The "download manager" from Yahoo is what leads to many problems. Go the link I gave you and read over how to do a good uninstall and reinstall with a FULL version of YM, rather than that installer version from Yahoo.
For all of my local friends and family with YM problems, I've done it this way and there are rarely recurring problems... but for the people that use Yahoo's installer version, there's all kinds of 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: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Y!M] Cannot see anything in message area 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] <mailto:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com> , "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- > <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 <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:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Ben Kaufman > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 7:39 PM > To: [email protected] > <mailto:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com> > 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: 269.16.14/1171 - Release Date: 12/4/2007 7:31 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unsubscribe from Yahoo_Messenger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Switch from Normal to Digest mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Switch from Normal to NoMail mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Switch from Digest or NoMail to Normal mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Write to the Moderators and Owner of the List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suggestions for improvements to the List should be sent to the "owner" address listed above. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Yahoo_Messenger/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Yahoo_Messenger/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
