The program will install icq on your computer. FAQ – frequently asked questions related to ICQ. How ICQ works

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. We will not describe the history of ICQ from the beginning of its development - this is not of particular interest, and anyone can familiarize themselves with the information on Wikipedia.

Let's just say one thing: surely everyone is familiar with the icon of a green flower with one red petal? This is the official emblem of this program (it is also sometimes called “ICQ”), which has existed for a very long time.

What is ICQ? The ICQ protocol (which is named so not by chance - from the English I seek you - I'm looking for you) appeared a very long time ago. So long ago that many modern network users did not even know about the existence of open access to the Internet. But the messenger was already gaining momentum in popularity. They predicted oblivion and closure for him, like someone who has nothing to do in modern world. However, everything happened completely differently. The popularity remains, and what a popularity it is! And why? All because of the three main advantages of the program -.

Judge for yourself: to use other programs you may need additional devices (for example, for Skype - a camera and microphone), for others - good resources computer. What is needed in order to? Nothing at all: a minimum of hard drive space and a list of contacts with whom you can communicate.

No special setup procedure, no additional gadgets. In ICQ, everything is simple - you do your business, visit different sites (read) and at the same time correspond with a dozen or more contacts. After ICQ registration is completed, you will have your user's own number, under which other users can identify you. But let's consider everything in order.

How to install ICQ on a computer

Of course, first of all you need to download the program from the official website icq.com .

You can also use third-party resources, but there will be no guarantee of the security of the downloaded program. happens as follows:

Installation on Android

Of course, many users, due to the compactness of the program and its undemanding system capabilities, want to install ICQ for Android. How to install ICQ on Android? This is done even easier than on a computer:

By and large, there is no difference in the program settings for both computers and mobile devices. Everywhere you need to enter your data, come up with a password, and get a user number. Therefore, let's combine the ICQ settings into one whole.

How to get a number and start using ICQ?

After the program is installed on the media, you need to register in it. ICQ is one of the simplest clients, so registration is carried out in several steps.

On home page When the application opens, you need to select the button "Register". A registration window will appear in front of you, in which you need to fill out all the fields provided. You need to enter the bare minimum of data - last name, first name, gender, date of birth, address email box and password.

In this case, you need to remember one important nuance: the password must contain at least 6 characters, and they cannot be repeated more than three times (in other words, the password 122221 and the like will not work - read). After you have registered, you need to go to the specified mailbox in order to verify your page. Find the letter, click on the link and follow it.

To find out your ICQ number, which was automatically assigned to you by the system, you just need to click on the “Menu” button in the window that opens (bottom right) and select the “My profile” item.

As a result, you will be taken to your account on the ICQ website, where your nine-digit ICQ number will appear in the upper right corner.

ICQ setup

So, you have opened ICQ and can already use its capabilities. But first you need to import contacts or, in other words, add other contacts to your friends list. In the search, you can clarify who exactly you are looking for - indicate gender, age or country of residence.

Of course, it will be much easier if you know the user number. By the way, regarding the number. Many people wonder what is an ICQ number? This is your online identifier, thanks to which you can log into the program or find you in the system.

This is a kind of id address, like in any social network. How to recognize it was written just above. And it is advisable to save your own number somewhere on your computer or mobile device. Now you remember it, but a couple of days will pass and you will have to go through the registration procedure again.

By clicking on the “Menu” button and selecting “My Profile”, you can set a picture for your account. You can take a photo from your webcam or simply upload an image from any device. If this is not possible, ICQ can offer you many animated avatars.

There are a huge number of different settings (you can get to them by clicking the “Menu” button at the bottom and selecting "Settings", but let's focus only on the most important. The “File Transfer” item provides for setting the default directory for saving downloaded resources. Just change it to the one that is most convenient for your use.

And finally, it remains to consider the case when the password for your account is lost. How it happens in ICQ password recovery? Fortunately, you can recover your password very quickly. Click on the “Forgot your password” button (located directly below the line for entering the password), after which you need to indicate your web ICQ number or the phone number you used to register.

There is another option: go to the official ICQ website and select the item in the “Support” section. You will be prompted to enter the same data. Afterwards, you can go to your e-mail and find a letter that will contain a link to change your password.

In this way you can recover your password for accessing ICQ. By the way, . Therefore, let us remind you once again: save it and try not to lose it.

Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog site

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Hello, friends. The most intense sociable period is the holiday New Year. After it, will you go into deep silence for a whole year? What about new acquaintances, friends, relatives - they will cry and miss you.

Don’t forget about them, communicate on the Internet at least. There are a lot of ways to communicate online. You can use Skype (video calls), simply - high-quality voice communication, or you can correspond with ICQ.

Today I’ll tell you in detail about the last method of communicating online. ICQ on computer- what kind of beast this is, how to install ICQ, configure and use it - all the answers are in the article.

Let's skip the history of the emergence of the ICQ messenger, starting from the Stone Age - I will say it in a nutshell. We saw this flower on the Internet...

This is the ICQ logo. It is used by almost all support services on different sites and services.

The ICQ protocol (I seek you) appeared a long time ago and many predicted its oblivion, death in the competition with new communication technologies. But it not only survived, but also develops, blooms and smells. Everything is simple - convenient, fast, practical.

Judge for yourself. Skype (and other video calls) - you need a webcam and microphone. You need to buy them, connect them, configure them... you need good quality communications, not the weakest computer... but that’s not the main thing. I asked users...

— Why don’t you use Skype?

— Everything is complicated there, and in general...

This is about the same vague answer. The real reason for refusing this type of communication (applies to any voice communication) is that there is no time to think before answering, you can “blurt out” something wrong and then bite your elbows... distracts from the work of the greats on the Internet...

Many people are simply shy. Remember how in the song - “and made up - scary and not made up...”.

There are no such problems with Aska. You go about your business, browse websites and correspond in short phrases with a dozen people - no one forces you to write letters on two sheets of paper. You can exchange links instantly, a picture or an interesting file - wonderful. Practical.

There are many programs that support the icq communication protocol on the Internet, but one of the first and best was and is ICQ. By registering in it, you will receive a number that can be used in other messengers (that’s what similar programs are called). It will be like mobile number phone - permanent, not changing after buying a new phone (reinstalling operating system). My number is 15 years old.

ICQ (ICQ) - installation and configuration

First of all, you need to download ICQ from official ICQ website.

How to install ICQ

Click on the installation shortcut and the first window will appear...

If suddenly on English language- press the triangle in the first, top line and select your language...

SPECIAL ATTENTION! Remember talked about all sorts of extra toolbars and panels and forced replacement, “without asking”, of the default search engine in the browser? Just such a case. If you select the first option “(Recommended)” - it will change Homepage, default search, the additional panel and Sputnik Mail.ru will be installed.

Check the second option and uncheck all the boxes. Do you think there are only three lines in a tricky, narrow field? No! This was done on purpose so as to at least sell something extra. Courageously click on the small triangle on the right and remove ALL the checkboxes - from all lines.

Installation started...

Click “Finish”.

How to get an ICQ number

Register on the service and get an ICQ number...

Do you want to get an icq number without installing the program? registration link.

I couldn't enter the password for a long time. I haven’t figured out the error yet - it must be at least 6 characters, if letters, then only Latin ones, and also, Attention - symbols or numbers should not be repeated more than 3 times(3777773 will not work).

Wait a minute and receive a letter to the email address you specified during registration...

Click the happy green button...

We get a window asking for your login and PASSWORD for your email. I liked the caption: “We won’t save your password.” Funny boys. I just closed the window - I’ll give anyone the icq number and add it to my contacts myself, as follows...

How to set up ICQ (ICQ)

For example, I entered the icq number...

You can find out your number in your profile (settings - my profile) - remember it, or better yet, write it down along with your password on a piece of paper and hide it. Remember them now, and in an hour you will register again - I know what I’m saying.

By clicking on the empty avatar field, select a profile picture...

If you press the right button.

I won’t describe all the settings; I’ll focus on an important point. You must specify the folder in the “File Transfer” item to save received files or pictures. What is indicated by default is incorrect...

It must be...

Now we click on the contact with whom we want to communicate and write a few words in the lower field...

Don’t worry that there’s no one to write to—very soon you’ll be mercilessly deleting unnecessary contacts, believe me. Remember the search box?

Here you can find a huge number of interesting interlocutors. Set your search parameters at random and they will be there. To transfer a file you need to specify the resolution in the settings. Now during correspondence press...

Specify the file location and that’s it. The main thing is that the interlocutor also has a checkmark in the settings. Tell the incompetent where and how to do this, or copy the link to the article and paste it into the ICQ field.

Now you know that ICQ on a computer is easy. To new useful computer programs and.

USEFUL VIDEO

Greetings! ICQ makes my life a lot easier, both at work and in regular communication with friends. Can you imagine how much time and money it saves? Today I’ll tell you and show you how to install ICQ on your computer for free and start using it. First, let me explain what it is this remedy communication.

So, Aska - what is it and what is its main purpose? Using this compact program, you can write messages to friends, transfer various files (pictures, documents), and communicate via video conference. The program's capabilities don't end there. You can connect your accounts on social networks to the modern version to quickly receive notifications about new messages.

ICQ is used by a huge number ordinary users and freelancers - people who make money on the Internet. Already know how they make money and in what areas they work? There is a lot of work on social networks. Yes, what am I telling you?! You can easily learn all this, the main thing is to know from whom. I came across some very useful training programs here.

Installation and registration

Now let's see how to install ICQ on computers completely free of charge and start using it. Go to the official website and click on the green “download” button, select where to save the file.

Upon completion of the necessary processes, a “welcome window” will open.

It seems that free installation ICQ on a computer was not enough. It's no problem! All you need is an account and here you have two options:

If you do not have an e-mail for registration, then you can, for example, or another search engine.

The second case is the simplest. I’ll show you using Odnoklassniki as an example. Click on the image of the “man” and you will see a service window.

Here you just need to enter your username and password for your social network account, click “ok” and you can start using ICQ.

In the second case, click “register”.

The registration interface will open in front of you.

It's simple here - follow the instructions. A little advice - enter the correct information about yourself and indicate your phone number. If you lose access in the future, for example, forget your password, it will be easier.

After logging in, ICQ will become available for use.

Setting up and adding contacts

Let's immediately see how to set up ICQ to start communicating. Pay attention to the right side of the window.

First, you can add friends from social networks. As you can see in the picture, I have already added friends from Odnoklassniki, since I logged in through this network. Let's show you how to add friends directly from a program on your computer. It's simple - click on the icon of the social network from which you want to import contacts. I click on VKontakte.

Here we enter the credentials from our VKontakte profile, save the changes and the contacts will be added to ICQ.

You can also add a user directly. To do this, click “add contact”.

Enter your friend’s UIN, click “search” and add a new user. Don't know your UIN? Ask a friend. To view it, look at the “my profile” item. When you click, your profile will open, scroll through it and you can find the coveted number.

In the same way, you can look at your UIN and give it to your friends so that they can quickly find you.

Correspondence and calls

Now let's look at the screenshots on how to use ICQ in chat and call mode. Click on any contact and a chat window with the selected person will open in front of you. Write a message and click “send”.

Notice the “paperclip” icon. If you click on it, you will be able to select and transfer a file.

Now let's look at the top of the window. Here you can make a voice call, video call, or add a person to the conversation. Cool?

The user can also make regular calls. This is already an expanded service and it will be paid, although it can be much cheaper than a call from a regular phone.

Useful program, is not it? Now you can help your friends install ICQ on their computers, add each other to your contacts and communicate as much as you like. In parallel, you can communicate.

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How to download and install ICQ?

In this video tutorial we will tell you, how to download and install the ICQ program to your computer.

In order to install ICQ, you must first download installation file programs. This is very easy to do: many Internet resources provide the opportunity to download installation files for various Internet pagers absolutely free. We will use the official website of the program developer “icq.com”.

In the window of the updated page you can download the installation files of the ICQ program, both for your computer and for mobile phone. To download the installation file for your computer, click the “Download” button in the “ICQ 7” section.

In the dialog box that appears, select the “Save File” command.

Then select a directory to save on your computer and click the “Save” button.

The file will begin downloading. After the file has been downloaded, you need to launch it by double-clicking on it with the left mouse button.

The installation program window will open, in which you need to specify the language of the program interface by selecting the required language in the “Select language” field.

Then you need to check the box “I accept license agreement" and click the "Next" button.

The next dialog box will offer installation options, which you can select by clicking on the “Installation settings” link.

After which you can see a list of additionally installed tasks and applications. If you do not need to install them, then uncheck the checkboxes located opposite the items. After that, click the “Next” button.

The installer will copy the files and indicate that the program is ready to use. To complete the installation and run the program, click the “Finish” button.

The ICQ program will be launched and in the dialog box that appears you will be asked to enter your ICQ user registration data. If you are not yet registered in the ICQ system, then follow the link “Newbie? Register here."

In the “Registration” dialog box that opens, you must enter personal data, such as first and last name, in the appropriate fields.

Then enter your address Email. It is required both for registration and for further use of the program.

After entering the address, you must enter the password to log into the “ICQ” system in the “My login password” field, and also repeat it in the “Re-enter password” field.

Then enter your date of birth in the “Date of Birth” section.

And finally, you need to enter verification code, located in the picture below.

After entering the data, click "Ok".

To complete registration, you must go to your mailbox. You can do this by clicking on the link located in the dialog box that appears.

Open the “ICQ Account Confirmation” email and follow the link “To complete your ICQ registration, click here.”

Now in the program window, click the “OK” button.

As you can see, a window has opened in which user data has already been entered. All you have to do is click the “Login” button, and you can easily use the “ICQ” program.

Thus, you can easily install the Internet pager "ICQ" and start communicating with friends.

Over the past few years, messaging programs have experienced a real boom: it is almost impossible to find a user who has never used Skype, WhatsApp or Telegram. Many have already forgotten one of the first messenger applications - ICQ - however, it also follows progress, becoming a good alternative to the Big Three. In our article today we want to tell you how to install the ICQ client on your computer.

Installing ICQ client on PC

Installing ICQ is not difficult, as it happens automatically.

1. Run the installer when the download is complete. In the first window, click "Install".



2. Wait until installation utility will prepare the files and place them in the desired location. Then read and accept the terms of the user agreement by clicking on the button "I agree".



3. Next, a window for logging into the messenger will appear. If you have an ICQ account, proceed to the next step. If you do not have a service account, you will need to create one - all the nuances of the procedure are described in the corresponding article.

   

4. There are two authorization options available: by phone number or by UIN - a unique digital identifier. In the first option, you will need to enter the number and press "Further".
   
   
   When you receive an SMS with an authorization code on your phone, enter it in the appropriate field.
   
   

   For the second login option account click “Login by UIN/Email”.
   
   
   In the next window, enter your identification information and click "Further".



5. Done - the program can be used.

The installation and login process does not always go smoothly; there are often problems that can confuse the user. The most common ones are lost passwords, problems with authorization, and crashes. If you encounter one of these phenomena, please refer to the ICQ troubleshooting guide available on our website.

Let us consider one of the specific problems in more detail. ICQ servers belong to the Mail.Ru Group, access to which from Ukraine was blocked in the spring of 2017. Because of this, you will not be able to access the official website of the messenger or log in to the application.


Decide this problem Ukrainian users can change their IP address using special programs.

In most cases, there are no problems with the installation and operation of ICQ: the developers have done a great job of optimizing and refining the program.