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118538 2003-02-05 03:04:00 Im wanting to run 2x ICQ number at the same time on the same PC. Is it possible???

Also, Im wanting to migrate my old contacts to my new number - Can it be done simply with a program (Im using ICQ Lite here) or do I need to do it one at a time manually???

Cheers


Chilling_Silence
Chilling_Silence (9)
118539 2003-02-05 05:22:00 Have you searched on internet?

I know there is a program out, that you can download and it enables you to run more than one MSN Messenger account at the same time .

Found out about this throught the internet, so maybe you could do the same for ICQ?
caffy (2665)
118540 2003-02-05 05:35:00 Fantastic if you have a split personality. Will Trillion do it? Horses Hoof (3080)
118541 2003-02-05 05:53:00 The full version has the option to send contacts, but I'm not sure about importing at the other side. To run two, you might have to run a lite version and a full version. I'm not sure that will work either. You might have to modify the install path for one of them. wotz (335)
118542 2003-02-05 06:16:00 Like me, I have no friends on ICQ so I tend to talk to myself alot. I run ICQ and Trillian. You could use ICQ2Go (web-base) and make it look like you have 2 friends on your contact list.

Basically any program that can run ICQ other than the official ICQ should work. I don't know if Linux version's of ICQ have been ported to Windows but you could try them.
Kame (312)
118543 2003-02-05 07:51:00 > Im wanting to run 2x ICQ number at the same time on the same PC . Is it possible???

Ummm, yes you can . :p :D Like Kame says, use ICQ proper and Trillian .


> Also, Im wanting to migrate my old contacts to my new number

I haven't tried doing it with ICQ but with Trillian I just grabbed the folder with all the contacts in it and pasted it over the new (empty) contacts folder . With ICQ proper I have the following information in my notes for backing up ICQ . Note that it's a bit old now and thus refers to an older version of ICQ but it may still apply:

ICQ:
This one is pretty easy to backup . First, upgrade your version of ICQ to the newest version . Then, you need to find your install directory . Open up Windows Explorer (Start, Programs, Windows Explorer) . From there, go to your ICQ directory (if you didn't specify the installation directory elsewhere, it's C:\Program Files\ICQ . )

From there, go to the "2000b" directory, and take all the files and back them up . These are the contact list files that you have, and it's the easiest way to keep them in the "post-apocalyptic" time after a nuke . The files you need all start with your ICQ number, with differing extensions .


Hopefully that will be of some help to you . :-)
Susan B (19)
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