I did a full uninstall/install (including the download manager) directly from the yahoo site.
There was one other person on this forum who described a similar issue from, I believe, 2005. I had initially replied to that message but it was before my membership was accepted and my message was lost. It was not easy to find again. Ben --- In [email protected], "LNVTM1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've never seen this problem... either with my own usage or in forums. When > you did the uninstall/reinstall, did you download a full version of YM from > one of the 3rd party sites like filehippo.com or did you use the YM > installer version from messenger.yahoo.com? > > Here's my blog > http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-i-always-do-clean- instal-ofl- > yahoo.html on how I've always installed YM and it has worked for many others > as well. It seems that the installer version that Yahoo puts out seems to > have a bigger chance of having a corrupted .dll file or other file which > causes YM to have glitches and quirks. > > Lenny Vasbinder > > FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and > files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it > can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most > important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your > computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Kaufman > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 7:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Y!M] Cannot see anything in message area > > About two months ago I started encountering a periodic problem where after a > point (could be 10 minutes to 2 days) any new IM window that messenger > opened would not show anything in the message area. So I could not see > anything a user was sending me and while I could see what I was typing in > the msg entry area, it would not show in the main area once I sent it. The > user I had the IM with could see my messages. The only remedy was to > shutdown and restart the IM program. I tried a full uninstall and reinstall > but it still happens. I contacted yahoo about this and ran in diagnostic > mode, making a few reports but never heard back from them (big surprise). > > Has anyone had this problem and overcome it? > I am seriously considering going to another messenger client. > I am using XP with all of the latest updates. > > Thanks. > > Ben > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1169 - Release Date: 12/3/2007 > 10:56 PM >
