How to Change Your AIM Mail Password

Do you want to make sure even if somebody guesses or computes your AIM Mail password, they cannot get access to your account for long? Do you want to change your combination to something stronger and difficult to deduce? Or do you just want your AIM Mail password to be something you easily remember?

Whatever your motive, you will miss a "change password" link in AIM Mail. Fortunately, this does not mean you are stuck with your current password. You just have to take a step back towards what AOL calls your "screen name" (yes, even if you only sign up for AIM Mail you are proud holder of an AOL screen name).

Change Your AIM Mail Password

To alter the password to your AIM Mail account:

• Log in to the AOL screen name service.
• Make sure the Manage Your Account category is open.
• Click Edit under Password:.
• Type your old password under Old Password:.
• Enter your new password under both New Password: and Re-Type new Password:.
  • Ideally, your password is both difficult to guess and easy to remember.
• Click Submit.
• Click OK.

Note that good passwords changed periodically do not protect against keyloggers on your computer and people peeking at you typing the password.