Hi Lenny..........Thanks for your reply. I AM aware that I can "usually" choose where to 'put' installed programs,be it off the net or from CD.
However,in the case of YM,it goes directly to its own place without asking ME where I want it to go.I do notice when its starts to download the program that it goes to its own Yahoo folder (which it makes itself) .I quickly open this folder and see the icon as a setup program.However when the program has downloaded fully,this icon disappears and it makes mention of a Temp file.I go to search for this file and it isn't there !! Stew ----- Original Message ----- From: LNVTM1 To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 11:43 PM Subject: RE: [Y!M] Where is downloaded program Whenever you download a program, you have to choose a place to download it.. such as Desktop or a folder on your computer. Do a file search for ymsgr and you should find the actual download. It will probably look like this... ymsgr8us.exe but the number could be different and be 8.1 so that is why I suggested searching only for ymsgr. To do a search, in case you don't know, choose Start>Search>All Files And Folders>(then type ymsgr in the field for "All Or Part Of File Name">then in the "Look In" field, choose "Local Hard Drive(s)" or "My Computer">then expand the "When Was It Modified" and choose "Don't Remember">then expand the "What Size Is It?" and choose "Don't Remember">then expand "More advanced options" and make sure (All Files And Folders) is in the search fields and put checkmarks in the top three things for searching in system, hidden and subfolders. Click the Search button and get yourself a Coke. When Windows finds the file, move it to your desktop or create a folder in "My Documents" called "Yahoo Messenger" and move it there. I normally download most things to "Desktop" and then once I've done what I need to do with the download, move it to a folder in "My Documents". Lenny Vasbinder 504-621-1870 http://www.NeighborhoodHomeServices.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stewart Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 9:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Y!M] Where is downloaded program Hi.........I had a problem with my PC and to correct it I had to do a full reinstall of XP. Before the problem arose(and not because of it),I was using Yahoo Messenger v8.0.....which I had downloaded previously.After the reinstall I installed YM version 5.6 which I had on disk.I had to re-download version 8.0 again. Now,the question is,when 8.0 is downloaded where is it downloaded too? And am I able to reinstall it from that place,rather than having to download it ONCE again if I get future problems with my PC.I am on dial-up and as the file is approx 20mb,it is a bit of a pain. TIA Stew ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/524 - Release Date: 08/11/2006 13:40
