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1. Thanks fo the update. I will download it right away.
   The new offline message feature looks very interesting.

   Comment by Andrei Dutu — January 12, 2009 #

2. in my messenger call option which we use to call others computers and do voice chat is disabled ….
   i cannot find any option to enable it….

   i want it now…..yahoo has done aa gr8 job by udating its version but forgot the main thing to include call option in IM windows….plss help me to resolve this…..

   Comment by sriharsha — January 12, 2009 #

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4. Ughhh. Why are we still not able to maximise the main Yahoo! messenger window. This is so irritating to work in a small size window. It’s so irritating that I have almost completely stopped using Yahoo! messenger. I don’t even see anyone online in my Yahoo! messenger list these days.

   Please give the option to maximise the main Yahoo! messenger window. I complained about this last time as well. I thought this new version would have that option….but it doesn’t. Why are you people such thickskins?

   Comment by noname — January 12, 2009 #

5. The new Yahoo Messenger i don’t like how you see users type now in the pm Window y would you’s even do that anyways can yous change it back or have a Option how ppl would like to see users typing to you in the pm window in Preferences

   also you’s need to fix with what ever you’s done with the call if im chatting with someone who’s not on my list and they wanna do call you cant even do it now

   Comment by Cisco — January 12, 2009 #

6. Ehh, if I were you I’d make the new typing notification optional with the option to switch between them.

   However, the following bugs have NOT been addressed…

   Messenger Bugs:

   -The size of the text input area in instant messages isn’t saved.
   -Sometimes the instant message window size isn’t saved.
   -There is no way to turn off the Messenger tips (in the IM windows) in Messenger, other than a registry key from the v8.1.0.421 build.
   -Cannot perform : chat emotes in chats anymore.
   -Version registry key under HKCU\Software\yahoo\pager is still stuck as 0.0.0.0.
   -Messenger locks up for no reason at times, especially with a captcha visible on screen. Could be possibly due to a bug in yui.dll.

   I’d recommend going back to the old system put in place with Messenger v8.1 and before regarding the instant message window size, placement and text input area size.

   Now, there’s some server-side problems and exploits you guys should be aware of.

   Server-side Issues & Exploits:

   -Webcam servers are unstable and sometimes unusable.
   -Donkey Punch chat room voice chat exploit.
   -0×1C additional conference invite packet exploit which can be used to fill the disconnection buffer queue (the ‘buffer boot’) to disconnect ANY users.
   -0×1C additional conference invite packets can be sent over 9K in size due to a bug in service 81 (it can only be sent from the SP1 and AC4 servers) which can disconnect ANY users.
   -Users are able to launch denial-of-service attacks on the RTP servers of an individual chat room, which causes ALL users to lose voice chat due to the RTP servers having low bandwidth.

   I recommend removing the disconnection rule (buffer) from the servers again like back in May 2008, which essentially ’solved’ the buffer boot exploit going around. I’d also recommend moving all the RTP servers to something that can handle DoS attacks on it.

   Comment by Venom — January 12, 2009 #

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8. I don’t like the new typing notifications message placement.

   FIrst of all it seems a bit strange to have it appear in the middle of the window. (pin it to the bottom left of the window would be better imo) Secondly, it disappears when I’ve typed and sent a new message, so I lose the ability to see when the previous message I got came. Sure I can turn on timestamps, but that’s still more work than before. And that’s always a bad thing.

   And now there’s unused real estate where they used to be. I suppose you intend to put text ads there?

   To summarize, I don’t see the point of moving it.

   Comment by daniel — January 12, 2009 #

9. I just wish that the Yahoo team will just fix the Webcam Server Busy issue. It is really hard to have a webcam conversation when everytime I or my girlfriend try to connect and we get that server busy notification.

   Please just try to fix that problem..

   Thanks!

   Comment by PiNoYz — January 12, 2009 #

10. When will Y! Messenger get a decent interface? This new one is pretty flamboyant. Why isn’t there a way to use Windows native skin? Kthxbye.

    Comment by ihatethenewpepsilogo.com — January 12, 2009 #

11. Oh how nice, messenger has been updated. Unfortunately, because profiles are hosed and chatrooms are mostly “botrooms”, most of my friends have left yahoo which renders any updates to messenger pretty much useless to me…. actually, messenger is pretty much useless to me now.

    Comment by GS — January 12, 2009 #

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13. No wonder their Yahoo Messenger works! Isn’t the mouse cursor displayed on the preview pic from XP?

    Comment by Homer — January 12, 2009 #

14. It would be great if the Yahoo team would work on the Mac client as much as they work on the Windows client.

    Yahoo for MAC is a joke, pull your finger out and do something about it.

    Comment by Alex — January 13, 2009 #

15. hello ….

    iam from india why dont yahoo include yahoo voice chat in ym india version….it would be gr8 if they add it to the comming updates…..

    Comment by sriharsha — January 13, 2009 #

16. I don’t like the new typing notification message, I wish I could make it back to the bottom… hope Y! Messenger make an option for that. the new Offline message window could be better.

    Comment by Omid Farhang — January 13, 2009 #

17. It’s an alright release, I don’t like how you changed the location of who’s typing, and for some reason my friend is showing up as a power user even though they don’t know their one and have never been informed that they are, it’s strange.

    Comment by Chris — January 13, 2009 #

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19. thanks for all the messenger..
    make my world wide…

    Comment by maricris — January 13, 2009 #

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21. I don’t like Yahoo 9 becouse there’s a huge BUG on it and not even on this version it’s not fixed. Yahoo 9 still activates automaticly the animation of maximize and minimize.i don’t know if i should call it a “bug” but atleast give us the option to disable it becouse not everybody needs that option and it’s quite annoying

    Comment by Shakalu — January 13, 2009 #

22. hy there.. i`m mucu.. and i must say .. yahoo 9 is a nasol version .. please don`t disable yahoo 8 .. i will kill my self

    Comment by mucu — January 13, 2009 #

23. Mucu, it’s only a matter of time until the YMSG15 protocol Yahoo! Messenger v8.1 uses becomes dated, and removed. It may be a couple years until the protocol is pulled since the older YMSG12 protocol is still in effect.

    Which brings up a point Yahoo, isn’t it about time to disable YMSG12 support?

    Comment by Venom — January 13, 2009 #

24. Bring back the Vista WPF version for VIsta PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE other than the fact if was a per user install which meant more multiople copies of unnecassary files it actually worked. If they could make a per machine and bring it back it would be great.

    Comment by Tom Stack — January 13, 2009 #

25. Im finding with the 9.0.0.2112 i lose voice after awhile and have to turn it off then back on if im in a Conference my Sound card is Realtek HD

    Comment by Cisco — January 13, 2009 #

26. All I want from yahoo is to be able to hear in a chat room. I have vista, no matter what I do, I can’t hear a thing.

    Comment by Kat — January 13, 2009 #

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28. harder to remove the ads – lol

    Comment by dedndave — January 13, 2009 #

29. heya Kat – the sound problem is with vista – not messenger – google it – you will find all kinds of others who have had the same problem, and fixed it – dedndave

    Comment by dedndave — January 13, 2009 #

30. ok,,,just updated to the newest version yahoo messenger v9.0.0.2112.

    and the luanchCast music plug-in is still not working all the way,,what i mean is only parts of it is working.

    so when i get around to it ,,i’m going to do a video screen recording and try and explain in a video what i mean by that and then post the video on youtube.com and then i will hopefuly put another comment on here with a link to it.

    and yes yahoo tech tried to help and i tried everything they said to do.
    all the other plug-ins i use work just fine.
    just that one stupid plug-in

    Comment by karen — January 13, 2009 #

31. I have found that the option of ‘ignore chat invitations’ does not work…Even with the option to ‘ignore all but on friends list’ and the ‘ignore chat invites’ chat invites and add friend invites are still coming through….Booters in chat rooms are using this via ‘conference invites’ to boot people off their messengers..

    Comment by Pauline — January 13, 2009 #

32. These are some problem of my YM 9.0 version:

    I can’t accept & send file to my friend..sometimes I can do that..but often cannot..

    &sometimes my friend see me as invisible while at that time I view available..&my other friend see me available..

    when in conference..let’s say we were 7 people..sometimes one of them talk & I can’t see the conversation that he wrote..but only that one person..the rest..is normal..then I have to sign out..sign in again..&then join the conversation again..

    why was that?it’s so weird..

    oh..&a lot of audibles can’t appear..did not available..huhu..

    Comment by Eleonora — January 13, 2009 #

33. uh nooooo you making it worse

    Why did you move the bottom of xx typing a message for?

    Now I really want the old messenger back!

    Please stop screwing up and making it better!

    Comment by yolarrydabomb — January 13, 2009 #

34. its still not working for me it pops up and freezes every single time.

    Comment by Kevin — January 14, 2009 #

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36. Congratulations to Carol Bartz on her appointment as CEO for yahoo. I hope that she takes some time to read the yahoo messenger blog posts and re-directs the messenger team to fix everything that they’ve broken or allowed to fail over the past few years. I know I’m probably dreaming but, it could happen. I might even win the lottery, LOL

    Comment by GS — January 14, 2009 #

37. Still using Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta. After installing the new version it stopped working, went to the previous 9.0 and it failed to start too. EPIC FAIL yahoo

    Comment by Predator7 — January 14, 2009 #

38. Hello Yahoo Team.

    Congrats for Yahoo Mesenger that you released last time.
    I have an idea. It’s something that I want to say to you and I think also that is a good think that you can improve in YM. It would be very nice if you can add a search box on instant messaging window, and one in the message archive area.
    What do you think about this? I’ve spent much time searching some words in the conversation window, just to remember something that the person said about. It would be quickly to find these few words that I remember, to find the entire context where it was.
    In message archive window it would be also very nice to introduce the search box. I’m sure that every person wanted one day to find an old conversation that they made with someone. For example, with one person I have many conversations made until today, and I want to find one from these. But there are a lot of conversations with that person, so I can find it fast. If i know some words that I remember from that conversation, it would be easier for me to find it, and to read it again.
    This is my idea, hoping you to read and take it in the consideration.

    Regards from Romania, sorry for english language mistakes and keep up the good work!

    Comment by Cristian — January 14, 2009 #

39. And you STILL assume I want to load your client everytime I start Windows. You can remember almost every other option on an upgrade yet, still push your attempt for starting with Windows.

    Comment by Chris — January 14, 2009 #

40. Looking forward to using the new version of the offline message window!

    Fred Smilek
    Webpage- http://sites.google.com/site/fredjsmilek/

    Fred Smilek is the acting president of the Society to Save Endangered Species. It was founded in 2006 by Fred Smilek along with his two best friends Charles and Jonathan.

    Comment by Fred Smilek — January 14, 2009 #

41. How can I download version 8?

    I don’t like 9, the looks, the way it works, nothing. I want 8 back.

    Comment by Bob — January 14, 2009 #

42. heeeeeeeeeeeeeey….what did you doooooooooooooooooo????? the smiley are much smaller than the used to be that’s not coooooooooool man…you didn;t like the bigger smiley…u return to normal..and know you made them even more smaller????? i;m starting to dislike yahoo messenger…really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by seba — January 14, 2009 #

43. http://www.freecreed.com just about every version of messenger can be found there

    Comment by just helping — January 14, 2009 #

44. Cristian, I really like your idea of adding search capabilities to archived messages.

    Yahoo! Messenger team, please consider adding this feature, as I frequently use your product to communicate with business associates. It would be very helpful to search my archives for specific words.

    Also, the new version of Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 hangs for about 30-45 seconds at logon. I am running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64-bit on a Dell Precision T3400. Once the program starts responding again, it doesn’t have this problem until the next logon.

    Comment by Dustin Cook — January 14, 2009 #

45. Wow, it is so refreshing to read a post about a positive suggestion like Christian’s. It tops all the negative whining that others make on this page, I back up Christian’s idea 100%! It would be such a treat to be able to search key phrases in archives to find a certain conversation that otherwise would be such an effort to find.

    Also Yahoo! I do like the new offline message box you guys revamped. Makes it a lot easier to spam messages of those that aren’t on my list. One suggestion I have though, will the limit on the ignore list ever be raised? I think it only ignores a 100 ID limit and once it’s reached, the spam feature doesn’t keep the spamming ID’s block. If something like that could be worked on it would be great!

    Thanks for improving Yahoo. Again, listen to Christian’s idea, I think he gots something golden there.

    Comment by Regulo — January 14, 2009 #

46. super!very useful

    Comment by MANI PALLAVAN.P — January 14, 2009 #

47. I am using the new 9.x version. It is pretty cool.

    Comment by JesseJames — January 15, 2009 #

48. WOW !!!!!! great update ..
    VISTA crash ( bug ) fixed …
    i love u yahoo messenger technical team .

    Best regards

    Comment by Moein — January 15, 2009 #

49. please fix the yahoo music plug-in.
    it dont work all the way.
    only parts of it work.
    file transfers dont work.

    are you putting up beta’s as the final version ?.

    Comment by the messenger — January 15, 2009 #

50. THEY need to fic the BOOTING before anything

    Comment by Bring Back Old Profiles — January 15, 2009 #

51. Just a quick note on the new version: it seems that Messenger won’t display the time of the last message received under the message window. I don’t know if this is intentional, but it has been a really handy thing, so can it come back?

    Comment by Szasza — January 15, 2009 #

52. UPDATE on my last comment: the last message time has appeared in one of my conversation windows. But only on one, so it might still be buggy. (By the way, I’m on Win7 Beta right now, so this could be an issue as well)

    Comment by Szasza — January 15, 2009 #

53. Please help. I’m from Madrid Spain, I downloaded the Yahoo Messenger 9 Beta because I want to receive text messages in my mobile from friends whenever I’m not online. The thing is, I can’t find the mobile button on the YM’s window and when I tried registrating my mobile no. there seems to be only 17 countries and Spain is not included. How do I go about having to receive text messages from YM in my mobile?

    Comment by Jarred — January 15, 2009 #

54. why are there suddenly ads on my messenger. i do not like them. they are very distracting.

    Comment by cad — January 15, 2009 #

55. Hello all, Before I even try this new so called bug free. Does it solve the Display picture issues, does anyone know about this???? Does it solve the sign in issues ? Does it solve the webcam issues . Does it solve the chat room issues ?? Can any one tell me fixes on this I am using Vista prem sp1 norton . I have plenty of space left for this and others. Running Hp with logitec have 6150 sound but messenger still says voice not activated . My point is, I just want a full functioning messenger with chat rooms. Thanks all. D.H.

    Comment by D Hutch — January 15, 2009 #

56. my yahoo launchCast music plug-in dont work right.
    only parts of it is working

    Comment by cindy — January 15, 2009 #

57. whats up with the yahoo LaunchCast music plugin.
    its not working correctly.
    only parts of it are working.
    the last version was this way too.

    Comment by jim — January 15, 2009 #

58. my yahoo launch cast plugin the same way too Jim and cindy
    i sure hope they fix it soon.
    other then that i love yahoo.

    Comment by verna — January 15, 2009 #

59. Hey come on Yahoo! Team, every time you make an update for Y! Messenger, WE HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE YAHOO! MESSENGER AGAIN. Come on, cant you’ll make an updater or something? Just change the files that are needed. Every time there is an update, we have to Download Y! messenger all over AGAIN!! Do you know how painfull that is?? Other than that, You’ll are doing a great job. Keep it up guys

    Comment by Marc — January 16, 2009 #

60. HEJ!!
    Please revert to the yahoo messenger beta 9.0 emoticons, they were great, why did you downgrade again?
    I have calling problems, my phone calls don’t get through but i get billed for them, yahoo messenger hangs..
    let us add custom themes also…

    Comment by Naderiano — January 16, 2009 #

61. add sweden to the countris who can get mobile messages when offline PLZZZZZ

    Comment by Naderiano — January 16, 2009 #

62. noticed that periodically the program hangs up when changing chatrooms. I’m guessing that it ist his version of messenger causing the issue since the problem didn’t exist until I updated.

    Comment by Gary S — January 16, 2009 #

63. Sorry not upgrading till you fix the call feature at least lol

    Comment by Karl — January 17, 2009 #

64. I was so excited that was an update i run windows vista i fixed the voice issue when i first downloaded messenger 8 .Since yesterday i found apart that i lose voice in room and i have to do voice on off it also freezes my pc why is that?

    Comment by ann — January 17, 2009 #

65. Anyone else having troubles adding contacts to their messenger list. When adding a contact I get the following messages:

    “Please wait while the contact is added to your Messenger list…”

    After some time I get this response:

    “The operation may have succeeded. Please check your Messenger List later.”

    But the contact never appears in my list – any ideas. I have the latest version of messenger. 9.0.0.2112

    Comment by DC — January 17, 2009 #

66. Thanks for the update but is there a way you guys can add tabbed ims in 9.0 that way the ims aren’t so cluttered

    Comment by dal — January 17, 2009 #

67. I love 9.0.0.2112 look compared to 8.1. My only major issue I’ve had with 9.0 beta’s and beyond is the launchcast radio. It loads and shows me the groups of stations but won’t let me select anything. So I downgraded to the last known version of 8.1…… there was never an issue when you released 8.1 anything… what happened?

    Comment by Alece — January 18, 2009 #

68. Hey i like the new YM 9.0 only thing photo sharing still does not work, all you see is a grey box.

    Comment by Jeff — January 18, 2009 #

69. please move the xxxxx is typing a message back to the bottom. I don’t like the new location at all

    thanks

    Comment by SimX9000 — January 18, 2009 #

70. Problem: When logging onto Messenger a msg appears saying your account has been locked.
    I try it next day it works fine, then a day or two later i try to log in again and it says account locked.

    Possible Fix: When hackers or whoever is trying to access my account tries to log in 3 times, send them to the Forgot Password site automatically, instead of locking my account. Its becoming an ongoing problem and driving me insane!

    Comment by Frustrated — January 19, 2009 #

71. When is the Search function going to be introduced in Archive ?

    Comment by Radu — January 19, 2009 #

72. I had Messenger 8 with vioice out and a balance of $9.63 in my account. When I upgraded to Messenger 9 my voice account was not transferred to Messenger 9
    This started on December 18 and despite numerous chats witgh live assistant and e mails to Yahoo nothing has been done. Does anyone experience this problem?

    Comment by Louise Dandino — January 19, 2009 #

73. @Alece Get the latest Yahoo! Messenger?
    @ Frustrated
    This happened to me before I just logged into https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?
    Then try logging back into Yahoo! Messenger.
    @ivx That could be in the newest one, I’m sure they are working on a version as we speak.

    -Also guys make sure you submit feedback.

    ___
    Anyway Yahoo!, this is a great update I can’t wait for up coming changes.

    I have one suggestion though, is to add a setting (in Messages) so if no one wants the typing message to be inline with the messages in the box I think you should set up a Disable / Enable option because some people like the older way too. =)
    I just love that offline message thing though.

    Keep going!
    Kai

    Comment by Kai — January 19, 2009 #

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75. I have not been able to get the webcam working in this version 9.0.0.2112 messenger simply crashes every time i try giving me this in temp txt file

    Comment by Sakar — January 19, 2009 #

76. I have downloaded version 2009.01.12.1 at least twice and have tried to install and launch on at least three different times with the same bad results. I get a Yahoo IM 9.0 message before login appears stating that the program will need to be shut down for reasons unknown to me. The message is delivered every time even on re-boot prior to activating the icon. Then also, removal of the software is very difficult because of the repeat occurrance of this error message – I have had to revert to operating the Windows XP in a ‘fail safe’ mode in order to remove the IM 9.0. I will be watching for a cure to this problem.

    Comment by Lowell Gold — January 20, 2009 #

77. I have a laptop running Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + SP1 + all updates to date. The latest version of Y!M 9 installs perfectly, works alright, except for the fact that whenever i doubleclick a contact’s nickname from the contact list or whenever i receive a message from an on-line contact, the message window does not pop-up on top of any apps i am working under, it just minimizes to the Taskbar, despite the fact that it’s set to “Show the message window”, not “Minimize the message window…”. And another thing: no messages appear on the bottom right of the screen.
    All’s fine under Y!M 8.

    Comment by Alex — January 20, 2009 #

78. Yahoo Voice will not display phone number (caller id) of forwarded calls now and it used to in earlier versions. I really would like that option back!

    Comment by Mike — January 20, 2009 #

79. i have download this software ..but install at that time it is ask fire wall sitting change
    i aslo change but it is not install…

    Comment by kader — January 21, 2009 #

80. When are the developers going to fix the problem of Messenger 9 always turning on the Windows minimize/maximize animation? It is unnacceptable that an application would change a user’s Windows settings without permission. As long as this is the case, Messenger 9 is unusable by me. I am currently forced to use Yahoo Messenger 8. Please fix or I won’t be able to use any of the version 9 features in the future.

    Comment by Windom E. — January 21, 2009 #

81. yahoo version 9 sucks! it cannot delete call history.

    Comment by ken — January 21, 2009 #

82. I installed the latest update, but I noticed the Friend’s List and IM windows switch places on the taskbar. For example, I will have my Friend’s List at the beginning, but when I open an IM window and then minimize the Friend’s List, the IM window is at the beginning and the Friend’s list is 2nd. It was fine with the previous version. Is it a bug? I restore my computer back to when I didn’t have that problem. Please get back to me. Thanks!

    Comment by Frank — January 22, 2009 #

83. Now Don’t get me wronge I like the new Vista, But why in the HELL. I can’t seem to get the web cam part to wrk? Then on top of that I had to go back to the OLD MESSENGER. 2 I went to the old Messenger ALL OF MY CONTACTS ARENT IN MY ADRESS BOOK. WHY IS THAT????? I would like to use the NEW VISTA,But If I cant get the web cam to wrk. I will have to use the old version.

    Pls Help ME……..

    Comment by Rae — January 22, 2009 #

84. Glad you guys are still working on YIM. Tried the new build but once I fire up my F5 VPN connection for work, it will not sign back in. Had to downgrade and the older build (2034) works fine.

    There are some anoying issues with calling contacts and the Call button not being correct. What I mean by this is sometimes I will be in a call with someone talking away and yet the button will be the Call button like we are not in a call. So in order to hang up I have to close the IM window. Which brings up another suggestions… I often ‘x’ out/close an IM window by mistake and if its one that I’m in a call with someone with, the call of course drops. It would be nice if there was a option to “Warn before closing IM window with active call’.

    Comment by Gerry — January 23, 2009 #

85. Please, please, please implement the following feature to Yahoo! Messenger:
    *The ability to create custom shortcut keys for every menu item (I am specifically interested in being able to open anyone’s profile with ONE click or 2 simultaneous keystores max, whether I highlight them in a chat room or have a chat window open with them)
    *The ability to automatically ignore any messages with links in them and even create filters to be able to ignore messages AND people who send a specific line or so (this will help us reduce spam by ourselves)

    Comment by Suzanna — January 24, 2009 #

86. “- A new location for the typing notification message. When you’re in an IM conversation, you’ll notice that the “XXXX is typing a message” notification now appears inline with the conversation up above (rather than at the bottom of the IM window). ”

    Bad idea… sorry to say, but I don’t think there is a single person that likes this change.
    I suggest switching it back the way it was

    Comment by BuSyMan — January 24, 2009 #

87. I am having problems getting connected. Could you please help me. My son is overseas and I can never get going please help. when it get to 99 then their is a error.

    Comment by angela — January 24, 2009 #

88. I have a new HP Pavilion Notebook w/Vista
    I have a built webcam. On yahoo messenger webcam I get error message can’t connect to server when I try to view someone elses webcam. Also when they try and view my webcam get same message. I connect with DSL thru my wireless home network.

    Comment by Jim — January 24, 2009 #

89. i have a dell inspiron 1525 w/vista
    when i get connect pc to pc i get one way voice ,this happen when i install the new vercion 9.0 and it send a message tha the other person have a diffrent vercion of yahoo.also i do not have my web cam icon ,how do i get back my old messanger install?

    Comment by JORGE — January 24, 2009 #

90. download still stops at around 99%. why don’t you just temporarily close the download site or post an advisory.

    it sucks!

    Comment by tom — January 25, 2009 #

91. Yeah I already told you I disapprove of the new xxx is typing a message placement.

    But another annoying thing about it is that it takes a few seconds after my girlfriend has sent me a message before the “last message receieved on xxx” message shows up. And when it does, the text moves up a bit, which makes me for a second think she’s sent me another message, while she hasn’t. Equally disappointing every time

    Comment by daniel — January 25, 2009 #

92. I can’t click on the mail button to check my mail anymore, it says application not found. It just started to do this.
    thanks in advance

    Comment by Qhj — January 26, 2009 #

93. I am so confused on witch messenger to download,the 9 or its upgrade there are so many people still complaining about it! I liked the old version stile the way it looked and the fact that you could go back and reread the conversation if you forgot something,and that you could buzz the person you talking too! what i didnt like on the old version for vista was the fact that you couldn’t use the web cam! you should of stuck with the way that the old version looked,addeded the webcam and the other new plug ins&call options to it!

    Comment by Mike — January 26, 2009 #

94. I’ve had an ongoing problem with YM 9 and I keep hoping it will be solved with the next build, but it keeps occuring…

    After there’s more than 2-3 IM windows open, YM pretty much takes over my PC. CPU utilization is over 98% and nothing else gets done. The hourglass pulses on and off. Sometimes it clears up after a few minutes, and sometimes I have to crash it manually.

    Usually, but not always, a new IM window is in the process of being started (opened).

    Anyone else experiencing this problem?

    Comment by elektrik — January 26, 2009 #

95. [...] | admin Yahoo has released an update of its Messenger version 9.0. The new version, as highlighted on the Yahoo Messenger Blog, [...]

    Pingback by Yahoo Messenger Gets An Update | SEO Backlinking - SEO and Online Reputation Management Blog — January 27, 2009 #

96. That’s great! i’ve just downloaded the latest version. Thanks for the update.

    Comment by Reza — January 27, 2009 #

97. I have downloade and installed version 9.0.0.2112. I’m VISTA. The messenger portion work great but when I go into chat the program STILL crashes. I’m using Logitec web cam also. ?????????????????. I completly remove all of Yahoo before I installed the new vesion. Same results.

    Comment by Gll — January 28, 2009 #

98. How can I download yahoo messenger to one user account and not have it appear on all user accounts.??

    Comment by lisasmom_2000@yahoo.com — January 28, 2009 #

99. I am noticing new builds pretty often now.

    Some bugs still remain.

    Could you please publish a change log? Could you also please move the ignore list functionality off the client and to the server and make it unlimited?

    Thank you.

    Comment by Leonid S. Knyshov — January 28, 2009 #

100. I am using YM 9.0.0.2123 and there’s no LaunchCAST radio plug-in. Where did it go? The earlier version of YM( (can’t remember what number) was way better except for the error in file transfers, otherwise everything was working perfectly.

     Comment by PJ — January 29, 2009 #

101. Why would you release something with known bugs? Haven’t you heard of quality control?

     The call setup assistant hangs now. I can’t make voice calls to my wife overseas! Thanks a lot morons!

     Comment by chris — January 30, 2009 #

102. HEY! You listenin’ over there?

     When.. WHEN.. are we going to get TABBED conversations? You were making promise with Yahoo Messenger for Vista, and then you went and canceled that. Now we’re left with this bloated mess. You guys should think about taking an idea from MSN and seeing how they stream their webcam through their client, because it is infinitely better than yours.

     Comment by Sidney. — January 30, 2009 #

103. Do one thing…..
     Do it well….
     Then, move on.
     Your programmers are so busy cutting releases, they have lost sight of the goals.

     Comment by dedndave — January 30, 2009 #

104. changes are coming in launchcast – therefore, i doubt they will change anything to do with launchcast until the changes are in place – see the link below

     http://music.yahoo.com/launchcast/subscription/

     Comment by dedndave — February 1, 2009 #

105. it goes to one hundred percent and does not finish downloading

     Comment by Edith Sutterfield — February 1, 2009 #

106. well i just talked to a yahoo tech person on online chat.
     and they say to upgrade to yahoo 9.0.0.2124.
     so i did ,,,it did not fix my plugin issue.
     —————
     my issues with the 9.0 Launchcast issues and gotten replies from like 7 different people with NO relief… I’m going insane.. and verizon is my Internet provider too.. and they still can’t help! Even though this isn’t a post about that specific plug… MAYBE someone will see it and fix something in a future build. Okay, so i have the latest version of 9.0
     ——–
     I made sure i have all the recent updates installed on both computer and I upgraded there YM to the latest version along with the verizon browser update. After the new YM installed on there computer installed everything loaded everything worked, launchcast loads and lets me play the default stations fine.. …… it lets me click the stations pop up menu and loads the names of the lists (generes, themes, pop, hard rock hip hip soft country, my station), it shows me the arrows next to genres and themes and when you mouse over them thee sub catigories are supposed to pop out, but they don’t. I have to pass my mouse over genres like 3 times to get it to pop out and it lets me select my station, but it won’t let me choose anything from the themes menu and below that. Say I listen to 3 stations under genres (ie pop, christian, dance) but then I want to my station… I have to literally go to my plugins menu, stop the plugin, and restart it so it reloads the 3 default stations!… thats stupid and irritating… ALL the other plugins work.. weather, yahoo 360 etc.. this is the ONLY issue I’m having and it makes me sad because I LOVE you guys!!!! .
     –
     I know I am NOT the only person having this issue, all my friends, that use either XP SP2 or SP3 are having the same issues.

     Maybe your missing something but please someone help.

     Comment by karen — February 3, 2009 #

107. I don’t like the new friend typing notification message. Please remove it, or have as an option added in Preferences.

     Comment by marton — February 4, 2009 #

108. I have been a Yahoo!IM member since forever, but suddenly when I added a new contact I cannot read when he writes or what I type in the IM text window. I have tried changing my text format, my settings, logging on/off, but I still cannot read what he or I write. It is starting to seriously frustrate me. PLEASE help me.

     Comment by Ali — February 7, 2009 #

109. Hiya Ali,
     Try this…
     1) uninstall yahoo messenger
     2) delete the entire registry key:
     [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager]
     3) re-install yahoo messenger
     That will usually fix the odd-ball problems
     – Dave

     Comment by dedndave — February 10, 2009 #

110. Hello,
     More than the localization of the “friend typing notification message”, I would like to speak about the way it is working now:
     When a friend is typing, the notification message appears immediately and stays for about 10 sec. It is always working like this.
     Even if a friend is typing a long message for about 30sec or more, I can’t see the notification anymore 10 sec after he has started writing.
     So I have no notification for the last 20 sec (or more) and I don’t know if he has stopped writing or not.
     To make me clear, in fact, the notification message reacts each time as if my friend was typing for only about 10 sec and stop.
     I have also notice that my friend needs to totally stop typing on YM for about 7 sec to re-activate the notification message on my windows.
     This is far too long!! And it was not working like this with YM8.
     My conclusion is that the notification message is not working as well as it was previously.
     It is daily annoying to have this doubt when someone is starting to writing you: “Has he stopped writing? Or is he writing me a long message? “
     In conclusion: I would prefer no notification at all than a “non accurate one”.
     I would be very VERY pleased to have an answer from the Yahoo messenger team about this.
     Thanks for all.

     Comment by poupart — February 12, 2009 #

111. Hello,

     I don’t like the new typing notifications message placement.!!!!!!

     PLEASE PUT A OPTION AND LET ME CHOSE WHERE I WANT TO SEE “x is typing a message”. TAHNK YOU.

     Comment by vic — March 21, 2009 #

112. i m not able to see call option in yahoo 9(free pc to pc call). please help .

     Comment by vivek kumar — May 30, 2009 #

113. hi, i having a problem with my version 9.0.0.2162, when i log in, my contacts doesn’t update, what i mean is for example i dont see may frend ker online, but he sees me online and he is absolutely online, i need to restart my messanger in order to see him online, or an online frend goes offline, what i still see is he is still online even though he is already gone… im thinking what might be the problem here? when this happens i log in my accnt to meebo 1st then logout, then login in my messanger… that does the job.. but wth do i need to do that everytime? can someone tell me whats the problem here? and what to do? is it the messanger problem? thnx!

     Comment by darwin — June 6, 2009 #

114. Hi, the call forward functionality is not working in Yahoo voice. I uninstalled/installed several times also. Yahoo messenger version is 9.0.0.2162. I contacted Yahoo tech support. They have been trying to fix the issue from past one month. It used to work earlier. Suddenly, it stopped working. Has anyone faced this kind of problem? Please help me.

     Comment by Shiva — June 18, 2009 #

115. Hello
     I want to ask you to change the location for the typing notification message (“XXXX is typing a message”). It was very nice before, when it appeared under the text box. And a thing that bothered me for a long time was the “show messages from background windows at bottom right of screen” option. It is very annoying that everytime I receive a message it appears in the corner. At the beginning, there was a single message that appeared in the corner of the screen (announcing that a new im window appeared on the taskbar) and it was nicer. I think it is useless making it appear everytime your friend writes a line.

     Oh, and about the idea with the archive search. I often thought about how nice it would be to have something like that (when I wanted to see something specific in my archive) and it is frustrating when I want to find something in a very big archive and I can’t and have to look through it for hours to find what I need. I think that many people would like it if there was an archive!

     Comment by Crispy — June 18, 2009 #

116. I hate hate HATE how it says so-and-so is typing a message. Put it back at the bottom!! It would be kind of fun if it said fun things like it does in mail, for example, “Whoever should really learn to type with more than two fingers.”
     But really, I’d be happy with it being at the bottom again. I like knowing when the last message was sent, and if I sent the last message, the last message notification does not always show up. This update is horrible.

     Comment by Amy — June 18, 2009 #

117. Hate the new placement of the “Last message received” and “x is typing a message”. Especially as the “Last message received” randomly appears some time afterwards, and makes me think they’ve just sent me something! It’s ridiculous. MOVE IT BACK to the bottom left in the status area below where you type. Seriously, who makes these design decisions? At least give us the option to have it the way we want! Don’t just replace things, please! I wonder if I can find the old version before this crap, because this is rubbish.

     Comment by Mael — July 20, 2009 #

118. Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2136 under XP Pro consistently hangs waiting for retrieval of “last message received” time stamp rendering it useless for 15 – 20 seconds at a time. Very very annoying to say the least. Give me back v 8!

     Comment by Scott — July 22, 2009 #

119. Hey, I found that my Yahoo crashes more often when I am using the Chatrooms then when I am just talking to people.

     Yahoo V. 9.0.0.2152

     Comment by Timothy — August 10, 2009 #

120. 7 months with a Friend typing notification which is not working good….
     It’s really a pity.
     It is funny to read back all the post about that notification.
     Many people hate its localization.
     I agree that it was better before at the bottom of the window …
     But a very few people notice that it has lost its accuracy with this 9.0.0.2112 update.
     I have read the answer I sent on this post a few month ago and it is still valid 7 months later!!
     PLEASE make this notification working as it was before this update!!!

     Comment by poupart — August 11, 2009 #

121. I have some minor problems, but in general works fine. Thank you.

     Comment by Yahoo Status — September 3, 2009 #

122. The caller cannot hear me, I went to the video/audio setup and made sure that the microphone was turned on but it still doesn’t work.

     Comment by Ed — November 5, 2009 #

123. Hello
     I have a question. What does the 1/9 number in front of the name in the offline messages window mean?
     Thanks!

     Comment by corrina — February 10, 2011 #

124. my son installed 09 on his laptop, now he cant even get on to anything. not internet ,nothing. Please help he doesnt want to go back to factory specs.

     Comment by JANICE WARREN — March 24, 2011 #

125. There is a message that I like yahoo.

     Comment by Buy MBT — June 25, 2011 #

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