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Download ICQ - A Time Limited Free Beta
Time Limited Free Beta Version - See License Agreement
Please read this important information about prerelease (beta) software.

Note:
If you're having difficulty downloading ICQ from this page, you may download it from CNET Downloads, TUCOWS, ZDNet, or directly from the ICQ FTP Site and then return to this page and complete the installation process.

After you finish installing ICQ, check out The Guided Tour to ICQ, and find people who share a common interest with you, to add to your Contact List, on the People Navigator and Whitepages.

 Latest Version: 99b Beta v.3.19 Build #2569
It is recommended to:
  • Print this document before you download the installation file so you will be able to read the instructions while installing ICQ.
    To do so, use your browser's File Menu -> Print command.
  • Go quickly over the whole page to familiarize yourself with the download steps.
 Step 1: Download and Save the Installation File

Please read the entire paragraph before you click the Download button.
  1. Click on the Download link below.
  2. The File Download window appears.
    Select the Save this program to disk and click OK.
  3. The Save As window appears. Select where you would like to save the file on your computer and remember this location.
  4. Click Save to start downloading the ICQ program.
When the download process is complete, return to this page and read on.

Download ICQ 99b Beta v.3.19 Build #2569 for 95/98/NT4


Advanced Users Note:
You can shorten your download time.
If you want to shorten your download time, check if you have a file called MFC42.DLL in your Windows\System folder (WinNT\System32 for Windows NT users) If you have this file, you can download the ICQ 99b Beta v.3.19 Build #2569 Without the MFC42.DLL.


 Step 2: Run The Installation Program

  1. Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
  2. Quit all other applications.
  3. Locate the file you downloaded on your hard disk (it is called ICQ99b.exe or ICQ99b_nomfc.exe) and double click it.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
If you can't find the file on the desktop and/or you were not prompted to save the file:
  1. Press the windows Start button.
  2. Select Find
  3. Select Files or Folders.
  4. In the dialog box type icq*.exe in the Named field
  5. Press the Find Now button.
  6. The search process should now begin.
If the file is found, it will be listed in the window below the find dialog box.
If you see the file icq99b.exe or icq99b_nomfc.exe, double-click it and read on.
If you don't see such a file, you will need to download it again, go back to step 1.

Note - Installation Problems:
If you failed to shut down some application before starting the installation process, you may encounter a Fatal Exception Error during or at the end of the installation process. No harm is done, In most cases you will be able to continue to the registration process - try to continue.
If you can't register after this error occurs, restart the installation process (Step 2).
If you still can't register - download the file again (Step 1).

If you encounter any problem during the installation, please read our Installation Troubleshooting page or get technical help.



 Step 3:   Follow The Registration Instructions

Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
Follow the registration instructions, which will start right after the installation process. This will register you as an ICQ user on the ICQ Network.
If you encounter any problems during this process, please refer to our Registration Troubleshooting page.

ICQ version 99b comes with a new and exciting feature, the ICQ ActiveList. Now you can create or join ICQ communities based on a common interest and easily access them from your ICQ program. In addition to your original Contact List, you may open your chosen or personally created Lists and communicate with your friends or associates.
In order to create and manage your own Active List your need to download the Active List Manager


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