all I get when clicking on any lounge in spades is a X in upper left corner. I can play any other game.?

Answer 1

That little red "X" denotes you have a Java issue

If it was originally a Yahoo problem it is not now as i can logg into any lounge, but then i use Virtual Machine and have never had a problem with games,
When Yahoo updates sometimes it can leave you behind

To play games on Yahoo with no hassles from your PC please read on, do one thing at a time till you get in, or do them all for hassle free games on yahoo.....
Make sure you pop up blocker is OFF (top of your browser click tools, a pull down menu will appear with your pop up blocker)and once in the lounge click "options" bottom left of lounge and choose the small tables option

If problems still persist read on...........
When yahoo updates you must update as well

there are 2 choices of Java you can use.......Sun Java and Virtual Machine....some prefer the sun java
but the Virtual Machine works better for games and you do need Java to play in games, ( without it some won't get in and if some do get in , they won't stay in games)

Update............. -- If you cant log into chat/games it is because Yahoo's browser has issues with SUN java as default, the coffee cup sux... The Virtual Machine Java works better with yahoo. Yahoo is Java dependant.
This is also the reason for the games applets not loading and some web cam issues. The easiest fix is to update , make sure all your windows are updated
Click this link http://www.freecreed.com/pm.html ... ...
and choose what is your best option.

N.B. It is unwise to use Sun Java and Virtual machine together, this may cause conflicts

and clean up after yourself> http://www.freecreed.com/speed.html

read on if you still cannot get in

Right click your explorer icon on your desktop......click properties..then the general tab (top left)..in the temporary internet files section (middle), choose view objects...see all Yahoo downloaded programme files?
if any are damaged, right click them and delete them..they reload each time you logg into games..right click them all and choose update, or bite the bullit and delete it.......it reloads each time you logg in

Answer 2

Is it a little red X? Are you using IE7 (Internet Explorer 7)? I had this problem on some sites that didn't support the new IE format. Because running both IE6 and IE7 doesn't work very well, I solved it by downloading Netscpe and accessing the site that way. If that isn't the problem, then there is another reason why the applet isn't loading. Try the following site for more information.

http://java.com/en/download/help/redximage.xml

Hope this helps!