98- this hasn't been a problem- now with
>XP, AOL tries to start up by itself. It could be some java script/
>association thing- for example- if I double click on a *.art file- it will
>start aol up to view the proprietary art format of AOL.... but that is the
>only one I know of- and I do not think *.art files are kosher for online web
>art...I simply clicked on a hypertext link and off goes my connection and on
>goes AOL trying to take control of the network connection. I found
>something that may have been related and deleted it, will see if the
>problem goes away.

Most likely your AOHell installation is bad, or the design of AOHell
prevents using a non-dial up connection. I wouldn't know which,
because I never decided to be raped by Ted.

>However, there have been several other flaky things that have me concerned-
>like I found it documented that the A: drive does not refresh.... it
>doesn't even clank for a disk if you click on A: (explorer) when empty- it
>simply indicates what used to be in the drive. A new disk will not refresh
>to its new contents.

Windows never refreshed simply because you clicked on the drive again,
you have to either press F5 or click somewhere else and then re-select
the A drive. Note: There are other methods to refresh, F5 is just
the easiest.

[Spoon]

"Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude"

Sure, Nicholas's answer was abit stupid, but what did the original poster
expect with moronic comments such as "What's up with this flaky XP stuff?"

Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.

"David Williams" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Khemyst" > wrote in message
> news:u3xAa.993155$F1.120048@sccrnsc04...
> > Why after 10 years of surfing would changing to XP result in careless
web
> > surfing habits where no problems surfaced after years of using Windows
> 95,
> > Windows 98, Millenium, Windows NT.?????
> > Or why would it take 10 years of sloppy and careless web surfing habits
> not
> > show any problems until I switched to XP?
> >
> > I simply clicked on an active link to surf to a link within a page on a
> web
> > site and I got disconnected and AOL took over.
> >
> > The web site was not related to AOL in any way.....
> >
> > I think your answer is a bit hasty and you have obviously confused me
with
> > someone else you have a problem with.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
> Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude. Then
> again people have been known to fake the name of people and give them a
bad
> name.
>
> Back to your problem. So you use AOL to dial up, then minimise it and use
> another Browser to view the Internet. Am I correct?
>
>

[Khemyst]

I did, I am weaning myself off AOL. Its a 12-step program.

Paul


"NoNoBadDog!" > wrote in message
...
> Get rid of AOL and get a real ISP.
>
> Bobby
>
> "Khemyst" > wrote in message
> news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...
> > In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo
and
> > behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection- and
> > then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would I
> like
> > to work offline?
> >
> > What's up with this flaky XP stuff?
> >
> >
>
>

[Khemyst]

I can get a hold of AOL on a toll-free line for free and they help me get
rid of their problems- can't say the same for Windows- because its an OEM
installation- Microsoft doesn't want to talk to me. ( I bought the XP from
a local computer dealer and not Best- Buy), so his answer is talk to
Microsoft..... If I had known this ahead of time, I would have bought it
from Best Buy or MS....


"John E. Carty" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> > "Khemyst" > wrote in message
> > news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...
> > > In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and lo
> and
> > > behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection-
and
> > > then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and would
I
> > like
> > > to work offline?
> > >
> > > What's up with this flaky XP stuff?
> > >
>
> You should be asking what's up with this flaky AOL stuff :-)
>
>

[larry samuels MS-MVP \(XP Shell/User\)]

Does your local computer dealer not know HE IS responsible for providing
support for any OEM copies he sells?It is part of the OEM agreement.

--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://home.triad.rr.com/faq/WNS2003%20FAQ.htm
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
_____________________________________________
"Khemyst" > wrote in message
t...
> I can get a hold of AOL on a toll-free line for free and they help me get
> rid of their problems- can't say the same for Windows- because its an OEM
> installation- Microsoft doesn't want to talk to me. ( I bought the XP
from
> a local computer dealer and not Best- Buy), so his answer is talk to
> Microsoft..... If I had known this ahead of time, I would have bought it
> from Best Buy or MS....
>
>
> "John E. Carty" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >
> > > "Khemyst" > wrote in message
> > > news:K%vAa.733247$OV.675309@rwcrnsc54...
> > > > In XP, I am occasionally web surfing- am already at a web site, and
lo
> > and
> > > > behold, cliking on a link brings up AOL to take over the connection-
> and
> > > > then an error message to say that I am no longer connected and
would
> I
> > > like
> > > > to work offline?
> > > >
> > > > What's up with this flaky XP stuff?
> > > >
> >
> > You should be asking what's up with this flaky AOL stuff :-)
> >
> >
>
>

[DJ]

On Tue, 27 May 2003 17:06:47 +1200, "Spoon" > wrote:

>"Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude"
>
>Sure, Nicholas's answer was abit stupid, but what did the original poster
>expect with moronic comments such as "What's up with this flaky XP stuff?"
>
>Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.

Or in your case, just be stupid all the time.

When you move on to second grade, be sure to ask the teacher what
basic means...

[baker]

Great, go cold turkey and delete all references to AOL from your
computer, then you are on the way to being a computer user. I have been
in computers since the Vic20 and Commodore64 and I have never allowed
AOL in my computers. You can check my registry and you will not "find"
any refernce to AOL. I have had XP since the day it came out in Beta and
I haven't had a crash or never had any problems surfing the net. I use
Netscape, Internet Explorer and Opera and they do not need AOL. The
world would be a better place sans AOL. :-)

[Jon]

"baker" > wrote in message =
...

> You can check my registry and you will not "find"=20
> any refernce to AOL. I have had XP since the day it came out in Beta =
and=20
> I haven't had a crash or never had any problems surfing the net. I use =

> Netscape, Internet Explorer and Opera and they do not need AOL. The=20
> world would be a better place sans AOL. :-)

For your information, and I now doubt you have been using PCs that long =
with the above comment; Netscape is owned by AOL, so you have it on your =
PC and in your registry. Even if you didn't have the Netscape browser =
installed, Netscape references are still in the registry relating to =
media items (ie WMP).

[Spoon]

Thats the kind answer that I would expect from a simple person such as
yourself.


"DJ" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 27 May 2003 17:06:47 +1200, "Spoon" > wrote:
>
> >"Ignore Nicholas he has made several posts today which have been rude"
> >
> >Sure, Nicholas's answer was abit stupid, but what did the original poster
> >expect with moronic comments such as "What's up with this flaky XP
stuff?"
> >
> >Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.
>
> Or in your case, just be stupid all the time.
>
> When you move on to second grade, be sure to ask the teacher what
> basic means...

[baker]

Your unawareness of computers is astounding. Using AOL also shows the
same. I have NO, read my lips, no references to AOL anywhere in my
registry. I didn't reply to your post to get a snotty reply. Keep using
AOL you jerk! :-(

[DJ]

On Wed, 28 May 2003 20:18:40 GMT, baker > wrote:

>Your unawareness of computers is astounding. Using AOL also shows the
>same. I have NO, read my lips, no references to AOL anywhere in my
>registry. I didn't reply to your post to get a snotty reply. Keep using
>AOL you jerk! :-(

Your ineptness is astounding. Do you really think anyone has any idea
who you are responding to?

[Gerald Fuller]

All I know for sure is that he is not responding to me, since I am not a
jerk. <G>

Gene

"DJ" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 28 May 2003 20:18:40 GMT, baker > wrote:
>
> >Your unawareness of computers is astounding. Using AOL also shows the
> >same. I have NO, read my lips, no references to AOL anywhere in my
> >registry. I didn't reply to your post to get a snotty reply. Keep using
> >AOL you jerk! :-(
>
> Your ineptness is astounding. Do you really think anyone has any idea
> who you are responding to?