Why are ID's suddenly showing on my messenger instead of real names?

Before my laptop crashed, my Yahoo messenger showed the names of my contacts. Now I got a new laptop and a new Yahoo messenger, but all my contacts are now shown through their Yahoo IDs, which tends to be confusing since people have odd Yahoo IDs which...

After installing Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my PC, I was a bit surprised to see that my Yahoo Messenger list was only showing IDs, instead of Nicknames or Full names. I checked the File/Preferences/Appearance setting and the "Nickname and First or...

i downloaded yahoo messenger archive downloader and when i was amazed n shocked when i saw the list of profiles that were present in profile folders of yahoo messenger folder*(earlier it was hidden)my prob is there are 2 more yahoo ids that do not belong...

At least 3 people have taken THEIR names off my messenger list.I want to take my name off a couple persons list.Blocking someone does NOT stop them from messenging you,I did a test 5 times,blocking a friend and taking him off my list,he wrote me back...

I have all my names shown as available on my yahoo messenger. Says you are signed in as: Then all my screen names are shown, how do I remove them all?

There used to be an option to switch between displaying Real Names, and displaying Yahoo IDs. I can no longer find the option in version 8.1 and 9.0 beta. I remember it was always difficult to find... Did they just remove the feature?

About once every day or so, a strange name appears under the "Friends" category on my messenger. I delete them as I see them, including deleting from the address book. A different name appears! Is this a form of spam or a virus? The profiles...

i used two yahoo id names to sign onto messenger before. one id name is quite cheesy. I don't want other people who occasionally use my laptop (mac book pro) to see that name. but every time when the messenger sign on window pops open, if i click the...

is there a way where we can chat with our contact just by names. I mean the chat windows should not show the messenger id of either myself or my contact anywhere in the chat window? Some messenger ids are explicit therefore need to be hidden. Once someone...