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Accounts are locked for 24 hours if you - or someone else - used the wrong password three or more times when attempting to sign into your account.

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If you recently changed your password, Messenger will not automatically update it. You will need to switch to a desktop or laptop and update your new password in Messenger.

"To manually update Yahoo! Messenger with your new account password:

1. Open Yahoo! Messenger.
2. On the main Yahoo! Messenger sign in screen, clear out your Yahoo! ID:
- Select your Yahoo! ID in the Yahoo! ID box and press Delete on your keyboard.
3. Clear out your old password:
- Select your password in the Password box and press Delete on your keyboard.
4. Type your Yahoo! ID and new password in the Yahoo! ID and Password boxes.
5. Leave the Remember my ID & password checkbox checked, if you wish.
6. Click Sign In."

Please clear your cache and cookies before entering your new password. This will allow the system to update and recognize your password.

Passwords are case sensitive and must be typed exactly as it appears on file.

When signing in from a mobile device, please note that some mobile devices are set to automatically capitalize the first letter.

"Can't sign in to Messenger after changing Yahoo! account password"

Can sign in to Messenger with your new Yahoo password

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• How to Hide Your Updates
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Hi, that error occurs only when you signed in or log in to another computer or device. There must have been someone who knows your password and e-mail address. Please change your password for security purposes. To change your password please follow this instruction:
1. Sign in on your account then click on your "yahoo id" then hit on "account info" as shown below.


2. Under "Sign in and Security" tab. please click on "change your password". 3. Change your password and then save. i hope this helps.

Using your Yahoo Messenger, click on "Messenger->Account Info". Then your browser will show you your Account Info. On the page, click on "Change your password" under Sign-In and Security.

Here's how to change your Yahoo! password from within Yahoo! Messenger:
1. Click the Messenger menu and select My Account Info. The Sign in to Yahoo! window opens.
2. Enter your current password in the Password field and click Sign In. The Account Info page opens.
3. Click Change your password. The "Change your Yahoo! Password" window opens.
4. Enter your current password in the Enter your Current Password field.
5. Enter your new password in the Choose a New Password field.
6. In the Confirm your New Password field, confirm your new password by entering it again.
7. Click Save to put your new password into effect. You'll see a message that says you've successfully chosen a new password.
8. Click Continue. You'll be asked to review account sign-in settings. Make any updates to this information that you would like.
9. Click Continue again. You'll be returned to the Account Info page.
10. When you're done, be sure to click Finished.

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I would like to help you with your issue. but we have to check the following first

http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/ try log into the Web Messenger

> Step 1: Test Your Internet Connection
> Step 2: Verify Your Yahoo! ID and Password
Open Internet explorer and www.mail.yahoo.com
Check by sign in to you account
> Step 3: Test Your Access to Secure Pages
Make sure that you can access secure pages from Internet Explorer
Try to sign in to Yahoo! by going to the Yahoo! sign in page and enter the same Yahoo! ID and password you were using before.
> Step 4: Verify Credentials
Verify that the same Yahoo! ID and password you used before in the last step also works in the online version of Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger for the Web:
http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/
enter the same Yahoo! ID and password you were using before.
> Step 5: Check Connection Settings
Click the Messenger menu and select Connection Preferences.
Click Connect directly to the Internet, and then click OK.

Check by Changing the connection type to a connection via a proxy server:
Click the Messenger menu and select Connection Preferences.
Click Connect via a proxy server, then under this option, select HTTP proxy, and then click OK.


Last is Uninstall all the Yahoo Tool Bars and Yahoo applications , Yahoo Messenger, and Yahoo Updates from Program list i.e Control panel - Add/Rem Programs ..
And reinstall the Yahoo Messenger again -

Hoping the above info will be useful for you

I think you or someone tried to log in your Yahoo ID with wrong password for more times..that caused lock.. This is a security lock for your Yahoo! ID. If you know the correct password you can unlock it by opening http://www.yahoo.com/r/m6 or http://mail.yahoo.com, for the first time type your ID correctly and type any password(if password is wrong no problem), click Sign In . in reply the same page will appear again... this time type your ID and password correctly, type the captcha verification code correctly as shown in image box and click Sign In. if your password is right your ID will be unlocked

Thanks for being with us....good luck

Locked or de-activated?

If it de-activated, then go to yahoo mail,give ur e-mail address when ask for activation.Are you getting de activation message?
if so, then easy to activate by following the instruction.

If you have get the message that "your password has been changed"
then it is a perfect hacking.

do:

turn off the pc and run the scan disk and try again.

Still you are having problem , then seek the help of customer care.

Actually someone has tried to sign in to ur id with wrong passwords several times, so yahoo has blocked ur id for security purposes. u can simply unlock ur id.ur sign in to messenger is locked but u can acess ur mail. sign in to ur mail and go it to ur account details. change ur password. if u wanna keep these password then change password once and then change them to current password. ur id is now unlock.

you can try yahoo.you were on someones pc and left your info on it thats how they have it keep trying to get on it if you can u can change everything,They have to sign off sometime unlrss they changed everything then complain to yahoo yheyll help you