IMVironments General error.. Friend's Display Image won't show up!

[chazz05]

wat's happening??!
my friends avatar/display image appear as white box!
when i load up an avatar: unable to load imvironment. general error!
ive search the forum and the net and still no answer for this!
i have a new computer now and still is like this..
im using v6.1750 and upgraded to v7 and it's still the same!!!!
pls help!!!!

xpsp2 btw..

[Dermot]

Have your tried a complete uninstall?

Uninstall Yahoo Messenger then go to Program files and delete left Yahoo! folder then reboot.

Then come back and download latest at http://messenger.yahoo.com

Check and see if you have same problem.

If you do come back!



Dermot

[chazz05]

lol

i did complete uninstall and deleted the folder like 4 tyms back and forth! now i stopped and currently using version 6.0.0.1922... and it's still d same! well, i have the v6.0.0.1750 on my backup cds.. and also installed v7. and download from a ytunnelpro.com link... and this version on a direct link dl on a forum linked to yahoo's... but i havent tried downloading from yahoo agn.. (the step by step wizard thing)

[chazz05]

help pls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Netti]

Keep in mind the things you mentioned require a p2p connection. Most of the imviornments require it, and it could be that somewhere in your filewall, or windows you have turned off the p2p, to not allow this type of connection.

It's an idea, and a place to look after you have exhausted other remedies.

[EliteNick]

Sometimes I get white boxes too when someone changes their avatar...it just takes a while to go through I guess. Eventually (sometimes days) it will show up for you. As for the "general error" you're getting, I'm not sure what's causing that. At first I was thinking you needed to download the newest version of Flash, but the avatars are images, not flash lol. Plus, it shouldn't say it's unable to load an imviornment, since you're loading an avatar...

[chazz05]

i can use limewire though - p2p
and as for the flash.. i reinstalled flash 7 for ie...
and i can retrieve display images in trillian though.. as in real fast...
i also checked my av and firewall already..

[chazz05]

do u think this is a visual basic issue??
jus wondrin....
do u guys experience this problem even if ur on XP SP2?
mybe a factor....

[chazz05]

my own avatar wont show up 2...

[ToeBee]

I don't know if this will work since you have done complete installs but its worth a try. You may have a corrupt file in your cache folder. Deleting the cache files will correct the display issue.

Close the Messenger program if you currently have it running

Go to:
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\cache\Avatars
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\cache\Icon

Delete all of the files in the above folders

Sign in to Messenger and you should be all set.