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Hello folks,
O/S = XP Pro SP2
Using control panel i removed my old yahoo messenger v6.0.
I downloaded the install pgm from yahoo: msgr7us.exe and tried to run it but the hour glass came on for 3 seconds and thats it…..nothing happens. I also tried to run it from their web page too, run first pgm and then ran 2nd program,,,,agian same results nothing happens.
I went to oldverison.com and found messenger v6.1, downloaded and tried to install it, again nothing happens.
I scanned my personal archive and found an old version 5 which I was able to install, so now im downgraded all the way to ver 5.6.
🙁
Anyone have any ideas why I can’t install ver 7 or even v6.1?
FYI, i have a linksys firewall and the normal port for yahoo is open,,,,as I have been running yahoo messenger for years.Thanks!!
styxRESOLVED:
Two issues:
a) Java SE Runtime was recently upgraded from JRE v1.4.2 to v1.5.0. Apparently the upgraded got corupted. The registry was edited and cleaned with JavaSoft entries; inlcuding program files folder. Then Java JRE v1.5.0 was reinstalled clean.
b) The popup blocking utility called STOPzilla was running in the background in “standby” mode but was still (somehow) interferring with the yahoo messenger ver 6 and ver 7 installers. STOPzilla app was completely halted.Then both messenger 6 and messenger 7 installed without any issues.
What is noteworthy is that the web based messenger fails with JRE v1.5.0. I have reported this issue as well as the Java erorr mesages back to Yahoo Messenger support.
Also IE MUST be your default browser!!!!! and you must have at LEAST ver 6.0!!
hmmmmm, whats wrong with Firefox (my favorite browser!)
🙂Glad you solved your problem, and thanks for posting how you solved it, since it helps others who experience the same problem in the future. 🙂
seems i am running java 1.5.0 also……also i get the most unusual message when i try to reinstall messenger from v 5.6…..you do not have access to make the required system configuration modifications. Please rerun this installation from an administrators account.
User Rights: Admin
i am logged on as an administrator on this computer……the install program runs to about 95 % and then starts flahing….i have run an antivirus….no bugs what so ever…….i am runnin win xp home……now my question is…how did you edit java 1.5?Java JRE 1.5.0 install issue:
The best way I found to install Java, after having many verisons on my puter is:
a) Use control panel>add/remove programs
—remove Java runtime if present
b) Under C:program files delete the folder Java
c) run cmd : regedit
open folders and delete folders called JavaSoft:
hkey_current_user/software/JavaSoft
hkey_local_machine/software/JavaSoft
d) now re-install Java JRE v1.5.0If you need the full blown offline install version, goto http://java.sun.com
look under:
Developers Home > Products & Technologies > Java Technology > J2SE > Core Java > J2SE 5.0 >
link to d/l ver 1.5.0
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jspstill no luck…i deleted all entries of java…tried to reinstall messenger 6.0 from a disc and still no luck…i am still getting the administrator error message…..i am currently running 5.6 which barely installs….( i have it saved on my desktop….)if anybody has any idea….please let me know..5.6 is ok but i want the features from 7.0………thanks in advance
Please rerun this installation from an administrators account.this is the message i keep getting…..it is frustrating to say the least
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