yahoo on the blink?

Question

any one know why my yahoo messenger will not work on my pc up stairs but will on this one downstairs, both use the same broad band connection the upstairs pc is hard wired the downstairs is wireless. it stopped working over a year ago for no apparent reason, ive uninstalled it numerous times and my aool software, and also ive redone my windows xp (prof ) but i didnot format it,, all my internet settings seem to be the same as my working pc... also everything else works on the upstairs pc all other chat facilities msn etc. when i enter my screen name and pass it just sits idle and willl not log in , but i can log into my yahoo mail etc.??
really bugging me this as my girlfriend and i like to do live web cam mmmm and cant now, raging like!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

It sounds like the only thing that is different between the two systems is that the upstairs one is hard wired and the downstairs is wireless. If that is correct, this is the ave. you should pursue 1st. Is there something wrong with the hard-wire hookup?

If possible switch the systems and then see what happens. In other words, is there a problem with the PC hardware itself?

Each thing you check, do it one thing at a time so you know what caused the problem. If you change a bunch of things at once, you are probably compounding the problem. It may be a combination of things.

Are both systems the same make?

After checking everything you can think of (I know you have done that already) one at a time, then I would take the system that isn't working into Fryes, for example (in CA), or some other computer store depending on which state you are in and have it looked at.

When you spend too much time on something, even when you are knowledgeable, you reach the point of diminishing returns. Not worth your time anymore. Let someone else do it.

good luck

Answer 2

check your firewall settings

Answer 3

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