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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger

FoxyTunes operation
  1. How can I stop showing what I'm listening to in my Yahoo! Messenger status?
  2. How do I uninstall FoxyTunes?
Player support
  1. Why isn't player X supported by FoxyTunes?
Troubleshooting
  1. Why is the FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in asking me to restart Messenger?
  2. Why is the FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in asking me to re-boot my computer?
  3. Why is the FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in saying it had trouble installing? Should I try again?
 
 
How can I stop showing what I'm listening to in my Yahoo! Messenger status?

The "Share" button Share Your Music brings up a preference panel that lets you choose to share what you're listening to with your friends as your status.

Uncheck the checkbox in the preferences panel and click the 'x' in the top right to close the panel. Your preference is now saved.

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How do I uninstall FoxyTunes?

FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger can be uninstalled from Actions > Choose A Plug-in... . Then find the FoxyTunes plug-in in the Plug-ins Manager and click the "Stop" button.

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Why isn't player X supported by FoxyTunes?

The most common reason for a player not being supported by FoxyTunes is that there is no way to externally control it from another application. Many media players have documented control interfaces, while others are just stand alone applications that cannot be controlled by other programs (like FoxyTunes). If your player isn't supported by FoxyTunes and you know that it does have a control interface please send us a link to the relevant information.

We are trying to support the most popular players first.

If your player isn't supported, it is important that you vote for it.

Many votes for a particular player tell us that the player is popular and we should support it before other (less popular) players.

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Why is the FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in asking me to restart Messenger?

Sometimes Messenger locks some files on your machine that FoxyTunes needs to update to install itself. Restarting Messenger will free up those files so that you can re-install the FoxyTunes plug-in with no errors. If you try this and still have issues, please let us know.

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Why is the FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in asking me to re-boot my computer?

The FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in encountered a hung process, locked files, or some other unpleasantry. Restarting your computer could fix this, but don't do it just for us. If a reboot doesn't get everything working smoothly again, please let us know.

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Why is the FoxyTunes for Yahoo! Messenger plug-in saying it had trouble installing? Should I try again?

Re-installing the plug-in will force FoxyTunes to be uninstalled and re-installed from scratch. This should fix any issues that you were having. Give it one more shot and if that doesn't work, please let us know.

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