i cannot get my messenger to connect   have tried  the proxy settings,it just flashes back in forth from conne
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Have you tried NO proxy?  Also select T1 connection.  Do you have a firewall somewhere blocking IM?
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You might have a firewall install or your Firewall proxies might be blocking your messages. try the follwoing >> Open Messenger window >> Go to "Messenger" >> Preferences >> Connections >> Select "No Proxies"\nHoep ti works!
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Just remove program and install messenger again. Also check the internet connection.\n\nIn rare case you might have had a special preference of internet connection that does not let Yahoo Messenger program access Internt.
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Uninstall your Java and reboot your computer. Start Messenger and/or games tot check if working.\nDownload new Java from (link below) and do clean install. Everything should keep working properly.
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I've tried the new messenger so many times. Still can't get it to work on my comp. Good Luck, yahoo didnt answer my help email either.
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There could be many things causing this problem. Make sure your regional settings are right. If all the settings are right then uninstall your messenger and install it again. Spyware and adware could also be blocking you log ons. If spyware or adware is present, then format the computer and try re-installing the messenger. A slow internet connection may also be causing this problem. You might also want to try a new account and see if that works.
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try uninstalling and then re-installing the messenger
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Your browser may not support java applets.\nSo,try Downloading and using Yahoo Messenger
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Solution 1\nIn my case I reinstalled the network card and strangely that seemed to do the trick! If it doesn’t work for you, give the below solutions a try.\n\nSolution 2\nTry removing any proxy settings, you can do this by following these steps.\n1) Open up Internet explorer\n2) Click the tools menu, then Internet options\n3) Select the connections tab\n4) Click the “LAN Settings” button\n5) Ensure “Automatically Detect Settings” checkbox is ticked\n6) Untick “Use a proxy server for your LAN …” if checked\n7) Click ok, then ok\n8) Start up MSN and give it a whirl!\n\nSolution 3\nCheck your windows System clock and ensure it’s set to the correct time and date.\n\nSolution 4\nHas your Norton subscription run out? Some people have reported this will stop MSN from working. (Not sure why … so don’t ask)\n\nSolution 5\nYou can try resetting your Internet Security properties to defaults.\n1) Open up Internet explorer\n2) Click the tools menu, then Internet options\n3) Select the security tab\n4) Click the Restricted sites icon\n5) Ensure MSN.com or hotmail.com isn’t on that list. If so, remove it. Click ok.\n6) Select the Internet Icon and click the “Default Level” button. This will return your Security settings to the default level.\n7) Click ok, close down IE and MSN and then try launching MSN.\n\nSolution 6\nTry and isolate the problem, find out whats causing the the error. If you have norton, turn it off. Does the problem still appear? If not, it looks like Norton is blocking it. Read the Norton manual and find out how to allow programs to access the Internet. This applies to Zonealarm, and other firewall programs.\n\nSolution 7\nTry to register softpub.dll using regsvr32.exe.\n\n1.Press Start–>Run\n2.Type regsvr32 softpub.dll\n3.Press Enter & Restart Messenger.\n\nSolution 8\n1. If you have Norton installed, run LiveUpdate, make sure you have most current version.\n2. Delete your Quaruntine and Backup files in Norton.\n3. Reboot computer
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Try to reinstall your Yahoo! Messenger. new internet connection might have changed the settting.\n\ngo to start>control panel>add or remove programs> yahoo messenger>remove.
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Uninstall it and download and install it from scratch from the yahoo site. Same thing happened to my messenger I did just that and now its working fine\nTake care and God Bless
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MSN isn't working properly, hasn't been for some people for a little while, i still cant get on to msn messenger
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may be it is becoz of ur internet connection. are u sure it is disconnecting at regular intervals? if so, u can try to reinstall the yahoo messenger again. try to install the previous version. currently they r giving the beta version. it got so many bugs. so try to get the previous version of beta.
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Could be the cache of your Internet browser. Clear the cache and try again. Could be they blocked your IP for any number of reasons. Could be the port that MSN Messenger uses to communicate through has been blocked by your firewall or virus software. Could be the software needs to be uninstalled, reboot the system and reinstall. It could be the BIOS on the mother board is jamming the ports or causing a redirect of ports. Maybe a program or hardware item you've recently added to the system has interfered with MSN Messenger functions. Maybe something around a hundred various "could bes" could be the problem.
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2 options.\n\n1. configure your firewall to permit yahoo messenger to go online. \n\n2. click on 'connection preferences' on yahoo and then select the option that says 'Firewall with no proxies'. \n\nHope that helps.\n\nFirewall is your problem.
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Yahoo switched off their Java chat, so now you have to use Messenger to connect.\n\nhttp://chat.yahoo.com\n\nWith the change, their servers are probably overloaded.  Hopefully, the problems get sorted out soon.
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I'm assuming you are talking about MSN Messenger here... you weren't very specific.  Messenger may be restricted or blocked on the PC you are for some reason.  If you are trying to connect through a firewall or proxy, it may be blocked and you need the firewall or proxy settings.  If it is not your computer, then the system administrator may have blocked access to your messenger.  You could probably try singing in using the web version of messenger (by going to the messenger web site).  Are you having the same problem with other messenger services (eg. AOL, Yahoo, Trillion, ICQ)?  Messenger services such as Trillion allow you to access other messenger services through one portal.  Otherwise you could try downloading and re-installing the messenger and see if that works.