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Storm Saxon
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Why is it that every time I'm on AIM (which I just downloaded and installed), my bytes recieved and sent steadily increases without me doing anything? When I disconnect from AIM, it stops....
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Scott R
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Do you have the stock ticker turned on?
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TomDavidson
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How do you think AIM tells if people are trying to contact you, or if any of your contacts are online? Every few seconds, it pops out to check.
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slacker
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Probably the ads as well.

Here's a way to remove them:

Find the AIM installation folder (usually C:\program\files\aim95\)
Delete advert.ocm
Copy admin.ocm
Change the name of your copy to advert.ocm

Otherwise, you can get deadaim
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Storm Saxon
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I did have the stock ticker on! Turning it off stopped the bytes from streaming. Now they just pulse every few seconds.
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Hobbes
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Or you could just get trillian.... [Roll Eyes] [Wink] [Big Grin]

Hobbes [Smile]
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Storm Saxon
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I did what you said, Slacker, and I've still got a netflix ad.
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Storm Saxon
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Hey, not a bad idea.
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Hobbes
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[Big Grin]

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Scott R
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[Smile]

Glad to help, Stormy.
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Toni
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Okay, now cough up the goods. What's yer nick, Stormy?
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celia60
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darn freaking tootin'!

give it up, stormy baby. we all wanna talk to you.
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