...simply type in the address "www.aol.com" and download the Instant Messenger, there should be a little ditty about it listed. The service will ask you to give it a name for you, like EthelMouseQueen, although not that long. It will then (once you've downloaded Instant Messenger) send you your name (or handle, as we techies lovingly refer to it) and password. If you follow instructions carefully from aol.com, you should be out of the rough, on the green, and make a possible hole in 3. Good luck, Your Majesty, and safe journey.
BH von R.