AIM messenger does not work on my G73JH 64bit? "Connection Lost"

I recently reformatted my Asus G73JH laptop and installed all the necessary drivers. For some reason, I am not able to connect on AIM messenger. When I try to log in, it says "Connection Lost." I am currently using AIM 7.5. I've tried older versions from 5.9 to 6.5 with the same problem. Even Aim Express doesn't work for me. I have no 3rd party antivirus or firewall programs. I even disabled my firewall, still no luck. I tried running as administrator and that does not work as well. What seems to be the problem here? For some reason, I am able to connect to aim with meebo.com. It does not have to do with my internet connection because I am currently connected to the internet and my roomate is connected to AIM perfectly fine. Any suggestions? Thanks

Reply 1 : AIM messenger does not work on my G73JH 64bit? "Connection Lost"

Why do you think this is specific to G73jh or should be posted in an Asus Notebook forum? Shouldn't you post this in an AIM forum for Windows 7 x64?

Reply 2 : AIM messenger does not work on my G73JH 64bit? "Connection Lost"

Sounds to me the router is setup to route the ports for AIM only to your buddy's machine.

Reply 3 : AIM messenger does not work on my G73JH 64bit? "Connection Lost"

When you say you disabled you firewall , do you mean the windows firewall? I would guess a port needs to be open if the firewall is on... Is there any options/help file in AIM interface about port opening?



If the Win. firewall is on have you verified that an exception is set for this app?



good question laptopfan88

Reply 4 : AIM messenger does not work on my G73JH 64bit? "Connection Lost"

this was a very odd problem, but I finally found the solution. The problem was that my computer clock was not correct. After setting the proper date and time, I was able to connect immediately. Thanks