I can't get my ichat to work.

Question

i can't get my ichat to work. I made an aol login but it says my password is incorrect, which i know it is not. I have a MobileMe but i can't remember the password to that. Every time I try to change my password it just changes my msn address on apple id. I have ox s lion operating system but, I couln't get the ichat to work before that either. I can use facetime tho.

Answer 1

HI,
If you created an AIM Name here then can you now Login Here > https://settings.aim.com/
AIM allow some other characters that alphanumeric ones but these are limited to ! @ # and the . (full stop/dot)
Is it possible that you have used other characters in the password ?
If you created an AOL Login have you used the full name ([email protected]) in the name in iChat ?
AIM never tell you directly that it is the Password.
You can get to infer it is the password when compared to other messages but it does normally refer to  "Name or Password".  (I just want to check that is what you are seeing)
MobileMe Name
Checking your Own Computer
Open Keychain Access in the Applications/Utilities folder
Have the Login item to left highlighted
Have the Passwords items listed if using lion lower left
Check the list on the right for your MobileMe name.  It may possibly listed with an Cloud icon or the "A" created by ther pen brush and ruler icon.
It may also get listed twice or more if you have tried different passwords and asked for them to be saved.
Double click one.
In the new Panel that open change to the Access tab and check iChat is in the list if using Allow Specific items.
Return to the Attributes tab
Tick the Show Password box  (Dialogue biox appears needing your Mac User Password and to Allow Once
If this password is correct then delete any other entries.
If incorrect then check others and edit one if required.
(I am hoping you will see one you recognise)
The iForgot site can be used to change the password.
It requires you have access to the linked email you used.
Or that you remember the security questions that you gave for the MobileMe name.
(Presumably you know your Date of Birth which you also get asked. )
10:03 PM      Saturday; January 21, 2012
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
  iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Lion 10.7.2)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously