Use Firefox, and set your home page to aol, that easy. Oh, you can still keep Aohell!

(there isn't a '-' in oxymoron.  In fact, it isn't even supposed to be pronounced 'oxy*moron' it was originally pronounced oxym*o*ron, so "moron' wasn't heard at all.  But modern times and failure to check dictionaries has caused 'oxy*moron' to be an excepted.   This is a kinda hybrid pronunciation in that you can still hear some emphisis like 'ox'*'y'*'mor', rather than 'o'*'xym'*'or', but I'm splitting hairs at this point.   /lecture)

Yeah, I'm not sure what to tell you.  I didn't even know AOL still supported their own browser (though I think its just an IE skin now).     So, can we talk about removing norton if we arn't allowed to talk about removing AOL?    if your subscription is coming to an end, upgrade to panda or AVG or something.   Norton I've found to be the least effective at catching malware, but the worst system hog after mcafee (who at least is able to block something for all the system resources being hogged)

it is not I/we who have to get over it, it is you.

if you know then I have to ask why? are you a glutten for punishment?

I'm not bashing either product, rather simply try to open others eyes to a different/better way.

*nods to nimbin*   he did politely ask us not to badger him about using AOL, and he obviously has heard it before.

I don't think having loyalty to one of the was-leading edge companies in the interenet (back in the 90s, AOL made many advances to try to make the net a more people friendly place) is something worth calling another person an idiot.   I mean, I'd agree that AOL is something really not worth running any more, but its not like its hurting anybody*

* = (well, aol used a spinning vortex as a logo in early days because while it was evil, it was also lawful.  It was forced by its own nature to warn us of what it was doing, which was using the souls of its users to open a gateway to hell.   The AOL 7.0 commersial showed flashing colors and people appearing to let us know that the vortex had opened enough that devils and demons could start flooding out.  After 8.0, the logo showed tho now stable portal with the 3 nodes that kept it open. Its true that AOL is evil and bent on world domination )

Well guys, thanks for something (kind of). The problem isn't browsing the web, its that when I click the renewal button in Norton it automatically opens AOL not me.  Also, there is no visible link to copy As for the grammer Nazi, I know how to spell oxymoron, I had 10 hours  of sleep in the past 48 hours when I wrote it. And as for CommanderAdama for me AOL is essentially programmed into the way I use the internet. I've used it since I was at least five years old which is longer than I've known how to write my name. Asking me to stop using it is like asking someone to start writing with their left hand even though their right hand is still fully useable. Thanks douchebag. And blackcurtain, why should I get over it? I have no real problems with using it and you guys are the ones making it in to a big deal. Why should you care what browser and antivirus I use? The truth is, you shouldn't.

AOL is set as your default browser.

Have you tried Firefox Unit_1004? If not, give it a shot, all the cool people use it! If you do, during the install you'll have a choice to import all your bookmarks, cookies, and what not from aol. I ditched aol a few years back for the fox and I kicked myself for not switching sooner! 

I couldn't care less what browers, ISP, or AV/Sec software you use.

I simply learned a LOOOOOOOONG time ago, (probably about the time you started using AOL) that both are junk.

Norton is full of headaches, my case in point sounds like Norton is the cause of your current headache.

By all means if you want to deal with headaches, feel free to use what you want. When people say things like certain software sucks it is only because we have learned from experience and are passing that info on.

good luck

Is that so unusual? I'm left-handed, but I absolutely can't use a left-handed mouse and I tried out of curiosity.

Probably not; once you're used to something it seems pretty narural.

I can't use my father's left heanded mouse without spending some major time retraining.  I've tried myself, and it's pretty useless to me right now.

But it's still possible, I think.  If you force yourself to use it every day, I'm sure you'd get used to it in a couple weeks.  Changing something that has essentially become musle memory is very hard, but possible.

I won't deny it's very difficult, though.  This is the kind of thing that kept QWERTY popular even though for a short period of time there was some push for Dvoark.  I had serious thoughts about going to Dvoark, but it never caught on and I abandoned the idea as it became obvious that it will never catch on.  Most people, especially QWERTY touch typers, have it so deep into their muscle memory that it would probably take over a month to get their speed back up with the new layout.  Most people aren't willing to take such a gigantic leap for soemthing as simple as a keyboard.

You have AOL as default browser. Undo that. Make IE your default, or Firefox. Whatever you use. I, too, use AOHell and I am certain that is the problem. Open AOL, go to settings, aol as default, uncheck. Voila! Problem solved. As far as AOL remarks, I get them all the time. You get used to it. I have used AOL for a long time and I have no problems with it. I don't need it. It is not my net provider. I just like it. Those who bash it usually just don't know how to use it...lol. 

No offense intended...lol.