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Install Yahoo Messenger without Yahoo Search toolbar

 

Installing Yahoo Messenger for the first time can be a little confusing. It's not about the software itself. I am using it since 2003 and I always loved this program. It has been improved and now it's probably the most popular chat application. All of my friends are on Yahoo Messenger but not all of them knows how to install Yahoo Messenger. So if you don't want Yahoo to become your default home page, your default search engine or to include an Yahoo toolbar in your browser, this article is to show you how to install only Yahoo Messenger on your computer running Windows. Make sure to uninstall this software if you wish to install it but first I would recommend you to read the entire article. Let's start with the installation, first of all you will need to download Yahoo Messenger from here. After downloading it, it's time to open the program so that we can install it, make sure to select "Run".

 

 

Now you will see a new window and you should see "Typical Install" and "Custom Install". Look at the "Typical Install" and make sure to uncheck "Make www.yahoo.com my browser home page" and "Make Yahoo! my browser's default search engine". If you want to keep those settings, go ahead but I am going to show you how to install only the program, without any additional features.

 

 

Next, in the same window, select "Custom Install" ( look up - under the text with Welcome to Yahoo! Messenger ) and you shoud uncheck "Yahoo! Toolbar with Messenger features" and optional "Create a Quick Launch shortcut". Also if you would like to select another folder to install, other than "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!" please click on the "Browse" button and specify a different location otherwise leave it as it is. If you selected everything like in this picture, click on "Next" button to continue with the installation.

 

 

Make sure to read the terms of agreement and if you agree select "Yes, I accept the license Agreement terms and Privacy Policy above, along with the Yahoo! Terms of Service at:" and click on the "Next" button.

 

 

If you need to change something, you can go back by selecting "Back" button. If you wish to proceed with the installation, select "Install" button and the installation will start.

 

 

Now that the installation has been started, please wait as the first step is the download of Yahoo Messenger program from Yahoo servers. You should see a similar window like this one :

 

 

In the same window you are going to see the installation process after the download ends. You should see a similar picture with this one :

 

 

If the installation was successfull, you should see a similar picture with this one that asks you to "Launch Yahoo Messenger". If you want to launch it later, you can uncheck the small box and choose the "Finish" button. Regardless your choice you should finally see the Yahoo Messenger program asking you to enter your username and password. Remember that your username and password for Yahoo Messenger is your Yahoo email and it's the same password from your email account.

 

 

As I said, to log in on Yahoo Messenger, enter your username and password and select "Sign In" button. In a couple of seconds you should be on the Yahoo network. As you may noticed, after this installation you can see that there is no Yahoo toolbar installed or any additional features from Yahoo on your browser. Please note that the installation time depends on your computer and Internet speed.