Template.HTML Copyright and Confidentiality Notice Fix for Aim 6
Posted 2 years, 8 months ago at 5:23 PM. 62 comments
Posted in AIM Problems.
New Workaround Found
Updated: August 20, 2008
You can try the suggestion provided by Botched.
File Name: template.html
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C O P Y R I G H T A N D C O N F I D E N T I A L I T Y N O T I C E
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Copyright (c) 2007 AOL LLC. All rights reserved. This software contains valuable confidential and proprietary
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A O L C O N F I D E N T I A L
***********************************************************Workaround Suggested By Botched
Please follow the steps in order as they appear below:
- 1) Manually Locate the folder:
C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\ver6_#_#_#\content\im
Note that ver6_#_#_# represents your version number of AIM. It will change each time you upgrade AIM. Simply copying and pasting this path into Windows Explorer will not work.
You must manually go to this folder starting with “My Computer” for Windows XP or “Computer” for Windows Vista. Click on your C:\ Drive and follow the path as it is shown in step one. You need to end up at a folder called “im” to find the file. Otherwise you can optionally search for the file named “template.html” by clicking Search in Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer).
- 2) Right Click Template.html (icon should be a page with an e)
- 3) Click Properties
- 3) Click Change
- 4) Select Notepad
- 5) Click OK Twice
Workaround #2 by Spork
- 1) Start Internet Explorer
- if it’s IE7, hit the ALT key
- 2) Click on Tools
- 3) Click on Internet Options
- 4) Click on the Advanced Tab
- 5) Click on the Reset button
If you’re running an older version then IE7, maybe click on Restore Defaults button.
Template.HTML Copyright and Confidentiality Notice Fix for Aim 6
JRE 6U1 did not work for me.
Ok Thanks, well You’ll have to try toubleshooting it until it works. If you find anything post back
neither worked for me
It didn’t work for me either….
Hi. I tried the Java tip and it didn’t fix it. My sister had the problem, not I. Anyways, how I fixed her problem was simple:
1) Start Internet Explorer
if it’s IE7, hit the ALT key
2) Click on Tools
3) Click on Internet Options
4) Click on the Advanced Tab
5) Click on the Reset button
If you’re running an older version then IE7, maybe click on Restore Defaults button.
She was running IE7 so I don’t know if the Restore Defaults button would work. It should though.
If it works for you and you’d like to drop me an IM to let me know my screen name is Spork Schivago. Being a struggling college student, donations are always welcome, ie, money, soda, candy bars, etc, etc. {:-)
-Spork
The following worked for me:
1> In IE7 click on Tools>Internet Options
2> Click on the Programs tab
3> Click on the drop-down box for HTML Editor
4> Choose Notepad
5> Click on Okay
6> Close IE7
I’ll suggest that but i have to see if it works for other people.
No notepad option in IE7
I have Mozilla Firefox. What do I go under for that? There isn’t and Internet Options on that. I want to Im soooo badly!?!?!?
This only applies to IE not Mozilla Firefox.
I managed to fix my friends AIM that was having that very same problem. Not sure if its a workaround or a fix just yet but hopefully this will work for some people.
1) Run a search for template.html
2) the file should be in an aim folder in program files
3) right click on the template.html file and click properties
4)there should be a thing near the top that says open with. hit the change button
5) select notepad
6) enjoy.
This worked for us and i hope it works for you
Thanks I’ll ask some people to try that and see what happens.
none of these suggestions are working for me… i dont know what to do…does anyone else have any other suggestions? thanks
Did you try Botched’s suggestion?
ty botched or java suggesttion. One of them worked.
botched thank you man!! it worked for me and i was getting ready to slam dunk my computer thanks again!
I’ve tried these and it still doesn’t work for me…help!
Yes! Workaround #1 works!!!!
YOU GUYS ROCK MY SOCKS! I have had this problem since September and it fixed it in a jiff! Thanks bunches and bunches
I have Microsoft Vista, and i dont have notepad, just Microsoft Word. Any suggestions? I’ve already tried the ones posted and none worked. thanks!
#1 worked great
I tried the 2nd and the 3rd method but they didn’t quite work out for me BUT the first method actually help. Aim’s wrking fine now!!!
Thanks
Hi,
I just recently started having an issue with AIM 6.5 and the first method worked great for me. Thanks
OMG none of these options work for me!!! Someone please help!!!
Did you try Workaround 1? If so what happened?
I tried all 3 and none of them worked for me. It’ll still pop up
Okay at least someone else tried all three and can’t get it either. I tried them in the past and nothing worked but no one could help me. I feel your pain Wendy.
BOTCHED!!! i love you i am so dumb and i was able to figure this out and fix it yay!
Please, if anyone’s found another way of resolving this please post!!! Thank you!
Hey thanks a lot that first one worked for me! I thought I was never gonna find a solution to the problem!
Ok I had the same problem where as all of the fixes did not work. I did however tried something else that did: Followed the first workaround where you change the template.html to open with notepad, however, instead of using notepad i chose firefox (may work with internet explorer).
…and Voila it worked.
Be sure to make sure your aim is off as well as any processes related to aim…just to make sure.
Hope this helps
thanks botched… your’s worked for me
Wow thanks so much. Workaround #1 worked for me. Ive had this problem forever and it was so annoying. Thanks again =]
Workaround one worked for me as well, however, when I close AIM and shut down my computer, the issue happens once more and I have to go through it all again. Very annoying! Also, the first time I changed the html editor to notepad, it worked, but now I have to use Firefox for it to read at all.
I have vista nothing worked….please tell me what to do!
Pollyann, have you tried workaround 1 and were you successful in following all the steps?
I have seen that my previous workaround does not work with later versions of aim or on vista. So and i am not sure if this will work because i do not seem to have a AIM with this problem. So i must rely on you guys to give me some feedback to see if this theory works.
First open up search and search through all files on the computer if it lets you select that option. type in .html
Second if a file comes up i want you to right click the file and select open with, this should bring up a little side menu. from this click choose program.
Third) a screen should come up with a list of programs. Locate firefox on this list, click on firefox and then click the checkbox at the bottom that says Always use the selected program to open this kind of file.
Then i would try AIM, hopefully this will work and unfortunately i do not have a computer with Vista on it so i cannot walk you through the steps in Vista yet. Remember this is only a theory. If it works or does not work please post back.
Botch, good man. Botch’s fix works for vista and Aim 6.8. Before I read this I tried changing the html files with FIREFOX. Yet still nothing happened. But in Botch’s fix you have to go into start>search>type in template. You should see templateUser. Change the program to firefox that way, because for some reason in the folder itself, trying to change the file to another program doesn’t work. Thanks Botch
Thank you for sharing! I tried the first one and it’s now all fixed=D Thanks!
uhgggggg none of these worked HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
I tried the second option and it worked great! Thank you
i think i deleted something and i dont know what i deleted. HELP! (:
i don’t know how to locate my folder on #1.
I need help like really really REALLY bad. Ive tried all of these methods and none of them worked and im getting really frusterated!
please someone email me or IM me beautyfullxxmess@aol.com and thats my aim sn too.
dude, none of these are working for me. plz help ASAP. when i go into program files, template.html is not there….. any suggestions? i am running out of time…. plz help.
It’s not in Program files. You skipped all the folders.
C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\ver6_#_#_#\content\im
You have to go to this folder above. You can’t just stop at Program Files. While your in Program Files, find the Aim6 folder, and click on that, then click on services… etc.
omg!!!! i found it!!! if neither of these work for you, try
doing the first part. then after you click program files go up to the search bar and type template.html. right click the one that has template by itself, click properties. look for opens with and click change. click the down arrow next to other programs and choose notepad. then make sure that notepad is highlighted and click ok. then click apply and then ok. THAT SHOULD FIX IT ENJOY!!!!! x]
the first fix worked for me I fixed it and the version was for Vistas
vista
i went to program files..and i looked for…. template.html ..still not there..and i tryed #1 and #2…still not working ..
PLS HELP
G , you can not stop at Program Files.
You need to understand folder structure.
C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\ver6_#_#_#\content\im
This is the folder you need to be even though the post says:
“Click on your C:\ Drive and then Click Program Files, and follow the path as it is displayed above.”
You seem to be ignoring the part that says follow the path. Template.html is not in program files, its inside the last folder called “im.”
C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\ver6_#_#_#\content\im
To avoid future confusion. I’m going to remove that part and assume you know how to navigate folders.
WBmike,
thanks so much for the help!!
i found the file…!!
I’ve tried all of these. Well except for the first one because it wont let me get to the folder that says IM and I have Windows Vista and won’t let me change my open with to notepad just microsoft word. HELP!!! Its driving me CRAZY!!
NVM the first one worked fine for me once i found out what i was doing wrong!! Thanks!
I tried both of the suggestions and it didn’t, but I have IE8 and I can’t change back to IE7…
I’ve tried all the workarounds, including the workarounds people suggested in comments, can somebody please help?
Thank you so much for having this… solution 1 worked for me, and seriously, all this time, I thought it was a virus! lol You have no idea how crazy I was going!
OMG ive been having this problem for months these instructions helped me !
SEARCH YOUR COMPUTER FOR ;
C:\Program Files\AIM6
THEN CLICK ON ;
services
THEN CLICK ;
imAPP
THEN CLICK THE FOLDER THAT STARTS WITH [VER] (MINE LOOKED LIKE ver6_9_17_2 )
THEN CLICK ON CONTENT
THEN CLICK ON IM
THEN YOU SCROLL DOWN UNTIL YOU FIND THE FILE THAT SAYS TEMPLATE. RIGHT CLICK IT & PRESS PROPERTIES.
ONCE YOU ARE THERE CLICK ON THE TAB GENERAL AND FOR VISTA USERS IT WILL SAY OPEN WITH .. CLICK THE GREY BUTTON THAT SAYS [CHANGE]
CHANGE IT TO NOTEPAD
PLEASE EMAIL ME AT MODEL.CHICQ@YAHOO.COM IF THIS WORKED FOR YOU ! THANKSSS!!
i did all of these and it wont work. it randomly popped up =[ idk what to do. i have IE7. and i have aim 7.0. please help
That help me out alot thanks so much I though I was the only one with this problem glad to know I wasn’t and alot of people had get solutions to fix the problem.
thanks you guys!!!
this worked for meeee.
i thought it wouldnt.
i didnt have aim for over a year because of this problem.
but i can aim now (:
thank you!!!
whatajoke.