This article provides troubleshooting steps for Yahoo! Messenger crashing when it is launched.

Leave the "Yahoo! Messenger has stopped working" window up; if you dismiss this window, the process will go away.

The first step to resolve Yahoo! Messenger crashes on Windows XP is to uninstall runtime components:

This article provides links to procedures which can be very helpful in resolving issues with Yahoo! Messenger crashing or freezing, including the error messages:

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This article will provide steps to troubleshoot the following issues: Yahoo! Messenger crashing or freezing on Windows 7

This article will provide steps to troubleshoot the following issues: Yahoo! Messenger crashing on Windows Vista

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Messenger , including: ... Webcam crashes or freezes.

Other applications might have crashed or not released the camera. ... Yahoo! Messenger is using the incorrect camera device.