Multiple Login with Yahoo Messenger 8

One of the worst irritants of Yahoo Messenger is there cannot be multiple instances running; that is, if you have 2 yahoo ids, you cannot log into both at same time.  For example, my nephew usually logs into Yahoo Messenger from 6 - 8 p.m. & the whole day on all holidays.  During this time, I cannot log in, and loose touch with my contacts.

So, what to do?  Here is the solution.  But remember the standard warning:  Fingering with the registry can make your PC doggy 'doo-doo'.  So use at your own risk, even though I've done these fingerings and works alright for me.

Multiple Yahoo messenger:

• Open Registry Editior [Click Start >> Run >> type 'regedit' (without quotes) >> Click OK]
• Move to the Registry Key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\yahoo\pager\Test]
• [Click on the small plus within box before each key [+]HKEY_CURRENT_USER]
• [Scroll down the entries when it drops down till you find [+]Software]
• [Click on the small plus within box & scroll down till you reach [+]Yahoo] & so on ... till you reach the key 'Test'
• [Click on the 'Test' Key >> On the right pane you will see 2 entries : Default & Plural]
• The Plural sub-key will be "0x00000000(0)".
• Right click on 'Plural' & select 'Modify'.
• Pop-up Box named "Edit DWORD value" will Open;
• Change the flashing '0' in the 'Value Data' Box to "1" >> Click OK.
• The Plural sub-key will be "0x00000001(1)" now.
• Close Regedit & start Yahoo Messenger, once, twice or any number of times.  Log in as many ids as you want/have.

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* Note:- In your Yahoo Messenger Log-in page, 'uncheck' Sign-in automatically box.  With this trick you can open multiple instances of Yahoo Messenger; but you cannot log-in multiple 'times' with same ID.

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