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greatqueue wrote:Hi blue ..please find let me know the exact older versions u went through to upgrade yahoo messenger
oops…..so sorry this reply is late in getting back to you, greatqueue. we got busy with Christmas things here and this is my first time back since i last posted. if you still need the info….this is the site recommended by the other gentleman, which i used. i just used the next lowest version from what i had already tried…..5.0……but i suppose any lower version that works, will do. good luck! and happy holidays! 🙂
greatqueue…i surfed the past couple days and scoured a lot of forums. there were lots of great ideas but it was a success story i was looking for. i finally found it.
one gentleman suggested uninstalling messenger and then reloading an older version. then, if the older version removed the problems, upgrade from there.
i tried it and it worked like a charm! since i already knew that version 6 and 7 didn’t work, i went down to version 5….success! then i upgraded it back up to a 7. i tested my messenger for a number of hours yesterday…..during several separate log ins. all the symptoms i listed disappeared. everything ran smooth as silk 🙂
hope this helps you too!
take care
greatqueue wrote:i am able to send messages in yahoo messenger 6 and 7 …but not able to receive messages from friends . I could only see their messages in offline messages if i restart my yahoo .. pls helpwow…nice to finally find someone with exactly the same problem as i am having with yahoo messenger.
i also log in….begin to IM with friends…..and in a few minutes, suddenly i cannot see their posts any longer….or….i can see their posts, but they stop seeing mine. it’s frustrating to see someone typing, “hello? are you there?” and typing back “yes, i am” but they never see it, or vice versa. also, this oddity seems to be arbitary as there are some times when it doesn’t happen at all….or only after some greater length of time. however, lately, the problem has become frustratingly reliable and quick to surface…..grrrrrrrr.
i have an additional symptom i think may be related. during this time i see myself logged on the entire time. my messenger window is fully active and i can do all the functions…excepting the above problem stated. however, if i happen to also have email in my yahoo account, my messenger keep sending me that little notice window telling me so…over and over and over again….for the same email…..every few minutes (until i go read it)…..just as it does when i first log on. it makes me suspicious that even though i appear logged on, i am not. however, this does not account for my ability to continue accessing all functions. also…if it is relogging me on, the IM situation does not rectify itself during that time.
i also am up to speed on my windows XP (pro) and macro flash.
however, my problem has been going on for months now…on version 6. i just this week updated to version 7 and it’s no better.
also, i have dial-up…not DSL.
i do have a firewall and have set my yahoo preferences at “firewall with no proxies” as they recommend.
however…..(my firewall is symantec)….the problem persists even if the firewall is disabled…..and that really ought NOT be the solution anyway.
so, greatqueue, you and i share some commonalities…but also some differences. good to find another fellow sufferer….though sorry too. now….is there anyone out there with any ideas? would be soooo greatly appreciated. i am running out of hair to pull.
many thanks in advance,
blueflyer
