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# AIM Client Setup
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# Windows AIM 5.x Client Setup
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This guide explains how to install and configure AIM clients for Retro AIM Server.
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This guide explains how to install and configure Windows AIM 5.x clients for Retro AIM Server.
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AIM 5.x is recommended if you want to experience the last version of AIM with the "classic" early-2000s feel.
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## Installation
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### Windows 10/11
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All versions of AIM 5.x run on Windows 10/11 with varying degrees of success. To get started, install AIM
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[5.0.2829](http://www.oldversion.com/windows/aol-instant-messenger-5-0-2829). Set [Windows XP compatibility mode](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible-with-windows-783d6dd7-b439-bdb0-0490-54eea0f45938)
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on the executable once installed.
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1. Download AIM 5.9.6089 (available on [NINA wiki](https://wiki.nina.chat/wiki/Clients/AOL_Instant_Messenger#Windows)).
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2. Install AIM and exit out of the application post-installation.
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3. Open **Task Manager** and kill the **AOL Instant Messenger (32 bit)** process to make sure the application is
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actually terminated.
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4. Open **File Explorer** and navigate to `C:\Program Files (x86)\AIM`.
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5. Delete `aimapi.dll`.
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6. Set [Windows XP compatibility mode](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible-with-windows-783d6dd7-b439-bdb0-0490-54eea0f45938)
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on `aim.exe`.
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Newer 5.x versions exhibit a quirk where `aim.exe` randomly hangs on startup, which can be mitigated by [AIM Tamer](http://iwarg.ddns.net/phoenix/index.php?action=downloads).
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7. Launch AIM.
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## Configuration
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3. In the `Host` field, enter the value of `OSCAR_HOST` found in `config/settings`. In the `Port` field, enter the
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value of `AUTH_PORT` found in `config/settings.env`.
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<p>
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<imgwidth="618"alt="Screen Shot 2024-03-29 at 11 22 19 PM"src="https://github.com/mk6i/mkdb/assets/2894330/da17c457-a773-4b82-b4ba-cb81f9a2e085">
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<imgwidth="618"alt="screenshot of AIM host dialog"src="https://github.com/mk6i/mkdb/assets/2894330/da17c457-a773-4b82-b4ba-cb81f9a2e085">
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