How can i see my messages in the dialog box?

I can see the messages that I type on IM,but I cant see theirs.What is wrong?

• I type a message on IM and send it.A couple seconds later,I see a message below me that states that the person that I am contacting is writing me a message.I do not see a message above me that the person is typing.There is also a dialog box that has messages that the person sent me,but when I click on the folders to open them,no message appears.Am I supposed to see what the person is writing in the window above the sending window after I type a message?I have everything enabled in internet options like the tutorial told me to.I am using Windows 2000 professional.I downloaded the latest version of IM.What am I doing wrong?

• Answer:

  Yes when you type and send it will be in upper space,then when they type and send it will show under what you wrote.So if you set thje scripting in internet options to enable those three things it should work.