Solved: Latest AIM question

[Cheeseball81]

I just upgraded my AOL Instant Messenger to the latest "improved" version. I think it's 5.9. I am not liking it at all. Sure all new features but it slows down everything. Simply opening a window is causing a lag. Yet if I exit the program completely, it works totally fine.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Can I just remove it in Add/Remove and re-download an older version like 5.1?

 

[cheese]

Yes sir

 

[Cheeseball81]

Yeahhhh...

I couldn't take it anymore so I uninstalled it and downloaded version 5.1. It works perfectly fine now with no lag.

Dang...I sure wouldn't recommend upgrading to 5.9

 

[pincmonkey]

i use gaim which is:
free
open-source
GNU/GPL liscnsed
fast
compatible
Uses these chat networks: AIM, IRC, YIM, MSN, JABBER and more
no registration needed
no bundles software, ads, or nags
no spyware
andvanced capabilities such as:
setting your idle time
skins
logging of IMs and chat rooms
showing previous chat when you start a new one with the same person
tons of tweaks in the prefs
and way better.
the update schedule is more often, so bugs are fixed faster then on aim
it doesnt take many rescources
and its sure as hell is better than TRILLIANB!!!
(also runs on linux in addition to windows)