Vista - Yahoo Instant Messenger

David wrote:
>
>>
>> ah, ok. I'm still suspicious of any "full" installs of yahoo
>> messenger. that's the first thing i would suspect that caused an
>> issue with the install.
>> Dave
> I should add that i had two different versions of messenger installs go
> bad when i neglected to delete the extras from the installation
> procedure. Uninstalling the programs thru windows (XP) add/remove
> progs, followed by a custom install of yahoo messenger w/o extras got me
> up and running both last year and this year during their roll outs of
> various versions. I would expect that chances are you'll get it to work
> now on your Vista laptop if you remove all the yahoo stuff you find on
> your pc and start fresh with the current version, doing a bare bones
> messenger install. skip the toolbar and other stuff they include with
> the messenger download.

Being fairly experienced, I didn't allow Yahoo to do a complete install
either. Didn't seem to have mattered.

>
> Being fairly experienced, I didn't allow Yahoo to do a complete
> install either. Didn't seem to have mattered.
well, i'm certainly no expert. I just search for answers online when i
have a problem with the OS or an app. Thank god I'm no longer in a
position requiring me to solve hardware/software problems every day. I
use pc's strictly for personal use now.

Dave

David wrote:
>
>>
>> Being fairly experienced, I didn't allow Yahoo to do a complete
>> install either. Didn't seem to have mattered.
> well, i'm certainly no expert. I just search for answers online when i
> have a problem with the OS or an app. Thank god I'm no longer in a
> position requiring me to solve hardware/software problems every day. I
> use pc's strictly for personal use now.
> Dave


I've been doing this since the days of TRSDOS, LDOS & CMP, so I know
what you mean.


Regards,

"Fred B." <email.fred@cox.net> wrote in message
news:uoavi.44987$GO6.8433@newsfe21.lga...
> David wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Being fairly experienced, I didn't allow Yahoo to do a complete install
>>> either. Didn't seem to have mattered.
>> well, i'm certainly no expert. I just search for answers online when i
>> have a problem with the OS or an app. Thank god I'm no longer in a
>> position requiring me to solve hardware/software problems every day. I
>> use pc's strictly for personal use now.
>> Dave
>
>
> I've been doing this since the days of TRSDOS, LDOS & CMP, so I know what
> you mean.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
It always best to check what the supplier is saying.

Yahoo say the Vista version will be available soon. Version 8.1 is said on
the site to work OK now. Go look here:

http://messenger.yahoo.com/windowsvista.php



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Ian

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