ICQ fucked up BIG TIME!
 

Well... I've never had an ICQ problem until now...

Today when I fire up ICQ, I get a message saying that I must now upgrade to ICQ 5.1 for me to continue using the program.

Alright, whatever. Same old shit.

I download the file and begin upgrading. Then at 91% I get an error message saying that a certain file cannot be opened and the Install closes.

So now here's the fun part : I can't open ICQ cause the old version is overwritten by 5.1, and 5.1 doesn,t work cause it doesn't fully install.

and here's the kicker : when I go to the directory where the corrupted file is apparently located, my computer asks me if I want to format the drive :upsidedow



Hurray for ICQ...

sounds like a corrupt file system

what version were you using before?

I had the same issue. I uninstalled (through add/remove programs) the latest version that screwed up..and went to icq and downloaded it again and it worked fine.

ICQ 5 lite

oh! gawd.. sounds your having a bad day now! :upsidedow

Yup, I'm just afraid of losing my contact list and history

I don't keep history on..so i don't know if this solution will delete it or not...it didn't fuck up my contacts.

haha, this is terrific, everytime I try uninstalling ICQ, it freezes up my system and I have to reboot.

This is going to be a lovely day

Here's your fix, Jason.

System restore ;)

Install trillian. You'll be happy in the long run. :2 cents:

lol that sucks, icq sucks period

my icq took a dump yesterday too

same thing happened on my laptop

icq contacts are stored remotely, you should be ok

...damn.. that's weird!!

Dont use the original ICQ client.

Get trillian pro or if you are cheap Miranda.

I used Trillian pro for years, and now using Miranda, really more stable

At least *somebody* is thinking. :winkwink:

Actually, I had deactivated system restore a long time ago when trying to get rid of some spyware and forgot to turn it back on :disgust

I've done system restores, uninstall/reinstall several times over and my ICQ is still fucked up.

the fuckers got me too i am pissed i fucking hate ICQ

Why don't you just uninstall and re-install it ? tried that ?


Your contact list is stored on the server, and you can backup your history just look on icq.com how too ;)

:thumbsup :pimp

Tried that already, the uninstall freesez up my computer :Oh crap