Ichat frozen on Lion

Ever since I updated to Lion my iChat will not work. I've force quit the app, went into the activity monitor, restarted my macbook countless times, and shut it down and yet it continues to freeze. can anyone help me out? thank you =]

Hi,
I would check any AIM Login is not set to not allow Multiple Logins.
I would check both computers have the same info in System Preferences > Network > Advanced Button > DNS tab
Check the System Preferences > Security > Firewall is allowing iChat
(in Snow Leopard this was FIrewall On then Advanced Button and Allow Signed Apps and adding iChat to the List - I don't imagine Lion is much different.)
If this is Jabber does it allow Multiple Logins ?
This will be at the server end and you may need a thrid party app like Psi to check.
Most Jabber servers do but apps and connections methods are supposed to be arrange in Priority.
This would mean for Instance your phone and Work computer might have higher priorities than the home computer so that when they are all logged in the highest takes the lead.
iChat's Priority is set (or at least in iChat 3, 4 and 5) and cannot be adjusted.
It is in fact the same priority as when you use a Google ID and login to weither iGoogle or the GMail Web Page to chat.
It does not exactly knock iChat (or the web page) Off line but does more any chat to the last login.
In Lion your whole personal Library is hidden (Presumably to stop people getting mixed up with the system Side ones)
Go to the Finder
Go to the Go Menu > Go to Folder option
Type in ~/Library/Prefereneces (the tilde ~ means Home Folder)
Find the com.apple.ichat.(Service type).plist and delete it.
Restart iChat
This will force it to refresh the Login (It calls back the account info from the Keychain)
9:50 PM Sunday; July 31, 2011
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