re Windows 8 and Aol 9.7 compatibility issue

Preiously, I installed and used AOL on this new ASUS desktop computer (do not remember what version and have now uninstalled) with Windows 8, but has recently gotten error box: aolsoftware.exe - bad image.  Text says: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\samdi.dll is not designed to run on windows or it contains an error.  Try to reinstall...   0xc0000020 error code.

I uninstalled the previous version and downloaded AOL 9.7 as it is supposed to be compatible with Windows 8.  Have downloaded OK but at the start of the installation I got above message again.  Then he started to install, but VERY slowly (about 30 minutes).  Finally stopped at 99% and a box came up saying there is a compatibility issue and I should try to get help online.  Microsoft could not fix the problem, and I found myself on this forum.  Is there a better version of AOL on Windows 8, and if yes what is it?  Any notice received with gratitude.

First do a clean boot:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

Remove all AOL files to C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x 86)

Temporarily disable your Antivirus

Restart your computer, right-click on the AOL Setup file and click "Run as Administrator"

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