I'm hooked up with A O Hell, but I use Firefox or Opera for my internet surfing.
http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/products/firefox/
http://www.opera.com/
Firefox is my default browser, sometimes Youtube goes a bit slow, that's when I fire up Opera.
I've not suffered any problems on here over the last couple of years, but if you want to do away with that bloody AOL program follow this plan.
First install Firefox and get used to how it operates.
Next, uninstall anything that has AOL or WAOL from your control panel (but
leave your modem drivers alone)
Now select in your control panel Network Connections - Create New Connection and follow these setting in the wizard.
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You can choose any name for the new connection, I use this one.
Next, you must fill in your AOL username with the @aol.com at the end like an email.
Tick the box to the connection if you want a desktop shortcut.
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Your CPU will thank you for this.
All the best, Paul.