aoldial.exe - What is aoldial.exe?

What is aoldial.exe doing on my computer?

aoldial.exe is installed alongside the AOL Internet software (version 9 and above), and allows for un-assisted dialling of the Internet. "This program is a non-essential process, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems."
Non-system processes like aoldial.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 Unassisted Dialler 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 aoldial.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software AOL Internet on your PC, the commands contained in aoldial.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 Unassisted Dialler process (also called a task).

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Is aoldial.exe harmful?

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system. The aoldial.exe file should be located in the folder C:Program FilesCommon FilesAOLACS. Otherwise it could be a Trojan.

aoldial.exe is a safe process

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Can I stop or remove aoldial.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. aoldial.exe is used by 'AOL Internet'. This is an application created by 'AOL'.

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

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Is aoldial.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 aoldial.exe giving me errors?

Most aoldial 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 AOL website for the latest AOL Internet update.

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