aim95.exe - What is aim95.exe?

What is aim95.exe doing on my computer?

aim95.exe is part of AOL Instant Messenger and offers Internet chat services. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling it is down to user preference.
Non-system processes like aim95.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the AOL Instant Messenger process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

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The aim95.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software AOL Instant Messenger on your PC, the commands contained in aim95.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a AOL Instant Messenger process (also called a task).

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Is aim95.exe harmful?

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system.

aim95.exe is a safe process

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Can I stop or remove aim95.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. aim95.exe is used by 'AOL Instant Messenger'. This is an application created by 'America Online, Inc.'.

If you no longer use AOL Instant Messenger, you can permanently remove this software and thus aim95.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find AOL Instant Messenger in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

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Is aim95.exe CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.

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Why is aim95.exe giving me errors?

Most aim95 issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the America Online, Inc. website for the latest AOL Instant Messenger update.

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