AIM Wonkiness?

Posted on by Ashley Bischoff

AIM has been acting a little odd lately, perhaps for the past couple days. Each time I sign on it says that my buddy list is gone:

Your buddy list and buddy icon are not available currently, but they have not been lost. Please try again later.

I’m not terribly concerned about my buddy list as I expect it to return eventually. But it sure is a nuisance in the meantime. Anyone else run into this?

116 thoughts on “AIM Wonkiness?”

  1. yeah i keep loosing my buddy list and icon…but it says it isn’t lost forever…but i cannot even use AIM when this happens….I use AIM for my hosting clients to be able to contact me for support or questions….works well…when aim decides to work…(they seem to prefer that to phone calls…fine by me)

    Joey Stubblefield
    http://www.GetNewHosting.com

  2. yeah ive had the problem for about a week and can’t figure out what caused it. Ive tried everything any information on how to fix this problem would be appreciated.

  3. I’ve had the same problem as well. This is very annoying.

    Perhaps one thing though is that it first said AIM service couldn’t be reached. I reconnected about 2 dozen times before it finally let me through. This time it came up with the no buddy list message. grr plz any suggestions

  4. My computer is doin the same thing! But it wont let me on my AIM screen name 2 IM people or the CS one… Did it work for sny of u yet??

  5. Same thing happens to me sometimes, btu when i sign on with a different sn it works A-OK.

    Does this have to do with maybe being warned or something? Maybe somebody reports your sn to aim and they temporarily do this?

    I dunno cuz it was working two seconds ago and I signed off and when is igned back on.. I get the message.. but my other sns work alright.

  10. Interesting. I thought it was just me. I think one of the AIM servers went down that has all our info. Hopefully the AIM people will get right on it, but somehow, I doubt it.

  15. WTF??? same error….wierd everyone posted on the same night. must have been that a server is down. They best fix this soon!

  17. everyone, just report the error to aim.com > errors. look for the problem, aka connection, and send in the info. then the problem will be fixed soon!!

  18. dude… this sux! I’m having the same problem as all of you. This has to be some sort of problem on their end. Shouldn’t be like this for too long I don’t think.

  19. If you have any other screennames, try them. One of the AOL Oscar servers must be down. In other words, a whole host of screennames are down, but plenty are still working. Try any others you have, and I’m about to test whether or not you can make a new one.

  21. For all of you that this has ever happened to, don’t worry. Just be patient. It will be up and running again soon.

  22. I’m having this problem too, but only on my computer, when i sign on my laptop, works fine. As everyone else has been saying HEEEELLLP!!

  23. AHA! Sorry, I just found out now, if anyone has been using Windows and this strange thing happened to you, try rebooting your computer. I did this, and it was working fine afterwards.

  24. I’m having this same problem now. It signs on fine, but then gives me this error msg :

    “Your buddy list and buddy icon are not available currently, but they have not been lost.
    Please try again later.”

    The same one that everyone else is getting. This is getting to be REALLY annoying/fustrating…I hope it comes back and it is not the result of a virus or something like that

  26. ive been running into the same problem. Sometimes if i restart my computer i can sign on once. Or if i uninstall and then reinstall AIM I can sign in once with each screen name. I’ve tried every version of AIM, the old ones, the newest one and even the beta. Something is screwy, everyone should write an error report so they get on it and fix it!!!!!!

  27. Keep getting this error message on one of my kids desktop when logging on, but the other kid does not get it and the buddy list is fine and intact. How do I correct the problem for the one with the error message? Both kids work from the same computer.

  28. hi could you email me if u undestand this my aim used to work now i go to im and it just beeps for each letter i press nothing happens then in the right hand corner theres a little box that flashes it has things in it i cant make out i cant im at all please help thanks

  29. yes my email addreass is bigwilly68@msn.com the im will not work just beeps for each letter and the box just flashes in the right corner my list comes up but i cant im please help please e mail me if you had or fixed this problem

  30. yes my email addreass is bigwilly68@msn.com the im will not work just beeps for each letter and the box just flashes in the right corner my list comes up but i cant im please help please e mail me if you had or fixed this problem

  31. I have Young Teen Access to AOL and when I try to go to my AIM screen name, it doesn’t work. It says the AIM service can’t be reached.

  32. Every time I try to conect to aim, it says “problem with the conection” but my conectoion is fine! WHAT DO I DO???

  33. i have this buddy icon of like a rain drop and it will not go away. even when i try clearing it, it just stays there. anybody know whats going on? thanks!

  34. what do i need to do because aim kicks me off when i try to im someone.so could you tell me what I need to do or what happened?please answer my question and email me soon please.
    Thank you very much
    Amber

  35. I am sorry to bug you but my aim will not let me send an instant message to anyone so could you please tell me what to do. I have already tried a new screen name and I have also tried to uninstall it the reinstall it and that did not work and every time I sign on to send someone and instant message it kicks me off so please tell me what to do because I take my tutor lessons by instant messages and it is one of the best thing that I have ever had but now it is messing it and I really need it.please email me back very soon as soon as you get a chance thank you very much
    Amber
    lilbootymonkey@netscape.net

  38. okay AIM is letting me sign on, but then it kicks me off before i can accept anyones message or before i can IM anyone. its really pissing me off. ive uninstalled and reinstalled this thing over and over. any ideas? PLZ

  39. I keep getting an error box each time I exit my aim. the details are page fault module KERNELS 32.dll at 017f:bff7b9f6
    Please tell me how to fix this.
    I also get a warning that my buddy list is currently unavilable. thank you for your help.

  40. omg!! wtf!! god the server must be down this is freaking annoying thats this whole week no AIM dude this really sux i have tried everthing any one have any helping advice!!???? /!?!?!?!?!?

  41. well everytime i try to IM someone or someone IMs me, an Error Report comes up telling me AIM has encountered a problem, then proceeds to close, any ideas?

  42. hey every body i fixed my AIM ok when it says AIM service cannot be reached? then all u have to do is click on setup or preferences w/e u wanna call it AIM sighn off/on then click on connection in the lower right hand corner then once you have done that click on the little proxy check proxy server then all you have to do is click http then it may ask for authinisation or somthing like that or port or host compleatly forget about that stuff then may have to shutdown a few times be for it works hope that helps some

  44. wow. for 2 years people have been experiencing this problem. today is my turn. this seems to only be happening to non-techies too. someone at AOL is laughing at us.

    i’m summarizing the problem below hoping that maybe it’ll help someone think up a solution.

    – recently installed a new wireless G router
    – internet is surfable and aim will load
    – loading of buddy list varies…sometimes i get all the names but everyone is offline and sometimes i get no names at all
    – AIM WORKS FINE FOR ME WHEN I CONNECT TO THE ROUTER WITH A CABLE
    – AIM GOES NUTS WHEN I USE THE WIRELESS ADAPTER
    – followed confusing instructions that Cass left in his/her entry but nothing good to report
    – i have no idea how to fix this problem

    email me at potgrower@gardener.com if you figure something out. thanks. in the meantime, i’m going to tend to my plants.

  46. I am having trouble with my AIM tonight. An error pops up every time i try to log in. The error says Your buddy list and buddy icon are not available at this time, but they are not lost. Please try again later. Anyone know how to fix this problem? Please HELP it is driving me crazy!

  47. I got that error yesterday too my friend. It looks like the same thing these people were posting about before. That a server went down with our accounts on it. The design of the AIM system isn’t perfect, and they don’t have unlimited resources. Hopefully they will get it all back up soon. Let me know if yours starts to work again, and I’ll do the same for you.

  48. Yeah its been like a week now and AIM isnt working at all for me. I try to sign on but i cant. A message is displayed saying “The AIM service could not be reached” I tried to fixed it any way possible. But failed so is there someone who knows how to help me. I ran spyware, adware, and antivirus programs but nothing. I tried using a different screename and nothing. I tried uninstalling and intalling but nothing. I tried almost anything. IM PLANNING ON INSTALLING WINDOWS XP AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH. Hopefully it works.. oh and i also did the connection thing and it sometimes finds like a host and sometimes doesnt but it still doesnt work even if it finds one. PLEZZ HELP!!!!!!!! :(

  50. Every time i try to sine on i get the same message “AIM service cant be reached.” This has been happening for weeks! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP…I really need on. Any help or advise will be greatly appreciated. My E-Mail is bbcox2005@yahoo.com
    Thank You

    -Ben

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