[Hazel]

My company has a problem with AOL software being put on their machines. It seems to play merry havoc with the firm wide operating settings and AOL is the only provider to be banned.

Does anyone else have a similar problem?

Yes, it's a classic case of AOL's newbie-centric policy. They assume you know nothing about computers, set it up so it works with AOL and with no regard for any networking or use of other connections and they make their software so difficult to get rid of that it almost qualifies as spyware.

Well our work used to encourage us to get broadband connections and to take our work laptops home so that we could work from home. As there was no mandated provider, this meant that AOL would often be used.

Seriously, choose another provider, any provider. I'd recommend Demon