Cannot sign in to my iChat/Aim account.

I have to AIM accounts, and one I can sign into, and one I cannot.
The one I cannot is my main one and I need it.
I tried signing on on my phone, on AOL mail, AIM on the mac, but none of these work. Plus, sometimes when I go on the AIM website, it doesn't work for me, but that's only sometimes.
When I try to sign in on AIM for Mac, it says that there is an unknown error. When I try to sign in on iChat it gives me a message:
iChat can't communicate with the AIM account "-insert sn here-".
None
(Time)
I really don't know what to do. I changed in the preferences the number to 443 and I made sure that my Aim account couldn't be used in two places at once.
Now I just don't know what to do.
Help?
Thank you in advance.

Hi,
Can you go to the Applications folder ?
One Click iChat to Highlight it.
Then use the Apple (CMD) key and i together (Get Info from the File Menu in the Finder).
Near the top of the panel that opens use the reveal triangle to show you the second section. (The Orange Boxed bit in this pic)
What version Number does yours read ?
Your Profile say you are on OS 10.5.8
Therefore iChat should be at 4.0.8
Using an Install Disk to reinstall it can have it several version below the OS and they need to match.
IF you have not done this start with downloading and Installing this COMBO Update
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL866
Once you have done that go to Applications/Utilities and Open Disk Utility.
Select your Hard Drive (Left) and the First Aid Tab (right)
Use the Repair Permissions button lower left on the right hand pane.
Report back when iChat is at version 4.0.8
A reinstall is the normal way to get the Done Button to appear.
However if you are on a Managed Account rather than the Admin account you may have issues with Parental Controls.
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