In this announcement, AOL also stated the following: "If you sign up for AOL Desktop Gold, your email will be migrated to the new version of the software. In March of 2017, AOL released a statement to users, asking them to make a mandatory switch from their existing version of AOL Desktop to their new AOL Desktop Gold, which is a paid version of the program. Having said that, AOL has now gotten to a point where it too must change. What's unique is that while the Windows environment has evolved (sometimes drastically) over the years, AOL Desktop has kind of remained the same during that time, offering its users a sense of consistency that's rare in the update-heavy world of computers and smartphones. It offers a single-pane portal complete with chat, email and web-browsing capabilities, as well as easy-to-setup personalization options. What's the problem here?Ī: For years, AOL Desktop has served as a user-friendly gateway to the world of the web for countless people.
Aol desktop gold emails not full#
What's strange is that when I log into my AOL mail through my web browser, I can see my full account there and can send and receive email without problem - it uses the same login and password. Everything appears to be running fine, except I am not receiving any mail to my AOL Desktop program. In addition, I downloaded an old version of AOL Desktop (it's old, but I like the format) and set up my mail with my current username and password. In doing this, it was restored with Windows 7. Q: My computer crashed about a week ago and my recovery program performed a factory re-set on it.