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Yahoo Chat will not work. Already contacted Yahoo and it works in IE.

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When I click on the contact in Yahoo Mail, I should get a chat window for the conversation, but nothing happens when I attempt that. I works fine in IE8.

When I click on the contact in Yahoo Mail, I should get a chat window for the conversation, but nothing happens when I attempt that. I works fine in IE8.

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Hi,

Please try a Ctrl + F5 refresh of the page.

This may also happen if you are inside a private network and and port blocking is in effect.

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Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing Video without Plugins

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Firefox Commands

Basic Troubleshooting

After Upgrading

Safe Mode

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Troubleshooting Plugins

Testing Plugins

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Haven't looked through all of the links you sent yet, but the chat will work when I use IE8 on the same pc. Also, it worked fine with Firefox on a previous pc I was using. I'm guessing it may be some app or add-on or something that I'm missing. Maybe a setting I've not run across yet. Still looking for the fix...........

Thanks for the help

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If you suspect an add-on then the fastest way to isolate the cause would be to try Safe Mode.

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Tried Safe Mode and it still doesn't want to show that pop up window for the chat. The Yahoo Mail tab name even flashes that I have a chat available from someone, which usually means I have a minimized window at the bottom of the screen, but I don't see anything to reply to. The answer still evades me. Thanks again for trying to help me.

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I hope you are able to find a quick solution. One last thing that comes to mind is to try toggling the Messenger options between small window and tabs and also the conversation style.