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I can't install Yahoo! Messenger showing this error message:

Yahoo! Messenger is unable to download files needed for installation. Please check firewall settings and retry installation."
What should I do?
Need some help..
Thanks

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Disable your firewall and try again..to to control panel to disable it

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The issue lies in the Firewall settings. The Windows Firewall has blocked the Application from connecting to Web Servers. You must have to unblock it to get the problem resolved. If you have a Anti-Virus Firewall, reconfigure it, this will erase the Firewall's rules and will ask again that do you want the application from connecting to internet. You allow it and then it can download.
Thank you Sir, Have a nice day.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 19, 2009

SOURCE: file download problems

Hi there,

This could be a possible that you have set the firewall to block some download and pop-ups on a certain port.

better to re-configure again your firewall settings again to do so..

Anyway if you want a YM exe and not to download it, I have here which you don't have to download the installation, and all you need is to install it and use it.

Let me know here again.

micro~

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  • Posted on Oct 15, 2009

SOURCE: yahoo messenger is unable to download files needed

Simply close the Firewall for little moment till installing the YM files.Go here Control Panel> Windows Firewall>click Off(not recommended)
Try now. Good Luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 10, 2009

SOURCE: unable to download files needed 4 installation

Go to Start>Control Panel > Add or remove programs remove all the things related yahoo ( Yahoo toolbar, Yahoo mail advisor, Yahoo installer, Yahoo browser plus etc.) Try download and install then....If still same try download offline installer http://download.yimg.com/ycs/msg/dl/msgr10/us/b4/msgr10us.exe
if still you are having difficulty download old version like Yahoo messenger 8 or Yahoo messenger 7
I think it will help you..Further result please let us know... Thanks for being with Fixya...Good Luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 27, 2010

SOURCE: yahoo messenger error

download a latest copy yahoo messenger, sometime when your yahoo messenger become old it cant log you in download from here... this link is standalone installer of yahoo

Click here to Download


install yahoo messenger then log in again

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 06, 2010

SOURCE: Yahoo messenger is unable to download files needed

Thanks, I checked my IE settings and it was offline due to connection settings. I fixed it accordingly and it was solved. Now I could install yahoo messenger.

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Hi There!!

As i understand you have downloaded and installed yahoo mensenger, However its not working.

Please do the following to get yahoo messenger running.
1.First Uninstall yahoo messenger from your laptop.
2. restart your computer. Then check if all the files are deleted from Program Files and also from the registry. If not once again delete all entries of yahoo files.
3.restart your computer. Normally while downloading yahoo messenger, you have to make sure that there is no interruption in downloading. Else all the files dont get downloaded.
4. Normally to download yahoo messenger it takes 30 min to 45 min of time from the website.
5. Use the link below to dowload yahoo messenger. Please use different version of yahoo messenger as per the operating system you are using.
http://messenger.yahoo.com/win/
6. Once downloaded please install with all other messenger services exited.
7. Open yahoo messenger and login using username and password.
It will work

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