--- In [email protected], "LNVTM1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Your first mistake was upgrading to a new version but Yahoo does
need guinea
> pigs. The first thing I do when I download a new version of YM is
go into
> the Program Folder and change the name of the file "yupdater.exe" so
that my
> YM won't phone home to tell Yahoo that I have an old version so they
never
> try to force feed me a new version. I'm still using version 7.5.xxx and
> will not upgrade unless or until I see a need. Mine works great 99%
of the
> time and when it's not working, it's almost always related to Yahoo
Servers,
> not my computer or program.
>
> Further, when doing an upgrade, you should always do full uninstall
of the
> old version and a clean install of the new FULL version... not the
installer
> version that Yahoo forces on people as a default. Read my post
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Yahoo_Messenger/message/5220 which
> explains this process with XP. I'm not a Vista user yet so I can't
help you
> with how it would be done with Vista. Your new download could have
corrupt
> file or dll which would affect how the program works in certain
instances,
> like with your "Phone out" problem. I find that doing a clean and full
> install makes it less likely to have corrupted files or dll's.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Wise
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 12:46 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Y!M] Yahoo Messenger, Windows Vista and Phone Out - H E L P !
>
> Hello all,
>
> This is Alan in Las Vegas. For the last couple of weeks I've been
having a
> problem using the Phone Out feature which I had been using
sucessfully for
> the last couple of months. My setup is a shown in the subject area
above.
>
> ---> The problem started a week or two ago when I logged on to YM and
> was prompted to download a new version. Everything installed
smoothly but
> when I used it for the first time and tried to use "Phone Out" it
would not
> call out. I then noticed that I did not see the credit for the money
that I
> had before I upgraded. Clicking on the words "Phone Out" showed a screen
> that DID verify that I had money in my account.
> The problem that the credit is not showing on my YM screen, which it
must
> before I can use it to call out. As a result, I cannot use those
credits to
> call out. <---
>
> I have sent several e-mails to billing and they seem to be stumped as to
> what is happening. They keep telling me that there is credit in my
Phone Out
> account.
>
> Any Ideas? Thanks and regards, Alan
>
>
>
>
>
>
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