Why can't I get my yahoo messenger to work on my home computer?
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Your firewall might be blocking its access to the internet.
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Could be a number of things.... but try this.\n\nIf the the name of the .dll is given (XXX.dll), type it into a search engine and try to dowmload it. If you find it, save it to your "C:&#92;windows&#92;system32" folder. (Choose to replace if it is already there.) You may need to do this in safe mode. (Get to safe mode by pressing F5 key before windows starts loading at boot time.) After you've copied the DLL into your system32 folder, right click it and choose "open with". It will list several programs to open it with, but choose to browse for a different one. The program you will use is called "Regsvr32.exe" and it is found under your system32 folder. This will register the module with windows. Now try to open Messenger.\n\nIf this does not work, try this...\n\nYou mentioned that it isn't listed in Task Manager, but try browsing through the "Processes" tab (next to "Applications" tab). Look an item named either "messenger" or "msmsgs". If found, select it, right click it, and choose "End process tree".  Once ended, try again to install it and then hopefully it will work!\n\nIf not, email me @ cjmclellen@Yahoo.com...
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i also download yahoo messenger 8 n it work fine . i think u should re download it
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i think you need to the systems you are working with you need to check the system again to download the yahoo messenger
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This Unix version of Yahoo! Messenger will work:\n\nhttp://messenger.yahoo.com/unix.php;_ylt=Av4MUqcmZpUOdm0yvNEV3uBwMMIF
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Try the older version of yahoo messenger (7.0) which works better\nhttp://www.oldapps.com/yahoo_messenger.htm\nUninstall your current version first.
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Yahoo! Messenger Connection Issues\nIf the problem persists, your Messenger connection information may be incorrect.\n\n   1. Open the Login menu in Messenger.\n   2. Click on Preferences, then click on the Connection tab.\n   3. Click on No network detection, then hit the OK button at the bottom.\n   4. Messenger will ask you if you want to try to log on with your new proxy settings. Click the Yes button.\n   5. When prompted, enter your ID and password, then hit the Login button.\n\nIf that doesn't work, follow these steps:\n\n   1. Open the Login menu in Messenger.\n   2. Click on Preferences, then click on the Connection tab.\n   3. Click on Firewall with no proxies, then hit the OK button at the bottom.\n   4. Messenger will ask you if you want to try to log on with your new proxy settings. Click the Yes button.\n   5. When prompted, enter your ID and password, then hit the Login button.\n\nThe above configuration will work in almost any situation. However, if you connect in this way, you won't be able to use the Voice Chat feature.\n\nIf neither of the above options work, you're probably behind a firewall or proxy server that requires you to enter its address. Follow these steps:\n\n   1. Open the Login menu in Messenger.\n   2. Click on Preferences, then click on the Connection tab.\n   3. Click on Use proxies. Here you can enter your firewall and/or proxy server's address and port number. Contact your network administrator (if you're at work), or your Internet service provider (if you're at home) to determine the correct firewall and proxy settings.
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It is not a problem with browser installation. I too have have ie and Firefox. Firefox is my default browser. Yahoo Messenger 7.5.0 works for me. \nTry this.\n    Uninstall Yahoo messenger. Remove the installtion folder. do a fresh installtion.
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Try http://www.e-messenger.net/.\nIf it works with your account then you have a software problem. Try emtying internet explorer cache.
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The new messenger does not work very well. You need to go to control panel add/remove programs and then find Yahoo Messenger then uninstall. To get a version that DOES work go here and download version 7.0\nhttp://www.oldapps.com/yahoo_messenger.htm
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If all else fails, try removing it and download messenger again, I had that happen to me once, couldn't get it to work so I did that and it solved my problem..Good Luck
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I never had problems today. \n\nWhy dont you try installing it again? Do a complete remove and then reinstall it. There might be a spyware or a software that got installed that might have corrupted one of your yahoo messenger files.
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I don't know what the deal is but EVERY TIME I put yahoo messenger on my computer it messes it up big time, I have cable modem by the way. It slows it down,freezes up you name it. So my suggestion is if you want you computer to work better get rid of yahoo messenger.
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go here and install http://messenger.yahoo.com
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Make sure that you have Yahoo! unblocked from your current Firewall, Antispyware, NAT software...\n\nTry what I said first, if still doesn't connect, then try visiting the link bellow and follow click on the appropriate link depending on your version and problem:\nhttp://help.yahoo.com/help/us/messenger/\n\nGood Luck
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First, uninstall the verion you have by going to control panel then add/remove programs. Then go to http://www.oldapps.com/yahoo_messenger.htm and download version 7.0 It should work then.\nAlso, make sure you have the latest version of Java, which is needed for some Yahoo things to work. Get that here\nhttp://www.java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.jsp
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The answer depends on what type of machine you are using.  If you are using Windows or Mac, you may have a virus or spyware problem.  If you are on Linux you may want to try Gaim rather than the Yahoo provided Messenger.  Gaim work just the same as Yahoo Messenger, and you can talk to all the same friends -- they don't even need to know that you have switched from Yahoo Messenger.