Fred B.

David wrote:
> Fred B. wrote:
>> JFH wrote:
>>> Upon getting a new laptop with Vista installed, my Yahoo Instant
>>> Messenger will only stay connected for about 15 minutes. I then get
>>> a message that the program has stopped and Windows will let me know
>>> when a solution is created. (Or something like that.)
>>>
>>> Anybody have any ideas?
>>>
>>> JFH
>> Even the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger is basically unstable with
>> Vista. Voice doesn't work at all as far as I know. I've heard they're
>> working on a compatible version, but they've been doing that for
>> almost 2 years, so who knows ...........................
> that's bull. I use yahoo messenger with voice all the time on Vista.
> It works fine. as does the webcam, the file transfer, and the photo
> sharing. I'm on messenger every day and have been, on my vista machine
> for the last 3 months or so. There must be an incompatible program on
> your system if you are having issues.
>
> Dave
How did you get it to work. A bunch of us have searched the web for
solutions to our voice problems with Vista to no avail. We've downloaded
and installed codecs that were recommended, but have never gotten voice
working in Yahoo chatrooms.

Any advice appreciated.