I have heard that Vista and AOL are not compatible - is that true?  We just bought a new computer, and Vista was the only option - couldn't get XP.  We have dial up AOL, but now I am wondering if we're going to be able to use it.  If this is true, is Vista compatible with Earthlink?I used Earthlink for several years until a change in the local DSL provider necessitated switching to EMBARQ.  I never installed Earthlink's TotalAccess software; it was not needed.  All I needed was my username and password to access Earthlink WebMail.  I also had my Earthlink email account set up in Outlook Express and usually retrieved my mail that way.  EVEN if you cannot avoid installing software from them, I can't imagine that it won't WORK with Windows Vista.

I don't know about AOL but I'd GUESS you do need to install their software.  But, like Earthilink, I can't imagine that it won't work with Windows Vista.  How many customers do you think they'd be willing to lose due to their software being incompatible with Vista?  See what I mean?How many customers do you think they'd be willing to lose

Yeah - I guess that's true.  Our other computer suddenly died, so we hate to risk something we're not sure about, and Vista is so different!  I had read some message boards too about Vist aand AOL, so I thought I'd CHECK this website for answers.  Thanks - I wish Embarq offered high speed internet where I LIVE - I'd love to get rid of the dial up! its true with vista &aol ihave anew computer and use adial up system i cannot gain access to the internet i have tried netscape-netzero-aol no luck aol is sending me cd aol9.0-vr they said should work ? there is a 3week backlog ? hp tech people were no help these isps are not equiped to handle dial up users of widows vista system the computer i purchased is going back to seller