Why wont windows messenger connect?

Can Windows Live Messenger Connect to Yahoo Messenger?

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  Both Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger can interact with each other, allowing you to stay in contact with friends and family regardless of which instant messaging application they are utilizing. However, if you are using one application, and your friend is using the other, not all features will be functional. The Connection If you have a Yahoo! Instant Messenger account you can connect and chat with anyone who has a Windows Live Messenger account, so long as he accepts your invitation to do so. To connect with a Windows Live Messenger user with Yahoo! Instant Messenger, simply add him to your Messenger List. You can send an invitation to a Windows Live Messenger through his email address. Once he receives your message, he can either choose to accept or decline. If he accepts, you two can begin chatting. Yahoo Messenger can also scan your entire email address book and send a bulk invitation, which is similar to sending an email to multiple people at one time. Limitations Although you can connect with Windows Live users though a Yahoo! Instant Messenger account, not all of the features will be present. For example, when chatting with a Windows Live user through a Yahoo! account, your avatar will not appear. Your avatar is a representation of yourself with hair, clothes and accessories that can be altered. You are also unable to share the background environment that you choose for your avatar. Other limitations include not being able to play games, share photos, display images, send files or hold a conversation verbally. Benefits The main benefit of using Yahoo! Instant Messenger to contact a Windows Live user is that you can hold a conversation in real time using your keyboard. While having a conversation with either a Yahoo! user or a Windows user, you can still send emails. This allows you to stay in contact with multiple people at once, regardless of whether they have an instant messaging account or not. Getting Started To install a Yahoo! Instant Messenger account, log onto messenger.yahoo.com to open the Yahoo! Messenger site. Online instructions will appear, allowing you to create an account, a username and a password. Once installed, the Yahoo! Messenger icon will appear on either your desktop or toolbar. Click the icon and you will be prompted to enter your username and password. A messaging box will appear, in which you to chat with any friends who are online at that moment. Creating a Windows Live Messenger account is a similar process. Access the Windows Live Messenger Homepage and click "Sign Up Now." Enter information -- including your email address and legal name -- and create a password and username. Once installed, locate the icon, enter your password and username and start chatting. If you're only chatting with fellow Yahoo! or Windows Live users, all features -- including the ability to use a webcam, share video, photos and more -- will be functional. Both services are free to use, as of 2011.