AOL Won't Connect After Latest WINDOWS Update

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Anyone else having problems after the latest WINDOWS Update?
I was doing fine yesterday. When I shut down my computer last night, I opted to NOT have the Windows Updates install since I had to go to bed.

This morning, after the Windows Updates were installed …
My AOL will NOT connect whatsoever. After 1 or 2 seconds, BAMM! It gets kicked off.
I get one of those errors, which of course mean nothing to us.

I guess I’ll have to try a System Restore a bit later.

Right now I’m back on my Windows 98SE Gateway computer.

Any particular Link to where I could find out if there is a problem with the latest Windows Update?

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Okay, I have fixed the problem.
I did perform a System Restore to yesterday, but that didn’t fix the problem.
I was about 10 seconds away from performing an AOL Reinstall.
Luckily, I decided to try one last thing before engaging in that.
I checked right there from AOL to see if my Modem was even showing up as detected.
My AOL showed there was NO MODEM. :o
So, I just clicked on Find Modem.
And VOILA! My Modem was detected and I could now connect with my AOL again.

Now I have a follow up question.
Since my WINDOWS Updates that were installed this morning were now wiped out by my System Restore to yesterday … will they be automatically downloaded AGAIN … TODAY? This way I can install them this evening. Or do I have to click on some Button to have them download again now that I wiped them out? (I do have Automatic Windows Updates set to ON.)

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AOL has been doing almost daily upgrades, which I deny (on my family’s machines) because IMO it is cr*p-ware, but I need it for dial-up.

I haven’t had a problem getting on AOL. You’re other option is to try using the AOL webmail (if you don’t need dial-up) https://my.screenname.aol.com/_cqr/login/login.psp?seamless=novl&locale=us&offerId=newmail-en-us-v2&siteState=ver%3A4|rt%3ASTANDARD|at%3ASNS|ld%3Abeta.webmail.aol.com|uv%3AAOL|lc%3Aen-us|mt%3AAOL|snt%3AScreenName|sid%3Ab883b03c-d86d-4734-9d84-401a83655a21&authLev=0&sitedomain=sns.beta.webmail.aol.com&lang=en …only AOL can come up with a long url and you have to enable flash for it to work. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Almost daily AOL Upgrades? Hmmm? Well that’s odd, SafeSurf.
I haven’t been prompted for an AOL Upgrade in ages. Unless it’s really only on the newer versions. I have a really old version of AOL … AOL 9.0 Security Edition. I’ve had this same version for around 4 or 5 years. So yeah, there have been newer AOL versions since then.

Anyway, this AOL IS my ISP. So that’s why I NEED it to be working. If my AOL won’t connect, I don’t have Internet. Once I connect to AOL, I then minimize it and use Opera Browser. I of course also use the AOL E-mail portion of AOL.