Message help: On AIM when i bring up an instant message, the IM box comes up, but you can’t see it. - Help.com

electronic.rainbo
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On AIM when i bring up an instant message, the IM box comes up, but you can’t see it.

You see what’s beneath it. (Like if i’m viewing google when the IM box comes up, i MIGHT see an outline of the IM, but i only see the stuff on the webpage beneath it.) And sometimes when i IM someone, i don’t see the text i send. They see it, but when they reply i don’t see what they say. Any ideas on whats wrong, and how to fix it? I’m on the latest version of AIM, and it’s done this with this one and the one before it.

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VKei offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (1 minute after post)

Try uninstalling AIM, restart your computer, then re-install AIM.

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electronic.rainbo offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (2 minutes after post)

I’ve tried that a couple of times. =/ I thought that maybe when i let my AIM update to the new version, that that’d fix it. But it’s just the same.

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VKei offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (6 minutes after post)

Hmmm… maybe your computer needs a mini-overhaul. When was the last time you scanned/defragged/anti-virused/spyware-cleaned/registry cleaned it out? Windows update is your friend too. Little trip-ups like that are often fixed with regular maintenance.

If you search download.com for any of those terms, they’ll give you a host of free, quality software to fix things up with.

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electronic.rainbo offline Verified User (3 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 2 weeks ago (8 minutes after post)

Thank you for the advice. (:

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S_Harden8 offline Verified User (2 months, 1 week) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 months, 1 week ago (1 month after post)

when i try to instant msg aim on blackberry phone it comes on sometimes. It always take a long time spending on recieving bubbies. what should i do to get it faster.

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