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Why isn't the plug-in I installed working?

If the Plug-in you're trying to install fails or isn't working, it could be for a number of reasons. Here's a list of what could be going on:

  • The Plug-in may not be certified by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Customer Care can't support Plug-ins made by third parties that aren't certified by Yahoo!.
  • The Plug-in may be pulling information from a source that is down or having problems at the moment.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the Plug-in that's causing the problem might do the trick. Here's how:
  1. Click on the Plug-ins button with the green puzzle piece.
  2. Click on the My Plug-ins tab at the top of the screen.
  3. You should now see your installed Plug-ins.
  4. If the Plug-in has a red stop button to the right of it, click this button now. If the button says start, do not click it.
  5. Once you've stopped the Plug-in, click on the garbage can to the right of the Start button.
  6. Click on the tab at the top labeled Featured Plug-ins.
  7. Select the Plug-in you just deleted from the list of Plug-ins here and click on the Try it now link to the right of it.
The Plug-in should now be running in Yahoo! Messenger.

That should solve the problem.

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