The problem is that you need to get that AOL Desktop software off your computer. You can still use AOL's services without their software. In the past 2 years, they have moved all of their services to be web-based, so you no longer need their fancy software. I use my AOL email account using the Mac Mail program, and it works just fine. You can use AIM by using iChat. And the rest of the services they offer are all now web-based, so you can use Safari to access them. That would be my suggestion.