Why won't my instant messenger work?

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Why won't my Yahoo instant messenger work?

I have had Yahoo messenger for several years now and I keep up to date with all the different versions as long as there is no conflict between the version of yahoo and my version of windows. Up until today I have had no problem getting into my instant messenger and talking to my contacts. The only way I can see my contacts is if I go on my messenger click on actions and send an instant message the only problem is when I select this nothing happens what could be causing this? Also I have had low...

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Yes, low virtual memory can cause problems in Messenger - I had to increase mine to improve webcam function...

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Why wont conference work on my comupter when instant messaging does thru messenger?

I have vista on my new lap top and I can talk to anyone with instant messege and by calling them but with voice conference in messenger I can not talk or hear them

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you might need vista voice codecs and other update .. go to freecreed .com and click fix voice

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Why wont my yahoo instant messenger work?

its downloaded to my computer it has been for the past year but for some reason when i click on its icon the window will just not open how can i fix this problem please help i have to ...show more

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try rebooting? if not try start, all programs, yahoo, yahoo messenger? hopefully you don't have to uninstall...

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Why did yahoo instant messenger email people from my work email?

I downloaded instant messenger and clicked ok for it to send to friends, and one friend works for the gov and said my message was quarantined. But she emailed me at my work email, not my yahoo and I had another friend send me the original invite and...

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It is because your friend who's working with the Government; their Administrator does NOT allow their...

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Why won't my HP TrueVision webcam work with yahoo instant messenger?

I have configured my webcam that is icluded with my HP Pavilion dv6-3225dx laptop, yet I can not seem to get it to work with Yahoo Instant Messenger. If there is anything I am missing I would like to get some help on it.

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This is a common question with messenger. There is usually some security issue or setting blocking it...

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My yahoo instant messenger worked fine til just recently and will not work at all now, why?

the normal yahoo instant messenger never would let me sign in, but I found an older version I could use, would get to it by www.webmessenger.yahoo.com, but that doesn not pull it up anymore, all my contacts are lost, etc.

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I'm having the same issue with webmessenger too. I cannot use the Instant messenger program at work...

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Yes. To get through firewall do this. Messenger > Prefferences > Connection > Firewall with...

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Why does my Instant messenger sometimes work and then no. I updated but still does not work.?

I get IM on my pc but when I sign on to Im a msg comes up that there is a problem ( maybe no internet connection) but I have internet working on the laptop.

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Hi, As you've not indicated that you're getting an error, I can only guess at a possible solution. I...

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Why doesn't Yahoo Instant Messenger work anymore? it stopped working randomly one day for me, please help.

yeah, I used to use Yahoo Messenger all the time, but then one day it just wouldn't let me log onto it anymore, kind of like, it'll start loading, then just stop, and ...show more

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Hmmmph .. sorry, I wish I could help, I just tried and my instant messenger is working fine.

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Why does Firefox not work since I downloaded yahoo instant messenger?

I have had Firefox, IE, and Google chrome downloaded onto my computer for a while now with no problem. Recently I downloaded YIM and now Firefox doesn't start up. If I restart my computer a few times, and try to open it a few dozen times each time I...

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That's because IE is Yahoo's preferred browser and it's also where Yahoo AND Messenger work best, with...

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