Why can't I get the Yahoo Messenger 8.1 to download?

I cant get yahoo messenger to download?

  • it starts to download then it says to abort or try again and i do and it gose to 100% download but it dont download it

  • Answer:

    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. All archives will be deleted if they are not copied. Copy them like this: 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 a different folder on your computer and save.. Now you can DELETE the Yahoo Messenger by deleting 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. TO INSTALL: Close all running applications except for your Internet browser. Click the link below to download Yahoo Messenger http://messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php Click the "Download Now" button. Double-click the Yahoo Messenger executable once the download completes to begin the installation process. COPY MESSAGE ARCHIVE 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. Drag it to the New Yahoo Messenger folder .= Yahoo\Messenger\Profiles.

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