The screen just shows the purple smiley and the sign in box.  When I click on it, it says welcome for a split second and then does nothing.  When I was on IM the other night it would not allow me to use my web cam.  It kept saying there was a problem with the network.  After I signed off it never would let me sign back on.  IM is my main mode of communication with my husband in Iraq, so I really need some answers and quick!
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i would suspect your computer is acting strange....you can try to reinstall the application and see if that works but if it doesnt choose a new service such as aim or msn
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i had the same problem an hour ago for a while... now its fine though, just try again soon...sometimes it just wont let you in- usualy something wrong with the msn and not you.if you keep having the problem- maybe you dont have the right password.... try clicking- forgot my password...
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Go to yahoo.com and download the messenger, it doesnt light up unless you are signed into that.  It doesnt light up for me unless im signed in to mine
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check once again tools >> internet options. may be it set as msn.
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maybe no one has im'd you yet! I really don't have any idea with what your talking about but JUST in case you don't know IM stands for Instant Messenger, where you can chat with people, kinda like on telephone just with handwritten words and not a voice! Hope you figure out whatever you were trying to figure out!
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I have it.\nYou can enable it by re-login and puttind code again.
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I am having the same problem. Seems yahoo did something to their system and have not resolved the problem as of yet. They just keep sending me garbage to make me feel better. It has been 4 weeks now since I have been able to get into chat or get my web cam to work and they are too stupid to figure out what is wrong. Have you tried contacting them? Go into the help pages and you can contact them through customer care. Good luck and if you get yours solved first, tell me how you did it.
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Make sure the both of you are using the same yahoo. If they are using an older version that could be the problem. Hope that helps.\nAlso look under the help section on yahoo messenger that may have something there.
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messanger?\nif it's downloaded already click it and sign in.\nif not go to msn.com and download it.\nyou have to have an msn or hotmail account.\n\nor go to aim.com and download aim triton. they are both instant messaging services
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Hi,\n\nThere are 2 reasons for this as I know it from my experience.\n\n1) Cookies, Try clearing your cookies, set your adware & malware programs to do that & also you IE to do it. Though this problem is very unlikely Yahoo & MS these days are acting cranky with all their Beta's going around.\n\n2) Your firewall is definitely the culprit. Try disabling your firewall & restart the messenger service. Remember you must end the service through taksmanager first & then restart the messenger from your start menu.\n\nApart from this if all these fail then try this. Log in to your yahoo account from IE or whichever browser you are using & go to account settings. Change your password there & signout. Relogin from your browser & logout. Now restart you messenger & try it.\n\nGood luck.
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check ur firewall settings and allow aim and yim to access in and out if that doesnt work try uninstalling and shutting down and reinstalling if that doesnt work get a new sn that ull use as a tester. get on for both services and then try signing in with the new sn if that still doesnt work i dont know wut to tell u besides u trillian which i do http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
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What IM program do you want to use?  ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, etc.\n\nWhatever one you decide to use or the one that your friends use all the time, you'll need to download the software and install it.
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try deleting everything on this avatar site.\nThen delete cookies\nThen reboot\nthen start fresh\nGood Luck\nOXXO
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First download MSN messenger or Yahoo Messenger.\nInstall your webcam so that it works on its own with the supplied software.\nOpen the messenger and go to tools, webcam setting and test the webcam thru the messenger.\nDo the audio / video tuning also.\nStart chatting\nOn the open window, a camera icon shoud appeat at the top and say, Start Video conversation.\nIt will ask the other user to accept the invitation and then it should be working fine.
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I'm having the same exact problem. I've run anti-virus scans, anti-spyware, uninstalled/reinstalled, tried going in and repairing YIM through the removal page... I can't get a single thing to work. When I initialize YIM, the tray icon comes up, but nothing happens. Roll the mouse over it and it goes away. I've spend hours working on this problem and have been feeling like I went in circles! I'm hoping there's an answer out there for all of us having this problem......
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I have one, but it never did that to me. Is it when you try to do a video chat or what??? I just downloaded it and then dragged it from my desktop to the applications folder and then you can just click on it and it should work.
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Are you able to get the sign in window to open, then type in your ID and password but when you click "Sign In" nothing happens?\nIf that's the case, do you have a firewall or are you using Windows XP with it's own firewall? If so, open Messenger, close the sign in screen and click "Messenger" at top left of the main Messenger window. Click "Connection Preferences" then choose "Firewall with no proxies". Also make sure your type of connection and your location are correct, click "Apply" then "OK". You should be able to sign in after that.