Yahoo Messenger & Firefox

[Liane H]

Hi Brother Jim:

A friend of mine wants me to download Yahoo Messenger so that we can chat real time. So I started to download and set it up and came through with some questions.

There were two requests that I off checked and it continued which were make Yahoo default browser and make Yahoo home page.

The setup let me continue and then I came across this box which said:

Set up to shut down firefox click yes or skip firefox installs click no.

I am not sure if this is just a temp shut down or permanent or what would happen if i skipped firefox installs.

I am afraid to do either as I do not want to have problems with not having firefox.

What do you think?

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Liane, the Zoo Mama
Romans 8:19   For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

[JimB]

Good question. I recently installed yahoo messenger but I don't remember that question.

If Firefox was open it is very possible it needed to be shut down temporarily to do a proper install.

[Liane H]

What I found out is there are older versions of the Yahoo Messenger that I downloaded that is only live typing chat, not the phone chat which I cannot do anyway due to my hearing impairment.

It did not ask for all those other things and was a lot easier to set up.

Thanks Jim for your help.  

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Liane, the Zoo Mama
Romans 8:19   For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

[Mimi]

Within the past week, YIM has been knocking me offline. I connect to it through a proxy because it did not like my local connection after it updated. Having gone through the typical troubleshoots that did not correct the problem, I am at a loss. Any suggestions?

[Mimi]

Okay, two days without the capability to IM, and the fact that nothing could repair my connection with YIM, I gave up on Yahoo. It just was not worth the time. So, it's back to reliable Pidgin. What a simple, uncomplicated app.

[JimB]

Pidgin has always treated me well. And if you have other chat accounts you can use them through pidgin also.

[Mimi]

It is, Jim. It is so simple, so it is my reliable app, too.