Shoutbox

If you don't want to use Yahoo! Messenger then uninstall it:

1) Exit 'Yahoo! Messenger' and all instances of Microsoft Internet Explorer completely.
2) Go to the 'Control Panel' in your Windows Start menu.
3) Click on 'Add/Remove Programs' (XP) or 'Programs and Features' (Vista/7).
4) Find 'Yahoo! Messenger' in the list and click on 'Change/Remove'.
5) Click on 'Next' and 'Finish' in the uninstaller
6) Open Windows Explorer (<WIN>+<E>) and navigate to the 'Yahoo' folder in your Program Files (eg: C:\Program Files\Yahoo) and delete it completely.
7) Open the Registry Editor by running the 'regedit.exe' program and navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software' registry entry, delete 'Yahoo', and exit the Registry Editor.
8) Restart your computer.

PS: next time please search the forums first. Then, if you don't find a related thread, make a new thread. Please do not post in a thread which has nothing todo with your subject.