From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 24, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: YIM error
>
> Leo,
> A friend of mine has just downloaded YIM(latest version) and
> when he tried to get the program to execute he receives an
> error msg window which askes him to report this to Microsoft
> for a possible fix. The problem seems to be on the part of
> Yahoo itself and not related to the o/s (WinXP ). Have u
> heard of anyone else with this kind of a problem and any
> workarounds? He has tried several times to install and then
> reinstall YIM to no avail.
If you've re-download YIM, my next step would be to
make sure that Windows itself is ok with a system
file check:
http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_system_file_checker_and_how_do_i_run_it.html
An up-to-date virus scan and spyware scan might also
be in order....
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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