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If you wish to download the full program and you want to skip the following installation instructions you can Download now just CLICK HERE
. If you encounter any problems in the installation or registration, come back to this page and view our Installation and RegistrationRegistration troubleshooting guides below.

Missing DLLs

ICQ Requires Certain DLL Files That are Usually Included in the Win95 System.

You can install the ICQ program along with all the necessary DLL files by downloading the full version (1.57mb). You will find this option by downloading from our site at: https://www.angelfire.com/hi/Bartosiaks/downloadz.html
1.Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
2.Quit all other applications.
3.Locate the installation file on your hard disk called ICQ98a.exe or ICQupdater.exe and double click.
4.Follow the on-screen registration instructions.

If you have upgraded to Win95 then you will need to download ICQ for Win95. You can try to delete msvcrt40.dll for win32s and then re-download ICQ for Win 95 from: https://www.angelfire.com/hi/Bartosiaks/downloadz.html

If the problem persists, please start your computer in DOS mode, locate the MFC42.DLL and rename it. Now restart your computer and install ICQ again.

Windows 3.x users:
1.If you receive an error message related to comctl32.dll, try downloading win32s from this link: www.mirabilis.com/pub/win31/pw1118s.exe.
2.After you download the file, copy it to a temporary directory (folder) and double click it in order to extract the files into that directory.
3.Afterwards, locate the setup file (setup.exe) in this directory, double click it, and follow the instructions on screen.

A Fatal Exception Error During Installation

Some applications may cause a Fatal Exception Error while running with the ICQ installation process. In most cases you will be able to continue to the registration process. If you can't register after this error occurs, restart the installation process. If you still can't register - download the installation file again from https://www.angelfire.com/hi/Bart

Introduction

In order to register, you must be able to establish a connection between your computer and our server. The five most frequent reasons for not being able to register are:

1.Older Version of ICQ. Did you download an older version?
2.Don't have an open communication link. You currently do not have an open communication link between your computer and our server.
3.Our system is under maintenance. You are connecting on one of those rare occasion that our database or servers are under maintenance.
4.You are behind a firewall. You are in an organization and work behind a firewall that should be configured to work with ICQ.
5.Non-Compatible Dialer. If you have Windows 95 and you are using the Microsoft Dialer which is part of the operating system, you shouldn't experience any problems, but if you are using a dialer provided to you by your ISP, please read further.
If you are using Windows 3.xx, your dialer maybe be non-compatible. Please read further.

Starting the Rego
When ICQ is installed successfully, the registration process will begin automatically. If for any reason the registration does not begin, you can start the registration process manually by running ICQ. To do this:

In Windows 95:

Click on the Start Button in the Task Bar.
Next, Click on Programs.
Choose Mirabilis ICQ.
Click on ICQ.

In Windows 3.xx:

Go to the Program Manager.
Double-Click on the ICQ Folder.
Double-Click on ICQ.

Check if Your Computer is Connected To The NET
You can easily check if you computer is connected to the Internet by opening your browser and loading a popular search engine (e.g. http://www.metacrawler.com). If you are able to connect to this site, your computer is connected to the Internet.

Check Your Version Of ICQ
Older versions of ICQ may not be able to communicate successfully with our servers. If you just downloaded ICQ from this site, then you have the newest version. However, we find older ICQ versions mirrored by many people over the Internet space. If you downloaded ICQ a long time ago, or if you did not download ICQ from this site, you may have an older version.
To check if your version is the newest one available, check our Download Page to see which version is currently available.

If your version of ICQ is not up-to-date, you can download an update file at http://www.icq.com/download/step-by-step-updater.html

If updating your ICQ does not solve your registration problems, please continue reading.

Dialer Issues-Win95
In the following URLs you can find information on how to install Windows95's Dial-Up Networking :

Steve Jenkins' PPP Connection Instructions

Connecting Windows 95 to the Internet

Installing Windows 95 Dial-Up Connection

CyberBabble's Windows 95 Dial-Up Connection Help Page

We advise you to contact your Internet Provider and ask if you can use Windows95's built-in Dial-Up Networking, or WindowsNT's Remote Access Services with their service.

If you have Problems Connecting using Netcom's NetCruiser Internet Dialer:
NetCruiser 2.0 or earlier does not have a winsock 1.1 compliant winsock and prevents ICQ from operating properly. Obtain the latest NetCruiser. If you are running Windows 95, use Dialup Networking.

If you have Problems Connecting using CompuServe's Internet Dialer:
Download the newest compuserve software client from http://www.compuserve.com/

If you have Problems Connecting using IBM's Internet Dialer:
Use the latest version of IBM's Internet dialer at http://help.ibm.net/dialers/ If you are running Windows 95, use Dialup Networking. Click here for Windows 95 Setup instructions for the IBM network (if you need Win 3.x details for dialing ussues please visit http://www.icq.com/support/register_help.html

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Check if ICQs DATABASE is online
Your problem could simply be because our database is not online. You are trying to register in the rare occation that our database is under maintenance. To check if our database is online, go to our ICQ Quick Reference and try to search for someone (e.g. John Smith). If the search succeeds, our database is online and working. If not, please try to register at a later time.