So I was setting up my girlfriends brand new MacBook last night, and iChat wouldn't work. We ran all of the software updates before trying to use it, so it was up to 3.1.7. When we launch iChat, it connects for half a second (we can see her buddy list), but then instantly disconnects with the message:
>> lost connection with aim
>> the connection to the host was unexpectedly lost
Heres what I tried to do: I deleted the iChat app and reinstalled it from the installation CD. That was version 3.1.4. It had the same problem, and even after deleting the receipt for the ichat update, software update still wouldn't run the 3.1.7 updater. So now shes stuck on 3.1.4 and it still won't connect. At first I thought it might be some kind of strange network issue, but I downloaded AOL's AIM client and it connects no problem over and over.
Is there a place I can go to download an ichat "installer"? I'd rather NOT have to do an entire archive and install on a brand new machine, but if I have to I have to I suppose.
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