Do I need Yahoo plug-ins?

Can't see yahoo contacts online when they are?

• i signed onto my msn and they are online. but when i sign into my yahoo account, the contact box is blank and there is nothing only the plugins down below. i need help. i can see when they are online only if yahoo warns me with a little pop up, they can talk to me but i can;t talk to them as i can't see the box!! i got yahoo #9 the latest

• Answer:

  Countless people have been having this problem! Copied and pasted from Yahoo Messenger Help: Why do I receive an error when running Yahoo! Messenger? Best guess? You might have a corrupt file in your Yahoo! Messenger directory. To fix the problem, you must manually delete the Messenger directory on your C: drive (default), then reinstall the Yahoo! Messenger application. To delete the directory: Close the Yahoo! Messenger application if you currently have it running. Make sure all instances of Internet Explorer are closed. Go to your desktop and double-click "My Computer." Click the "C:" drive. Go to: C:\Program Files\Yahoo! Highlight the Yahoo! Messenger folder and press the Delete key on your keyboard. (All archives will be deleted if they are not copied. Please see below.) To install: Close all running applications except for your Internet browser. Visit the Yahoo! Messenger home page. Click the "Download Now" button. To copy your complete Message Archive: Close Yahoo! Messenger (if it is currently running). Go to your Desktop and double-click "My Computer." Select the "C:" drive. Go to: C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles. Your "Profiles" folder contains your complete Message Archive. Copy it to the same location on another computer if you wish to view it elsewhere. Note: If you copy this folder to another computer, your complete Message Archive will be copied, overriding the Message Archive on the computer to which you are copying. http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger8/messenger/messenger-05.html To re-install Yahoo Messenger, try these direct downloads: Yahoo Messenger 8.1: http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com Yahoo Messenger Beta 9.0 (Warning. There have been many problems with this version.) http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com If the download above did not work and none of the other answers solved your problem, here is a link to Yahoo! Messenger 8 Help Form: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger8/help8.html?from_url=http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/contactus/contactus-01.html IMPORTANT: If all of the above does NOT answer your question or solve your problem, here is a link to Yahoo! Messenger 8 Help Form: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger8/help8.html?from_url=http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/contactus/contactus-01.html For future reference, please note there is a link to Yahoo Messenger Help at the very top of your Yahoo Messenger!