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Alright this is driving me nuts but ever since I upgraded to yahoo 8.0 I can't use voice chat. And I can't hear anything in the chat rooms. I keep hearing something about yahoo audio setup wizard but I don't have that on my computer. So can someone tell me a site to go to download it? Or help me fix my problem? Please?

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If you have Windows Vista then read below. If you have XP then make sure you have at least 8.1.0.421 which is the latest stable version of Yahoo Messenger. To check your version at the top of YM go to help and then about yahoo messenger.

NO VOICE IN CHAT ROOMS AND CONFERENCES WITH VISTA?
Latest News! Latest News! On May 29, 2008, Yahoo released the newest update for 9.0 beta which now has voice in chat rooms for those who have Windows Vista and an integrated CAPTCHA window. Read here for more Information and the 2nd link to download. http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/2008/… AND http://messenger.yahoo.com/win

So be sure to get the latest update to 9.0 Beta. Yahoo it is about time you did something about voice in chat rooms for the many Vista users out there. I do not know what technology Yahoo is using for voice in chat rooms now. If you prefer to continue using 8.1.0.421 until 9.0 is out of the beta testing phase, then you will still need to install the True Speech Codec discussed in the paragraph below.

The next paragraph now only applies to those who want to keep using 8.1.0.421 and not the 9.0 Beta newest update.

This is because Windows Vista is does not include the True Speech Codec that Yahoo Messenger needs for voice in chat rooms and voice in conferences. Please note that this is different than PC to PC calling which is not affected by the missing codec. Good news is that you can install the true speech codec yourself. Please note that this fix works best for Vista Home Premium and not so well for Vista Home Basic. I am not sure about Vista Ultimate. But it cannot hurt to try the fix. Here is a link that has step by step instructions for downloading and installing this codec.
http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/yahoo-…