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Topic: yahoo messenger
auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Wed 06/24/09 08:56 PM
I have Vista on my laptop. I had Yahoo messenger for Vista until tonight when I tried to do a conference with two people who didn't have Vista. So, I uninstalled it and tried to install Y.M 9.0. It has told me (twice) that it is downloaded and close the window to begin using it, but it is not appearing on my desktop and it is not showing under "all programs". Where did it go?? CAN you even load messenger on a comp running Vista if it is not the Y.M. made For Vista? Thanks!

1956deluxe Joined Thu 12/06/07 Posts: 8559	Wed 06/24/09 09:00 PM
Did you reboot?

FaithfulOne78 Joined Mon 11/19/07 Posts: 15313	Wed 06/24/09 09:00 PM
Hmm thats weird..I run vista on my comp and have the new yahoo and don't have any problems running it..i dld it and it showed right up on my desktop and my bar.

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Wed 06/24/09 09:00 PM
Yes, Twice. I don't understand where the download is.

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Wed 06/24/09 09:02 PM
Well my Messenger for Vista ran just fine. It just doesn't have a lot of the same features and the three of us couldn't do a conference since I had Vista. So I uninstalled it. I may just have to go back and get Vista Y.M. loaded again. (((((Val))))))

littleike Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 4325	Wed 06/24/09 09:02 PM
I have Vista on my laptop. I had Yahoo messenger for Vista until tonight when I tried to do a conference with two people who didn't have Vista. So, I uninstalled it and tried to install Y.M 9.0. It has told me (twice) that it is downloaded and close the window to begin using it, but it is not appearing on my desktop and it is not showing under "all programs". Where did it go?? CAN you even load messenger on a comp running Vista if it is not the Y.M. made For Vista? Thanks! i got vista premium and i got yahoo messenger 9.0. sometimes it messes up. unistall yahoo messenger again even in programs and download again

littleike Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 4325	Wed 06/24/09 09:04 PM
Hmm thats weird..I run vista on my comp and have the new yahoo and don't have any problems running it..i dld it and it showed right up on my desktop and my bar. i do to irt dont take sometimes. i have to sometimes add people 3 and 4 times

FaithfulOne78 Joined Mon 11/19/07 Posts: 15313	Wed 06/24/09 09:04 PM
((Connie))

littleike Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 4325	Wed 06/24/09 09:07 PM
Yes, Twice. I don't understand where the download is. auburngirl, type www.yahoomessenger.com and download 9.0

auburngirl Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 18811	Wed 06/24/09 09:07 PM
There IS nothing to uninstall. I already uninstalled Vista and was trying to find out where the 9.0 went that I downloaded. Anyway............I'll just go back and re install my Vista.

ThomasJB Joined Sat 01/10/09 Posts: 4240	Wed 06/24/09 09:23 PM
There IS nothing to uninstall. I already uninstalled Vista and was trying to find out where the 9.0 went that I downloaded. Anyway............I'll just go back and re install my Vista. I don't believe the other parties have to have the vista version.

Jtevans Joined Fri 08/10/07 Posts: 30654	Wed 06/24/09 10:21 PM
back when i had Vista,yahoo wouldn't even connect on mine

chevylover1965 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 43370	Wed 06/24/09 10:24 PM
i have vista...and yahoo (I-M) too and mine works fine !

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Wed 06/24/09 10:40 PM
I use Pidgin or Trillian for my IMing needs.

Calleigh12 Joined Tue 04/01/08 Posts: 17193	Wed 06/24/09 11:32 PM
i have vista and my messenger- when i had it- worked just fine. i uninstalled it cause i got sick of stupid people.

ThomasJB Joined Sat 01/10/09 Posts: 4240	Thu 06/25/09 10:12 PM
I use Pidgin or Trillian for my IMing needs. I have used Pidgin on Linux for some time and have had a much luck with it.

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Fri 06/26/09 05:03 PM
I use Pidgin or Trillian for my IMing needs. I have used Pidgin on Linux for some time and have had a much luck with it. Huh? Would that mean you've had "much luck" with it, or that you "haven't had much luck" with it? Either way, it's better than the Yahoo Messenger program by leaps and bounds, as it's just much more stable. Or at least that's what I've found, that is.

Vixahna Joined Mon 10/13/08 Posts: 585	Fri 06/26/09 08:24 PM
Mine runs just fine with Vista. Be sure you installed it fully. Go to your start menu and type in Yahoo Messenger into the search bar. It should pull it up for you and when you use it it should show up on your startup program menu.

ThomasJB Joined Sat 01/10/09 Posts: 4240	Fri 06/26/09 08:37 PM
I use Pidgin or Trillian for my IMing needs. I have used Pidgin on Linux for some time and have had a much luck with it. Huh? Would that mean you've had "much luck" with it, or that you "haven't had much luck" with it? Either way, it's better than the Yahoo Messenger program by leaps and bounds, as it's just much more stable. Or at least that's what I've found, that is. D'oh! I **** at typing. I like it! That should clear it up.

drothrock Joined Thu 06/25/09 Posts: 34	Tue 06/30/09 10:28 PM
You can also try using meebo. (www.meebo.com) It transforms your web browser into an IM client that combines Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Gchat, mostly anything and requires no installation. Great for times where people are incompatible with version numbers.