Yahoo! Messenger (sometimes abbreviated YIM or YM) is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!.
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Yahoo Messenger NOT storing chat messages in conversation history when using Android app? [closed]
When I chat via Yahoo Messenger in Windows 7 desktop PC, the conversation is stored in the history and can be reviewed later.
But when chatting on Android phone, it seems that the conversation is not ...
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Uninstaling Yahoo! Messenger
I am on OSX10.8 and I am trying to delete the Yahoo! Messenger. I can delete the application but I can't delete the profiles associated with it. I have tried searching through the machine, but I can't ...
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How to find out if my IM messages are encrypted?
I'm a Yahoo Messenger addict and I use it extensively with Pidgin on Debian. Unfortunately I moved to a place where I have to share a privately operated network connection with a lot of people I'm not ...
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How to export all archived yahoo messenger chat history quickly?
Currently I have to open chat history, clicking on each nick to see the chat content and keep clicking load more to see more
That is very bothering.
How to export all chat entries quickly?
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force yahoo messenger to use https
I'm accessing yahoo messenger behind a firewall and it seems that yahoo messenger is blocked..
However i-tried the messenger via yahoo mail and it works if I use https.
I know IE is used by yahoo to ...
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How can I recover a saved account password from Yahoo! Messenger on a Mac?
The Problem
I have a friend who's forgotten their Yahoo account password. They changed it recently and forgot what it was changed to. Fortunately, they have saved the password in Yahoo! Messenger ...
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How can I view all previous messages without the “show more messages” button in Yahoo Messenger?
I want to view previous messages from a contact that I had a conversation with, but Yahoo messenger doesn't show more than 30 PM at a time and I have to click the "show more messages" button. This is ...
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Change default application of a URI scheme in Google Chrome
I accidentally make Pidgin the default app for Yahoo Messenger URI scheme (ymsgr://) in Google Chrome. Now, whenever I click on a Yahoo Messenger URI scheme, instead of appearing a popup chat box, ...
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Cannot linking/synchronizing yahoo account/messanger to facebook account
So i was linking my facebook acoount to my YM acoount and everything seems to be fine. But the link is disconnected since a coupe months ago, and if i try to connect/link my acoounts again (from ...
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Yahoo messanger shows :we can't sign in you" in Windows 7 VIVO
I am using windows 7 VIVO, Recently I reset up my notebook. Then I installed Yahoo messenger 11(latest version). I am not able to sign in into YM with any of the Id.
I have tried signing in with ...
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Third party chat client for yahoo chat [closed]
Does anyone know of a good third party chat client for yahoo with these features:
Yahoo Chat Rooms
Video Chat
Voice Chat
Thanks
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Deploy Yahoo Messenger using GPO (Windows Server 2008 r2)
How can i deploy yahoo messenger using group policy in windows server 2008? I've been looking around the web for awhile, but no result.
Thanks,
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Can I receive an email notification from Yahoo Messenger when I am offline?
I use Yahoo Messenger for communication with a few people, but there are large blocks of time when I am not signed in since messages during those times are not likely - e.g., during the weekends.
But ...
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Where is my Yahoo! Messenger 11 chat history stored? How can I search through it?
I need to search for a string of text in my Yahoo! Messenger 11 chat history.
When I view the history using Yahoo! Messenger, all I can do I cycle through past conversations one by one. I remember ...
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difficulty setting my yahoo chat id - can't find the option
NOTE: This is not a web application question. Yahoo instant messenger is a standalone application.
I use yahoo instant messenger, and have a problem that when I chat, the username that comes up is ...
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Can't sign in with Yahoo Messenger?
I'm using the latest version of Yahoo msgr but it won't let me sign in and says "possible problem with secure HTTP connection". BTW my internet connection is fine. I used a vpn before but not now.
I ...
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Cannot open Yahoo Messenger chat window in Firefox 9
I am using Yahoo Messenger through http://mail.yahoo.com in Firefox 9.0.1 under Windows XP.
In Firefox 8, chat works without problem, but in Firefox 9, I can log in to chat, friend list is populated, ...
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Yahoo Messenger has gone completely purple, how do I make it white again?
My Yahoo Messenger (current version v11) has gone completely purple. How do I make it white again?
I've just uninstalled it and installed version 10 from oldversion.com.
I'm hoping though that Yahoo ...
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How do I minimise Yahoo Messenger and have it just appear in the system tray?
How do I minimise Yahoo Messenger and have it just appear in the system tray?
It used to be standard behaviour that when I minimised Yahoo Messenger it wouldn't minimise but go to the system tray.. ...
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Bad Company 2 conflicts with Y! Messenger
I wanted to post this initially to gaming but a second problem has arisen.
I was using Yahoo Messenger 11 without issues until I installed Bad Company 2, the Steam version. When I installed I was ...
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Yahoo video call on Ubuntu
I usually use Yahoo! Messenger on Windows to make video call with my friends. Its video quality on Windows is much better than Skype.
Now that I'm switching to Ubuntu, of course I can switch to using ...
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how to run multiple instances of yahoo messenger? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Run Yahoo Messenger in multiple instances
I want to run multiple Yahoo Messenger instances for different user on the same machine. Is there any way to do that?
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Yahoo messenger with proxy on kubuntu
I am trying to connect to yahoo chat on kubuntu through squid proxy. The proxy system is username/password based. I have tried different solutions like pidgin (has a proxy bug ...
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How can I set all mail to read from yahoo instant messenger / reset notification?
Yahoo! Instant Messenger notifies of new emails, it shows the email subject in a popup, and an icon appears to show that there is new/unread email.
Suppose I want to reset the notification or set ...
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How can I start a chat in Yahoo! Messenger?
Here is a screenshot of my Yahoo! Messenger (I'm using v10). I don't see an option for starting a chat in the menu. Where is it?
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How can I access Yahoo messenger network from Google talk?
I do have problems connecting to Y! with Pidgin and I want to take advantage of transport protocol in Jabber/XMPP in order to access Yahoo messenger from Google Talk or other XMPP service.
Is there ...
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Yahoo! Messenger messages don't appear on IM window after doing a Process Explorer+Autoruns cleanup
My wife's laptop was plagued with various malware so after doing an anti-virus run, I used Sysinternals Process Explorer and Autoruns utilities to find windows startup calls and other trash calls ...
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Run Yahoo Messenger in multiple instances
We can do this with previous version of Yahoo Messenger (here is how-to). But with the latest version, same method cannot be applied. Any ideas?
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Can't install yahoo messenger on windows xp
I am trying to install Yahoo Messenger 10 on windows xp but it never finish. It create a GLBD6.tmp and it use 100% CPU. Any ideas why?
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Pidgin on windows can't transfer / receive files
I use yahoo messenger using pidgin on windows and I don't know why, I can't transfer / receive files. It always failed :(.
Windows: 7 Ultimate editions
Pidgin: 2.7.1
Pager Port: 5050
File transfer ...
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How to get rid of “I'm mobile” status when not actually logging in?
I often see my cousin status to be "I'm mobile" but when chatting with him, he recieves no message from me. He doesn't know how to turn that feature off. Please guide us how to.
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Alternatives to Yahoo Messenger for Windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Best alternative to Windows Live Messenger
I'm looking for alternative programs other then the offical client to use with Yahoo messenger on Windows.
What options are ...
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Method to find out if someone is logging a conversation on Yahoo Messenger
just wondering if there was a way to stop, or at the very least tell if someone is logging a text conversation on Yahoo Messenger.
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Settings for file transfer via yahoo protocol on pidgin
OS > Windows Vista Home Premium
I have tried sending and receiving files with my friend who is using yahoo messenger but it fails every time.
Are there specific settings I should use?
-I managed to ...
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New Windows XP install, sound quality on Yahoo Messenger is bad
I just installed a new Windows XP on an old laptop. I did all of the updates I was asked for.
I installed the latest driver updates from the official laptop producer site. Now, when I try to use ...
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How can I simultaneously use multiple IM sessions
Is there a tool which will allow me to use all my IM identities from Yahoo | Google at the same time. I would prefer not to logout and login with a different IM identity if I have to communicate with ...
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be invisible to one particular user in Pidgin
Is there any way to be invisible to just one user on my Pidgin buddy list, and visible to everyone else? It is a Yahoo Messenger user in case that matters.
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How to resize Yahoo Messenger window?
Yahoo Messenger is huge:
And that's as short as you can make it, it won't shrink vertically anymore.
How can I make it a more reasonable size, e.g.:
In fact, if we're making it look better, ...
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Yahoo Messenger - How to mass-export entire message archive as text files
I would like to export my entire message archive to plain text format so I can search it. Is this doable?
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Yahoo Messenger IP range
I use PeerBlock (former PeerGuardian) and, as a consequence, Yahoo Messenger (actually Pidgin) fails to connect every once in a while; PeerBlock reports the access being blocked because the ...
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Setting MSN or Yahoo! Messenger status to Invisible or Offline when idle for an hour
Where, or how, do I set it up in MSN Messenger or Yahoo! Messenger to automatically switch my status to either "Invisible" or "Offline" when idle for a half hour, or an hour?
I know how to set my ...
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Where is my Yahoo Messenger password stored on disk?
(Disclaimer: What I am doing is legal.)
I am trying to recover my stored passwords from a laptop that died on me. I have backed up bits and pieces of my old disk, and now I am running Messenger Key ...
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The cause and solution in unclear ym photo sharing
Is it because of slow internet connection that the image shared on the other side is unclear and only shows pixels.
Any solution to this problem?
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Stop Yahoo Messenger (ymgr_tray.exe) from auto-starting during boot
I am using Yahoo Messenger version 9 on Windows Xp home and disabled auto starting during bootup using msconfig(unchecked the program to stop starting up). But I still find the ymgr_tray.exe process ...
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prevent Yahoo messenger from converting emoticons to graphical smilies
Yahoo Messenger seems to automatically convert certain sequences of characters into graphical smilies. I think that this is annoying because I frequently try to send and receive lines of code, which ...
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How to change Yahoo Messenger 10 status?
How do I change the Yahoo Messenger 10 status according to the music that is playing?
I tried all the software I found. Most of them are old and not compatible with Yahoo Messenger 10. And as a music ...
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In Yahoo Messenger, when I appear online to only a few selected contacts (from the Stealth Settings menu), how can I set a status for them to see?
In Yahoo Messenger, when I'm signed on as invisible, and I right-click a contact and in the Stealth Settings I set "Appear online to ", can I set a status for that contact to see? And the rest see me ...
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Export Yahoo Messanger block list?
Is there anyway to export the blocked users list in yahoo messenger ?
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Cannot log into Yahoo! Messenger
I am using the Yahoo Messenger client. The problem is that it will not log in until after I have been logged into windows for 5 minutes or so. If I try and connect before 5 minutes, it just sits ...
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How to change the default browser in Yahoo! Messenger
I've noticed that after I reinstalled Yahoo! Messenger 2 weeks ago, clicking on a link in a chat window opens in IE, while before it was defaulting to Firefox. How can I change the default browser ...
