Problems- no text in Yahoo Messenger

[imtiaz]

I use Windows XP for home
Two problems

1. When i talk to friends in Yahoo Messenger and enter my text it shows blank. similarly i can see my friends typing but I get a blank messeage.

This only started happening since I have installed Firefox browser and Symantec anti virus.

2. I cant log into hotmail through IE V 6 ..just get a blank screen when i enter the URL or if I go through msn messenger

this only started happening since I installed Symantec Anti Virus
However I managed to open hotmail once I installed Firefox.. can acces through firefox browser but not IE.

Can anyone help with both of these?

[tinethle]

Your yahoo messenger prob sounds like a script issue,(as posted all over this board) go here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en and type in script 5.6 ...and follow the download instructions,when it installs reboot.

Im not 100% up to date with symantec AV ,,but are there options in the Anti virus for blocking URL's,active x or cookies?,if so the program may have added hotmail url to a block list,either that or your internet explorer got hit with spyware,malware,or some sort of browser hijack.Reinstall or repair Internet explorer(thats is you want to go back to IE).Depending on your Operating system there are many sites which explain how to repair IE..

Incidently when you were using IE to try access hotmail,did you got into internet options and try lower the security settings?

[billj]

I had no text in messenger.. could not see it I download the script recommened in one of your replys and it worked