Aim 6.8 Skin BumpXGreen
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago at 1:22 pm. 38 comments
BumpXGreen and black and green skin for Aim 6.8. This skin comes with 4 variations including the red, pink, and blue versions.
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Aim 6.2 Beta Released, Buddy Comments are Back! Plus AOL Revitalizes Mac?
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago at 1:05 pm. 4 comments
Aim 6.2 Launched in Beta Testing today. Aim 6.2 is currently going to fill in the missing features many have requested over and over in the message boards. Buddy Notes or Buddy Comments from Aim 5.9 is back. It allows you to write a personal comments about anyone in particular. Hovering over a screen name will now show your buddy note in the Buddy Quickview. A new theme that was previously hidden called Black Chrome is now selectable in the color picker. Aim 6.2 will now have full installation in one file. It will no longer need to connect to the internet to install itself. The notifications window is now much smaller. Its about twice the height of the Windows Taskbar. Also you can now access the Settings area offline.
Features currently planned in Aim 6.2 Beta Series
–Proxy Support
–Skin Support
–SMS text Messaging
The shunning of Macs are over! AOL will be releasing new products for the MAC. Check out a New AIM for Mac here.
AIM Weeworld Problems and Issues
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago at 1:36 pm. 40 comments
Not many issues arise with Weeworld Icons but they still persist. Support for this product is scarce and often times hard to find. So here’s a little breakdown on how to fix some of the problems you might have.
How to create an Aim WeeWorld Icon
–Navigate to the Website Aim.Weeworld.com
–Follow the Steps, when your done push Finish.
–After you choose your background you MUST push APPLY
–You will be redirected and it will be applied as your icon.
Lets briefly explain the problems that users have with Aim Weeworld. First and foremost you must install Adobe Flash in order for it to work. You can download Adobe Flash and click Get Adobe Flash Player. If you tell your browser to block flash scripts it will not load. Also, Aim Weeworld uses Javascript, so you must also be able to run Javascript to let things work correctly.
Keep this in mind, Aim Weeworld Updates around a major holiday or month. This is when the majority of issues arise as your icon gets reset to something else. For instance, my icon gets reset to a man holding a baseball. You can still fix your icon several ways.
Changing Icon back to WeeWorld Icon.
–Simply navigate to Aim.Weeworld.com
–Go Through Each Step and reselect the same features.
–Click Finish and Click APPLY.
Now if this worked correctly your icon should change back to your Weemee, but some of you will see your icon show up blank or with a red X. Resetting the icon is the only option.
Resetting your Weeworld Icon
–In Aim 6 series, click Edit > Expressions
–Under your Buddy Icon Click Reset
–Under your Buddy Wallpaper Click Reset
–Save
–Navigate to Aim Weeworld again
–Go through the steps again re-applying
–Click Finish and click APPLY
This should reset your icon to a weeworld icon. Unfortunately there are more issues.
Can’t See Weemee Icon
Install Adobe Flash at Adobe.com. Install Viewpoint Media Player at Viewpoint.com and Restart AIM.
Aim 5.9, Trillian, Adium, Aim Express, and Aim for Mac will not see interactive weemee icons.
New Colors are Bad!
Another scenario for your weeworld icon is when a new color gets added to the pallete. This doesn’t seem to affect skin color, but it does affect clothing colors and hats. Now some of you will just see a new color on your weeworld, while others will get their icon reset again. Here we’ll have to go through each and every step that applies to colors, and select the original color you had for that particular clothing. After your done click Finish and Apply! If it doesn’t work you’ll have to start from scratch and click “The Basics 1-4″, and redo everything again in addition to resetting your Icon.
Weemee shows Green Eyes bug! [NEW!]
If your weemee shows Green eyes instead of the color you chose, you may have to start over on creating it again at the first step. If the problem still persists contact Weeworld Headquarters about this bug, and ask them to fix it.
Download Aim Skin: BumpX
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago at 8:06 pm. 26 comments
BumpX is the original Aim 6.1 black and green skin. You must be using Aim 6.1.41.2 to install the skin. If you are unsure of which version of Aim you have, click Help > About Aim to find out your version. The instructions to install this skin requires the knowledge of opening of two windows, the ability to open ZIP files, and you must be able to drag or copy and paste files. One should always backup their files incase anything goes wrong.
F.A.Q
Q. What is Quick and Easy Installation?
A. These instructions will require you to overwrite files without inserting any codes. You may do this by copy and pasting over the original file, or drag and drop the file into the specified folder. This will install one theme only.
Q. How Do you Unzip or Extract a File?
A. This pages teaches you how to extact a file.
Q. What version of AIM should I be using and where can I get the right version?
A. This theme currently ONLY supports Aim 6.1.41.2, you can get this version at FileHippo.
DOWNLOAD
= ZIP =
Fixing Debugging Error in Aim 6
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago at 12:19 pm. 10 comments
Well this isn’t as frequent as other problems, but I think its time to mention how to fix this. Quite a few people get this error and it can be seriously annoying having to click OK plenty of times. So here are the steps you must do to get rid of the debug error popups in Aim 6.1.
Creating Aim 6.0 Skins: Images and Icons
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago at 1:28 pm. 0 comments
Aim 6.0 skins handles images a little awkwardly. Hopefully this will be changed in the end, but to be on the safe side we will follow its rules of making and using images. For the most part, your images won’t be over 32×32. So you have to think small and you also have one more thing going against you, Transparent PNGs.
Unless you have a good graphics program you probably won’t be able to create transparent PNGs. You don’t really have to use a transparent PNG but you’ll notice that you might get a white background distracting the title bar’s color of black, blue, orange, etc… If you have the skills to do so, please cut out the image your going to be using an icon. Otherwise, use a font and set that on another layer. When you create the actual PNG, make sure you have alpha layer transparency or use a background color similar to the skin. Please make sure this background color has blended with your icon.
Creating Aim 6.0 Skins: Gradients Lesson
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago at 6:48 pm. 3 comments
One thing I noticed during skinning Aim 6.0 is that most of the buttons you see are not pictures. Infact "Boxely" the engine that renders the program has the capability to create gradients on the fly. If you had experience with making web 2.0 style buttons on the web, you’ll know already that the secret effect that gives a button its shine or glossiness comes from where colors are placed along a gradient. If your new to this or don’t understand what I’m talking about, I’ll show you a little demo of how colors are handled in Aim 6.0.
Solid Brushes
Aim 6.0 has a Solid Brush function. solidBrush tells the program that the particular ID of what your editing will have ONE color. The solid brush markup goes like this…
<solidBrush id="textColor.defaultButton" fill="#000000" />
Note fill="#000000", this is where you place the HTML Color Code. #000000 is the color code for black text. If you want to change it to another color you would change the letters and numbers after the # sign. Also there must be 6 Letter/Number combination in order to work.
Linear Gradient Brush
Aim 6.0 also has a Linear Gradient Brush. linearGradientBrush tells the program that the particular ID of what your editing will have multiple colors. The linear gradient brush markup goes like this…
<linearGradientBrush id="gradient.aimWindow.windowContent">
<rotateTransform center="50% 50%" angle="-90"/>
<gradientStops>
<gradientStop offset="0%" color="#121212"/>
<gradientStop offset="100%" color="#363636"/>
</gradientStops>
</linearGradientBrush>
Ok woah what happened here!? This got way more complicated than the solid brush. Well a gradient needs more than 1 color to become an actual gradient. Most of the entries in your skins will use linear gradients. In theory all solid brushes should be able to convert to linear gradient and vice versa. Now there are a few rules with linear gradients though. It needs to have a gradientStops tag and that tag must be closed after your gradientStop offsets. You also must close the linearGradientBrush tag at the end of the particular ID. Another rule is that you should begin the gradientStop offset at "0%" and end at "100%". Your free to place whatever values you want between those two colors. Aim 6.0’s boxely engine will render the blending it will take to those positions.
GradientStop Offset.
This is particularly hard to visualize if your new to creating gradients in photoshop or paint shop pro. What you need to do here is start off with one color at "0%" and end at "100%". The percentage tells you where that particular color will start and continue to. At the same time that particular color will also blend with the next gradientstop offset unless you specify otherwise.
Now your not limited to just 2 colors, in my skin, I use 4 to 5 different gradient offsets. By positioning the colors in a certain way you can create an effect where the colors smoothly create a bump like effect, or abrupt colors that creates a sheen glass like effect. Lets take a look at one of the mistakes I used in my skin.
<gradientStop offset="0%" color="#f3f8e7"/>
<gradientStop offset="25%" color="#8cc110"/>
<gradientStop offset="51%" color="#abd747"/>
<gradientStop offset="100%" color="#abd747"/>
Now you may not see anything wrong here, but if your as picky as I am, you’ll notice that the send IM button’s colors does not match the bar beside it. Take a look at the markup. According to my percentages, these colors will blend smoothly. The farther apart the percentages are, the more smoother bump-like the colors are… [however this isn't always true since you can just use 2 similar colors at the top and 2 similar colors at the bottom to make use of the abrupt glass like effect.] Lets fix this up to create a similar style.
<gradientStop offset="0%" color="#abd747"/>
<gradientStop offset="40%" color="#8cc110"/>
<gradientStop offset="41%" color="#D9FF82"/>
<gradientStop offset="44%" color="#8cc110"/>
<gradientStop offset="100%" color="#abd747"/>
Ok now you’ll see a major difference. Take a look at the markup, I’m using 5 gradient offsets to achieve this effect. Note that at 41%-44% the brightest color is used. Then it continues back to the regular gradient. This can be cleaned up better since its kind of redundant to have 5 colors doing that style when I could just fake it with 4 colors.
<gradientStop offset="0%" color="#abd747"/>
<gradientStop offset="41%" color="#abd747"/>
<gradientStop offset="44%" color="#8cc110"/>
<gradientStop offset="100%" color="#abd747"/>
There, nobody will notice the difference unless they have really keen eyes. Thats all for this lesson.
Learn More About creating Aim 6.0 skins
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X - My First Aim 6.0 Theme
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago at 3:12 pm. 9 comments
Screenshots of X! The Aim Theme. Link to Instructions on how to download this Aim 6.1 skin is located below.
Read More About Creating Themes
= Download the 6.1 Theme =
= Download the 6.2 Theme =
= Download This Theme For Aim 6.5 =
= Download =
Creating Aim 6.0 Skins! Tips and Tricks!
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago at 4:25 pm. 27 comments
Finally, the ability to skin Aim 6.8 is here. After months of skinning AIM, here are some tips and tricks to get you started on creating your own AIM skin. After you have created your skin you’ll be able to save it and it will create its own folder at
C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\ver6_8_10_1\theme\ This blog entry will have additional tips and tricks dynamically added once its been found.
How To Save Your Buddy List on Aim 6
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago at 12:51 pm. 67 comments
Another Frequently Asked Question, for now the only way to save your buddy list in Aim 6.5 is to download the plugin called Buddy List Options.
This plugin enables you to Import and Export your buddy list so that you can transfer them to your friends and buddies.
Its expected this feature will be included into the Aim series one day.
How To Link Screen Names on Aim 6.8
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago at 3:00 pm. 130 comments
I’m not sure why this is the most frequently asked question. You can sign on 2 or more screen names by doing these simple steps. This method works in Aim 6.x series only. Aim 5.9 has different steps. Mac Aim 4.7 users will not be able to link screen names. Please read the last paragraph on which program you should get. Continue Reading…
Aim 6.1.16.1 Released
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago at 2:08 pm. 1 comment
Some new features have been added to Aim 6.1. The most notable is docking the buddy list, adding images in profiles and alphabetize sorting in a group. More images of Aim 6.1 are available at Bumped.org Image Gallery. I’ll hold off reviewing until the Beta is finished. Instead here are some side comments for the User Interface.
–Buddy Info window is still too big
–Buddy Info Status area is too big
–Kudos to Away Message shown in Buddy Info
–Jeers to Buddy Info now having one carriage return from the top
–Nice allowing Smileys in Buddy Info
–Color Changer sticks out form the UI. Needs a better Icon.
–Color Changer needs to also change the shade of the Grey Area too
–Modules need to be Optional
–Cheers to Mobile IM in Settings Window
–Screen Name Format needs to be activated for AOL users
–Great! Adding Mobile to Buddy Quickview makes it easier than Address List.
The Most Common Aim 6.0 Problems
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago at 2:00 am. 207 comments
Updated: Mar 2008
This post lists the most common problems with Aim 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5 that may occur. Not every aim problem will be shown here, you should click Aim Problems to find a list of other issues that may not be documented here. Any problem which shows up in red means that no fix has been found. Problems that show up as Green are fixed!
Cannot Send Folders
There is a current issue where you will not be able to send folders to people with Aim. This issue will be fixed by AOL, no other actions are needed to fix this problem other than waiting for AOL to repair it.
Blank IM Windows
Users have noted IM Windows have appeared blank. Unfortunately there has not been any information on how to fix this problem, however if as a group we actively troubleshoot this problem, we are very likely to find a solution. Please post in this thread or comment below about any methods you used to try to fix this problem even if they didn’t work.
Try downloading this program and see if it fixes the problem. Post a comment below
Methods that Do Not Work So Far Include:
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling AIM.
Settings Error Before Sign In
Brian suggested, Uninstalling AIM, and Deleting the Folders:
C:\Documents and Settings\WindowsUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\AOL OCP\
C:\Documents and Settings\WindowsUSERNAME\Application Data\acccore
C:\Documents and Settings\WindowsUSERNAME\Application Data\Aim
You can Uninstall AIM at Add/Remove Programs in your Windows Control Panel. Please note that WindowsUSERNAME is your Windows Login name. You must manually type or navigate to this folder through “My Computer”. Afterwards reinstall AIM 6.5 and post your results below in the comments section.
We are still adding this problem unresolved list until enough people test out this workaround. No information is known on how to fix this problem currently. However the solution to the problem that occurred before October 2007 is as follows: If your My Documents Folder is on another hard drive on Windows Vista or Windows XP, Aim 6.1 and Aim 6.5 will show the error message: “Settings Error Before Sign in” Change your My Documents folder so that it is stored on your C:\ Drive. You should also Uncheck the option to remember your password at Sign On, and type your password manually.
Invite or Request Timed Out. Chatroom Not Working
We’ve been recently seeing users complain about this issue. Usually happens when you Invite people to chatrooms, “Invite or Request Timed Out” No information is available at this time. Stay Tuned!
Action Cancelled or Page Cannot Be Displayed for Aim Profiles
Email MEMDIRREPORTS@AOL.COM with your screen name for help.
Connection Failed, Connection Lost messages
Some have suggested that by putting the correct date and Time in the lower right corner fixes this problem.
4194.13.4 Active Update Problems
4194.13.4 is a security update for AOL Radio in Aim 6.5. If you’ve been recieving this message, and you can not install the update. Please comment below. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AOL OCP\AIM\Storage\All Users\suds_bbc2683c\cache
Windows Vista & Aim 6.5 Issues
If you hear no sound or Windows Media Player stops playing Mp3s and other network issues please read here.
Orbidden IM Messages Recieved
I’m currently investigating this, please disable Translator at Edit > Settings > Plugins and report back to me if this fixes the problem. If you get IMs that say “Orbidden” Read Here for More Info.
Invalid AIM Server Address
I’m also currently researching this problem. Check to see if your Firewall or Antivirus Program is blocking aim.exe from connecting. No none fixes has been found.
Direct Connect And Sending Pictures and Files Don’t Work
If Your Using Aim 6.1 you must upgrade to Aim 6.5 in order to direct connect. AOL blocked direct connect to protect their members from a security vulnerability.
Buddy Info Deletes when you Sign On
This has been fixed in Aim 6.5 Refresh Beta.
Aim 6 Freezes, Default Beep Sound, Windows Missing
This new AIM bug started affecting users, it is related to a Mcafee update.
Template.html AOL CONFIDENTIALITY shows up in IM window!
Users who have this problem should read this post. What basically happens is the IM window does not load the javascript files needed to run that application. It is recommended that you try to troubleshoot the problem yourself. If you found that by doing such and such it fixes the problem, please post a comment below. If you found any other information related to this problem please comment below.
Connection Timed Out for November 2007
A mass bug is affecting many users of AIM that displays the message “Connection Timed Out”. Currently there is no fix, no news, and no update as to when it will stop. Click Here for more information
Aim 6.0 is Skinned Improperly
Aim 6.1, or 6.5 shows up as a grey skin using the OS theme as the title bar, and appears odd and broken. To fix this problem click Start > Programs > Accessibility > Accessibility Wizard, and make sure all accessibility options such as narrator, and magnifier, and whatever other properties that show up is unchecked, the font size can remain checked if you chose the smallest font on the first screen.
Mobile Users Don’t Show Up Online [Fixed]
This issue has been fixed.
Connection Timed Out
May Occur if Firewall/AntiVirus programs are blocking Aim6.exe from connecting. It can also occur if Router/Firewall does not support UPnP. We currently don’t have much information on how to fix this. please upgrade to Aim 6.5, and head to the Aim 6 Message boards to discuss the problem. We also would like if you can share your steps on how you fixed this problem to the public so we may add it to this list.
Windows Vista Aim 6 continuously gets stuck on Transferring
This affects both Windows Vista and XP, however no XP advice could be found. For Windows Vista, the transferring message was fixed for a user by running the following command in Windows Vista. First click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt (run as administrator)
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
What we do know is that certain routers may affect Aim 6 from connecting to the servers. This fix may not work for all people, so its always suggested to troubleshoot the problem and share your comments at the Aim 6 Vista Message boards. For more information on what this code does, please read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: KB934430
Video Chat with Windows and Mac users
In order to Video chat with a Mac user, one must have Aim 6 initiate the video chat. The other user must have the latest version of iChat downloaded in order to work. For now, Windows users must always initiate the video chat FIRST or it will not work. Recently as of December 2007, users have lost the ability to video chat with iChat users and no current fix has been found.
My Expressions Page appears Blank when I Click Edit > Expressions
Disable any Ad-Blocking or Script Blocking programs in your Antivirus or Internet Browser. Any Adblocking extensions in Mozilla Firefox can disable the page from appearing.
My Buddy Info Freezes When I Edit It
Delete the AOL OCP Folder of your Screen Name. You will lose your profile, and your AIM settings, but you will not lose your buddy list, you can also save your buddy list if need be.
C:\Documents and Settings\**WINDOWSUSERNAME**\Local Settings\Application Data\AOL OCP\AIM\Storage\data
Within the data folder, you will see every screen name used to access AIM on your computer. Delete the folder of that screen name and your buddy info will get reset. You can also reset your buddy info by editing the common.cls file with a SQL Editor.
I see no buddy icon, no smileys
1. Reinstall Adobe Flash Player
2. Reinstall Viewpoint Media Player
3. Adblocking Software must be disabled in Anti-virus Firewall & Browser.
4. Install IE 7 or Uninstall IE 7 (optional)
5. AOL has switched servers to fix this issue.
My Screenname won’t Link or Unlink
This is an AOL HOST issue, which means AOL has to fix it. It started appearing recently that people weren’t able to link their screen names. One suggested that you should change your password for the screenname you wish to link and try again. Others suggested that you try linking your screennames in AOL Mail, where you click on the drop down next to your screen name and manage screen names. If you still have a problem you can always post on the Aim 6.0 Message Boards.
AIM Screenname is Suspended
I am now taking support for Aim Suspended Screen Names. Please visit the Aim Suspended Screen Names Tips post for more information.
My Text Size is too Small or HUGE in Aim 6.0, 6.1, 6.5
You must have Internet Explorer 6.0 to fix this. Click on a IM window, hold CTRL, and scroll the mouse wheel. This does not work if you have Internet Explorer 7.0.
A Server Error Occurred Workaround #1 [Internet Explorer]
Fixing this error isn’t always easy. At times it seems people get this for the most random of reasons. Tracking down the culprit isn’t alway an easy task. Its left to the programmers to introduce a different way of signing into Aim 6.0 to fix this problem. The current known suggestions so far is dealt through Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer must be able to visit websites, it should not be in “Work in Offline Mode.” Optional: Disable Anti-Virus protection to see if Aim 6 will connect.
A Server Error Occurred Workaround #2 [Behind a School/Work Network]
Click on Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Lan settings or connection settings. If your company/school requires a certain proxy to connect to aim, use this area to change the proxy settings here. Alternatively its best to use Aim Lite instead because it has proxy settings built in. Aim 6.5 has proxy settings, please download it if you are behind a proxy.
A Server Error Occurred Workaround #3 [Setting Correct Time]
Change the time of your computer to the correct date and time. This will ensure you do not get a server error occurred message. This affects both Windows XP and Vista.
A Server Error Occurred Workaround #4
This is the hardest error to fix, you may have set your firewall to allow Aim6.exe, Internet Explorer, and disabled Ad-blocking through your firewall, your not behind a company firewall, and your router/firewall has allowed all Aim 6.0 ports, yet you still receive this error message. Unfortunately there has been no workaround displayed against this bug. Aside from the Nero 6 installation case, this one has been tough to crack. If you currently have fixed this bug on your own, post a comment below. Make your voice be heard on the Aim 6.0 Message Boards. The more people willing to help find a solution for this particular problem the faster we can find a fix for it.
How Do I remove Aim Weeworld Weemee icons in Aim 6.5
1. Click on Edit > Expressions
2. Change both Your Buddy Icon and your Buddy Wallpaper
Can’t Block Jess2feb07, Won’t Stop IMing You?
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago at 1:39 am. 6 comments
A minor issue is going on with the bot Jess2Feb07. The bot sometimes malfunctions and repeatedly sends you IMs without you initiating a conversation. Remember to type "cancel" to stop conversations with her. You may have tried reporting and blocking her but the reason why those don’t work is because its an official AIM Bot. You can try it out for yourself by blocking "AOL SYSTEM MSG". You’ll notice IMs still go through.
Aim Express: Stack Overflow Error at line 0
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago at 4:58 pm. 13 comments
I’ve been receiving a couple of complaints that Aim Express displays the error message, “Stack Overflow Error at line 0″ everytime you attempt to send and recieve a message. This error often times makes Aim Express unsuable. It is likely caused by a Javascript glitch, where IE displays a message that there is a script is slowing down your computer. I’ll update this entry everytime a solution is found. If you have any solutions you found even if its temporary, post a comment below and I’ll add it to the aim wiki. This is an AOL HOST issue, which means AOL must fix it, there is nothing wrong with your computer.
Update 02.01.2007| AOL has fixed this issue.
