Spybot blocking Yahoo Messenger

n0uzn · 04-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Need some help. I updated Spybot and updated the Shields for the first time in quite a few months and now my Yahoo Messenger won't log in. My MSN Messenger logs in just fine. Can someone please drop a line so I can fix this? Thanks.

johnwill · 04-18-2008, 06:57 AM

Try disabling Spybot and see if that solves the issue. Are you SURE it's Spybot?

n0uzn · 04-18-2008, 06:58 PM

Thanks for the reply. Yahoo Messenger was working immediately before I updated Spybot S&D and would not log in immediately after (or since for that matter.) This is what I have done: Unchecked the SDHelper in Spybot. Uninstalled Spybot. Disabled Norton and Webroot Spysweeper. Uninstalled and reinstalled Yahoo Messenger. No luck. The only thing that I can see that MIGHT be causing it is that under connection preferences in Yahoo Messenger, there is a selection box that is grey (can't change) that is selected to a Dial Up type of connection. I have a DSL connection. I don't remember what this box read before because there was no problem. I have tried the different radio buttons on that connection page.

The other weird thing is that MSN Messenger works just like it did before the update. I have been using the beta Yahoo Messenger webpage but that doesn't have video.

johnwill · 04-19-2008, 11:10 AM

Strange...

04-17-2008, 03:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
n0uzn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Spybot blocking Yahoo Messenger Need some help. I updated Spybot and updated the Shields for the first time in quite a few months and now my Yahoo Messenger won't log in. My MSN Messenger logs in just fine. Can someone please drop a line so I can fix this? Thanks.

04-18-2008, 06:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,753 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Spybot blocking Yahoo Messenger Try disabling Spybot and see if that solves the issue. Are you SURE it's Spybot? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-18-2008, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
n0uzn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Re: Spybot blocking Yahoo Messenger Thanks for the reply. Yahoo Messenger was working immediately before I updated Spybot S&D and would not log in immediately after (or since for that matter.) This is what I have done: Unchecked the SDHelper in Spybot. Uninstalled Spybot. Disabled Norton and Webroot Spysweeper. Uninstalled and reinstalled Yahoo Messenger. No luck. The only thing that I can see that MIGHT be causing it is that under connection preferences in Yahoo Messenger, there is a selection box that is grey (can't change) that is selected to a Dial Up type of connection. I have a DSL connection. I don't remember what this box read before because there was no problem. I have tried the different radio buttons on that connection page. The other weird thing is that MSN Messenger works just like it did before the update. I have been using the beta Yahoo Messenger webpage but that doesn't have video. Last edited by n0uzn : 04-18-2008 at 07:00 PM. Reason: add word

04-19-2008, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 28,753 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Spybot blocking Yahoo Messenger Strange... __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience