How to Get Old Yahoo! IM Sounds

Yahoo! recently upgraded its instant messaging program. With that upgrade came a change in the default sounds that Yahoo! Instant Messenger uses. If you want the old sounds back, they can be returned in a snap.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Initiate the download of the old sounds installation packet from the yahoo.com.

2. Save the downloaded file to the hard drive of the target computer. Click on the "Save" option in the pop-up dialogue menu box that appears after clicking on the download link from the previous step. Determine the place to save the file. Save the file in a place that will be easy to locate in the future.

3. Unzip the old sounds download file. You must have the unzip utility from winzip.com installed on your computer.

4. Click "OK" when the files are successfully unzipped. The message should read, "Twenty-one files correctly unzipped."

5. Open Yahoo! Instant Messenger and test the newly installed sounds. The old sounds should be installed successfully.

Resources

• Old Yahoo! IM sounds installation file
• Unzip utility software download site

[jap121787]

on 10/20/2009 I am trying to do as you said to do, but I have no clue where to find the packet.

[presnick]

on 1/9/2008 Thank you! I had a problem with the instructions, but I followed your link and had no problem after that.