Aim's buddylist won't close

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  1. Posts : 301
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #11

    I have the same problem as well, and it didn't start until I upgraded from AIM 7.0 to 7.1. You don't have to use task manager though, just click menu then click exit. Simple as that. It's an extra step, but it works.
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  2. Posts : 2
    windows 7
       #12

    It got fixed for me! Go to settings -> Buddy list -> Buddy list display --> Check "Hide the taskbar icon when I close the Buddy List.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 x64
       #13

    tessa2104 said:
    It got fixed for me! Go to settings -> Buddy list -> Buddy list display --> Check "Hide the taskbar icon when I close the Buddy List.
    Worked perfect. You must have AIM version 7.2 installed though.
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  4. Posts : 301
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #14

    My Buddylist settings doesn't even give me that option. And, the latest version of AIM is 7.1.6.4, which is the one I have. I wonder why mine doesn't say that...

    EDIT: I stand corrected on the 7.1 thing

    Oh, that doesn't work as well as you think, aim.exe is still running in task manager.
    Last edited by Wii Master 64; 14 Feb 2010 at 19:00.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 x64
       #15

    Wii Master 64 said:
    My Buddylist settings doesn't even give me that option. And, the latest version of AIM is 7.1.6.4, which is the one I have. I wonder why mine doesn't say that...

    EDIT: I stand corrected on the 7.1 thing

    Oh, that doesn't work as well as you think, aim.exe is still running in task manager.
    Google AIM 7.2. It's a beta version.
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  6. Posts : 301
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #16

    Yeah I know, I downloaded it. But it still doesn't close aim.exe, it just hides that it's running. When I want it to close, I want it to close.
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  7. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #17

    Wii Master 64 said:
    Yeah I know, I downloaded it. But it still doesn't close aim.exe, it just hides that it's running. When I want it to close, I want it to close.
    That was the point of this entire topic. To just hide it, not turn it off. That way you can still talk to people without having that irritating buddy list open (which is a butt pain with both the super bar and alt+tab).

    If you want it turned off after hiding it, click the little arrow at the far right of your superbar/taskbar bar, right click the little IM guy, then select Exit AIM.
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  8. Posts : 1,018
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #18

    Yeah, in AIM 7.0, this was not an issue. 7.1 introduced it and 7.2 and later fixed it with the instructions that Tessa2104 provided. This topic is really old though so I think it was figured out a while ago.
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  9. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #19

    Yep


    It is, but I found him very annoying when I was searching for this exact issue via google.
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