Why cant i download my yahoo mmessenger?

Please check first whether you have enough of free space in the hard drive partition in which you have installed the operating system. Secondly, check your Internet connection. If it gets disconnected quite often, you might not be able to download it properly. Third, you might have blocked it accidentally. Check the settings of your firewall and/or antivirus software for this. Fourth, Yahoo messenger requires flash. If you don't have the latest flash player installed on your computer, you will need to install it (from Adobe website) before installing Yahoo messenger.

You do not say what your OS is or what version of Messenger you are trying to download. This is relevant as Yahoo are retiring the older versions which use OS systems earlier than Windows 2000 http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2009/06/09/we%E2%80%99re-retiring-versions-60-to-75/ If the above does not apply it sounds like you may have tried to download without clearing out your browser or failed to check the old Messenger folder was empty before uploading your new messenger. If you have "Speedbit video accelerator" on your computer, uninstall. (It has known conflicts with Yahoo.) When downloading/uploading close all other programs. I suggest you download and run ccleaner first before you proceed further. Run it through a couple of times - include "registry" from the left hand toolbar. Do not be alarmed at the amount of files you have to delete, especially if you do not clear it on a regular basis. Use this path to uninstall and remove the old messenger software. > Start > Computer > Local disk (C) > Program files > Yahoo > Messenger > UNWISE. UNWISE is the command that starts uninstall. Select the automatic option if prompted. If you have Vista make sure the old messenger folder is clear before moving on to download. If you have XP do not delete the Profile sub-folder. I run Messenger 9 with no problems although I read reports that its problematic That's because its not been installed cleanly. Yahoo tell us its the best version to operate behind a firewall and the version they are concentrating on to cure the sign in problems. Check in the Messenger folder after uninstalling to make sure no fragments of software remain that will create conflicts with the incoming software.( Except the Profile subfolder.) Delete fragments manually if required by right clicking on them and deleting Delete shortcut on desktop Download new freeware browser - mozilla firefox Restart computer Download the version of messenger you want using firefox http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/ http://www.filehippo.com/download_yahoo_messenger/ When downloading from filehippo avoid the adverts and use the green arrows to start downloads