I ran ccleaner, but hasn't helped. I did have an online chat with someone from Yahoo, and they are researching it and will get back. I guess we will just see how long that takes.
Linda --- In [email protected], "LNVTM1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might want to clear out your yahoo related cookies. Although I'm not > sure if a cookie could change the check mark on your profile... but I guess > anything is possible. A cookies sole purpose is for a website to remember > you and your preferences when you visit it so there could be a conflict with > the hiding preference. > > I use CCleaner to manage my cookies and clean out other TIF's (temporary > internet files). I keep around 200 cookies active in my TIF folder for the > sites I go to often where I want them to remember me but I clean out all the > others with CCleaner. If you decided to start using CCleaner, let me know > and I'll do a blog with screen shots on how I have mine set up since I use > it ONLY to clear out temp files and TIF files. It can do a lot more but it > can also clean things that people didn't want cleaned if they aren't careful > and study what each setting does. I've been meaning to do a blog about > CCleaner for quite a while but I won't be able to do it till later this > evening since I'm off to work right now. > > In the interim, if you want to go and delete all your yahoo cookies now, > open up an IE (internet explorer) page and then under the Tools menu, choose > Internet Options. On the General tab, under the section Browsing History, > click the Settings button. Then click View Files button. That will open > your TIF folder. If you have 1,000's of files in there, you may want to > empty your TIF folder first which will dump all the TIF files except cookies > so you won't have as much to look through. To clear out all the other TIF > files except cookies, leave the TIF folder open but click OK on the window > that opened to give you the TIF folder "View Files" button. You'll be back > to the Internet Options window. Under browsing history, click OK on that > window also. Now go back to the Tools Menu on IE and at the top, there is a > item called Delete Browsing History (this may work the same as the button on > the Internet Options window but I'm not positive since the button on the IO > window says it will delete everything where this choice opens a window that > gives you options.). After you chose Tools Menu, Delete Browsing History, > click the button under Temporary Internet Files and that will get rid of > everything except the cookies. You'll see a separate button for cookies but > don't click it since cookies can be useful. > > Now go back to your TIF folder that you previously opened and you should > have only cookies and possible webpage Icon's remaining but I don't think > they are stored in the TIF folder any longer. > > Now you can sort those cookie files under the "Internet Address" column... > oh wait... you might not have your folders set to show details so you may be > looking at the cookies in the thumbnails or tiles format. To put in in the > details format, under the View Menu, choose Details. This will change the > tiles or thumbnails down to single lines and columns. Now sort the cookies > by clicking on the top of the column called Internet Address and read down > and delete any cookie that has yahoo in it. > > Now you know why I use CCleaner to manage cookies as they have only two > steps to go through this process. LOL > > 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. > > > 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 Linda Atkins > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Y!M] YM Online > > Spoke too soon. I went in and put a check in the bos to allow websites to > show when I am online. I also went to edit my profile and there was a check > in hide my online status. I unchecked it and clicked save changes. But > everytime I go back in there the check is back. > > Linda > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com> , "Linda Atkins" > <linda_jeanne@> wrote: > > > > Thanks Lenny, that did it. > > > > Linda > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com> , "LNVTM1" <lnvtm1@> wrote: > > > > > > OK... with the Yahoo Groups, your own Yahoo Profile, etc., check > > under your > > > Preferences, Privacy section and there is a place to check > to "Allow > > Yahoo > > > websites to show when I am online". If that is already checked, > then > > I'm > > > not sure. > > > > > > Lenny Vasbinder > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.0/1296 - Release Date: 2/24/2008 > 12:19 PM >
