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Can't get yahoo messenger to display my picture?

Can't show display picture? Have uninstalled everything and reinstalled several times. Have updated and then installed older versions. Flashplayer is installed and working. Have closed yahoo and deleted cache and restarted. Photo is the correct size and format (JPG less than a meg) There are no funnies in the naming. PLEASE HELP!!! NO HELP FROM YAHOO. ITS BEEN MONTHS NOW Hi thanks for the answer but I have deleted YM completely several times, all folders. The cache deletion was another option that was tried.

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1. did you uninstall the program properly? deleting only the cache won't solve the problem in most cases. after the uninstallation of the messenger, you need to delete also the folders and subfolders that contain about YM, delete your temporary internet files, cookies and browsing history then the cache. restart PC after done. then reinstall the program. *to show or display image, you need to click the button "Share this Image/Photo".
2. Check your support software is in place for Messenger. Use IE to update Flashplayer - shockwave player and Java - use the links on this page to help http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/messenger/messenger10/notices/mstabuguqscripterror.html After updating check you do not have old versions of Flashplayer, Shockwaveplayer and Java running alongside the latest - this can cause conflicts You will have 2 versions if you have 2 browsers so be careful not to delete them. Start / control panel / programs delete any old versions Check your multimedia settings in IE 8 > Tools > Internet options > Advanced > Multimedia - check all boxes except "Show image download placeholder" > OK Check your "Security settings" in IE 8 Click "Tools" Click "Internet Options." Click "Security" tab. Click "Custom Level" button. Scroll down to "Script ActiveX.controls marked safe for scripting"- enable Scroll down to "Scripting - Active scripting" - enable Scroll down to "Scripting of Java applets" - enable Click OK Click OK Restart IE If its a new photo have it ready to pick up on your desktop, unless its easy to find in your system Open messenger window. Left click on your avatar picture Select "display image" Select "share my picture" Select "select" Select a random picture - by clicking on it - (to make sure it changes & your Flashplayer is ok) Select the picture you want to display, if its not one in the gallery, click "browse" and find the photo you want - double click on it,make sure its in the display panel. Note sometimes the image will be blacked-out. This will either be an INTERNET EXPLORER Flashplayer problem (even if you have another browser set as default) or the file you selected the photo from has numbers or / ., etc in the file name - you can try renaming the file. Click "OK" in top photo panel Make sure "share my picture" is still selected Click "OK" When you open the chat window the display images may be hidden - look for the little "head and shoulder" icon with an arrow pointing to it on the right hand side of the window - click on this to show pictures.