The group messaging formatter mangled your URL but I was able to finally reconstruct it, thanks. I will look into this.
Ben --- In [email protected], "LNVTM1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <lnvtm1@> 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 >
