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Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Gina on June 30, 2004, 05:45:31 am

I just got a new laptop, a Dell Inspirion 8600... and I get on AIM... and leave my laptop for a while and AIM is shut down when I come back, or if I close the laptop its gone.  Could someone tell me how I can keep AIM up on here? Cuz I honestly just left to take a shower, for 15 minutes and when I came back it was gone.

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: LimeTwister on June 30, 2004, 06:02:29 am

worry too much....

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: BWilli on June 30, 2004, 06:05:30 am

i dont use AIM, but I would think there is a setting where you can set it to a certain time to stay logged in.

Title: Re: Laptop Help
Post by: kev222 on June 30, 2004, 06:32:54 am

Quote from: "Gina"

I just got a new laptop, a Dell Inspirion 8600... and I get on AIM... and leave my laptop for a while and AIM is shut down when I come back, or if I close the laptop its gone.  Could someone tell me how I can keep AIM up on here? Cuz I honestly just left to take a shower, for 15 minutes and when I came back it was gone.

Does it actually die? Or just minimise into the little icon near your clock?

-Kev

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Jophess on June 30, 2004, 10:08:48 am

Mine does that too, it means your idle, or something. I think. o_O I just sign back on.

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Logikal X on June 30, 2004, 10:17:21 am

if your computer goes into stand by it may be minimizing it to the taskbar like kev said.  If that is the case you want to right click on your desktop and go to properties.  Under the screen saver section there is a power setting button.  You may find stuff in there.  Also some laptops have a little battery icon in the taskbar on the lower right.  If you right click on that you may have the option to edit your power settings.  


If all this keeps failing download trillian from download.com and use that instead of AIM.  You can use your aim name with it and whatever, it works fine for me on my laptops

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: jlmusicchick on June 30, 2004, 04:46:24 pm

ooh ask will (m125_boy) he'll know what to do  :wink:

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Tia on July 01, 2004, 03:59:30 am

Sorry, I know nothing about AIM or laptops :roll:

Quote from: "Logikal X"

my laptops

o.O

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Logikal X on July 01, 2004, 05:33:54 am

Quote from: "Tia"

Sorry, I know nothing about AIM or laptops :roll:

Quote from: "Logikal X"

my laptops

o.O

yes, i have 3, and i have 2 desktops

Title: Re: Laptop Help
Post by: Xenophanes on July 01, 2004, 06:30:01 am

Quote from: "Gina"

I just got a new laptop, a Dell Inspirion 8600...

That's your problem. It's a Dell.  8)

Title: Re: Laptop Help
Post by: sayyouwould on July 01, 2004, 07:49:32 am

Quote from: "Xenophanes"

Quote from: "Gina"

I just got a new laptop, a Dell Inspirion 8600...

That's your problem. It's a Dell.  8)

uhhh I hate dells.....emachines are soooooooo much better. Bestest computer EVER!

Title: Re: Laptop Help
Post by: Logikal X on July 01, 2004, 08:09:25 am

Quote from: "sayyouwould"

Quote from: "Xenophanes"

Quote from: "Gina"

I just got a new laptop, a Dell Inspirion 8600...

That's your problem. It's a Dell.  8)

uhhh I hate dells.....emachines are soooooooo much better. Bestest computer EVER!

emachines suck too, its all about AMD handbuilds, You want a really nice desktop from some generic company Sony isnt too bad

Title: Re: Laptop Help
Post by: sayyouwould on July 01, 2004, 08:22:36 am

Quote from: "Logikal X"

Quote from: "sayyouwould"

Quote from: "Xenophanes"

Quote from: "Gina"

I just got a new laptop, a Dell Inspirion 8600...

That's your problem. It's a Dell.  8)

uhhh I hate dells.....emachines are soooooooo much better. Bestest computer EVER!

emachines suck too, its all about AMD handbuilds, You want a really nice desktop from some generic company Sony isnt too bad

emachines are wonderful for the lifestyle I live. Sonys are far too expensive. and I'm still going with Dells suck.

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Logikal X on July 01, 2004, 08:27:42 am

emachines are more expensive than handbuilt AMD systems, my desktop makes them look pitiful, for like 300 bucks

Title: Re: Laptop Help
Post by: Ghisy on July 01, 2004, 09:02:02 am

Quote from: "Logikal X"

its all about AMD handbuilds, You want a really nice desktop from some generic company Sony isnt too bad

Damn right!
AMD rocks!  :D

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Tia on July 01, 2004, 02:37:42 pm

Quote from: "Logikal X"

Quote from: "Tia"

Sorry, I know nothing about AIM or laptops :roll:

Quote from: "Logikal X"

my laptops

o.O

yes, i have 3, and i have 2 desktops

Lucky git :roll:  :wink:

Title: Laptop Help
Post by: Logikal X on July 01, 2004, 03:15:38 pm

its not luck, its my job  :razz:




in all honesty its a decent job, not a lucky one though!