Please help me with yahoo messenger grief!

Hi! I'm new to this. I got a new computer three weeks ago and downloaded
yahoo messenger so I can talk w/ my friends online. It worked great for a
week. Then it started booting me off every five minutes but allowed me right
back on within seconds! I tried to reload it but it kept saying I dont have
adm rights to do that. I went to check and yes, this IS my computer and I am
the only adm listed..LOL! Grrr! Now today...it is no longer working at all
and I got a message from yahoo messenger that said they shut it down til a
problem could be found and they suggested I contact microsoft or come here.
Do you think it could have something to do with my firewall or security or
something? I have Trend antivirus that was installed at Best Buy by the Geek
Squad. Also when yahoo msg shut down it said it had tried to go to testbug or
something like that to do a check but my hardware didnt support that?
Help...please someone?? I shouldnt have this problem with a new computer. All
I want to do is chat with my friends, who'd have thought it would be so hard,
it was so easy on my old computer!! I would appreciate your help so so so
much!!!

 

1) get tweakUAC and disable the dreaded UAC do a restart, and install YAHOO
then turn it back on again, get tweakUAC here

http://www.tweak-uac.com/download/

2) You might want to try the special edition of yahoo for vista

special Vista edition of yahoo messenger
http://messenger.yahoo.com/windowsvista.php

ALSO:

all versions alternate links (see the right side bar for eariler versions
too)
http://www.filehippo.com/download_yahoo_messenger/


"Robin who knows nada ''bout computers"

 

Oh have in mind that LIVE MESSENGER 8.1 and above (current is 8.5)
can chate with YAHOO CONTACTS!


so you can add her to messenger live, and talk to her even though she will
be using YAHOO!

get it here http://get.live.com/messenger/overview,

and read about using it with yahoo contacts here
http://get.live.com/messenger/addyahoo

Connect with your friends on Yahoo!
With Windows Live Messenger, you can talk to your contacts on Yahoo! Just
add their e-mail addresses (like all your other Messenger contacts) and you
can see if they're online or offline and even share emoticons. You can send
and receive messages while you appear to be offline. And if you really are
offline, your contacts can still send you messages-you'll get them next time
you log in.






"Robin who knows nada ''bout computers"

 

Uninstall YM, then reinstall using "custom" installation and DO NOT install
the Yahoo Toolbar.


For future reference:

Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

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