Fred B.

David wrote:
> Fred B. wrote:
>> 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.
>
> One thing is I didnt load all the extra junk that Yahoo wants to add to
> your system. there is a custom install whereby you can choose not to
> install all the extras. I"m using 8.1.0.249 currently, but I'm positive
> that isnt the exact version that i installed a few months ago. Try
> doing an uninstall and make sure to run the minimal install. I don't
> recall reading about a particular problem with voice with the version
> I'm running as I didnt have any trouble. Good luck! I used to have a
> lot more trouble with the various versions of messenger that came out
> during the last 18 months. right now it works fine. It's the only chat
> software I use, so it gets heavy usage (like 5 simultaneous chats, and
> frequent conferences). Not bad for a free app, but I must say that in
> the past it sure had some irritating issues with stability.
>
> Dave

We have a group that had been using Yahoo! Voice Chat for about 7 or 8
years on a daily basis, but none of us using Vista can get voice working
in any way, shape or form, including YahElite etc. After trying every
solution we could find, we're using other alternatives.