Yahoo Messenger is getting ready for the next version especially for Windows Vista which is being build up from ground level. The new Yahoo Messenger will have the Vista Aero look as default and lots of other new skins are also supported. One can integrate it with Windows Live Messenger and it also has other features like drag and drop with new emoticons, program icons and alert sounds.
But the most interesting feature is the tabbed IM windows. Like in the new Yahoo Mail beta which keeps all the mails you open in different tabs, you can group the IM windows under tabs in a single window. Though this is not yet officially released, some tweaks are released by Yahoo itself as it is already built in the current Yahoo messenger (Version 8.1).
Two registry files are provided by Yahoo to turn it on and off. But it seems there are some functionality issues like no notification if there are new messages in the new tab and few others and these can be corrected with the utility provided by WackyB. This utility is mentioned by the Yahoo in their messenger blog.
Note: I tried and it is working for me but I don’t guarantee that everything may work properly in your system. If you are not patient enough to wait for the next version you can try this as anyhow you can turn off this tab at any point of time.
Update: Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista has been released and also check out Yahoo Messenger 9
It worked for me . Thanks a lot .
@Madhur, Good to hear that you tried it out!
Nice one dude…good trick
This one is really cool but its funny feeling.It makes my cursor move to send buttons all the time
@ Ashish, Did you try install the utility by WackyB? It addresses most of the issues.
I am using that one only.Its not doing anything wrong but moves my mouse cursor to send button everytime I switch to other tab
ooooohhhh man.. nice info.. I gotta try this…
I’m tired of waiting for the Yahoo Messenger for Vista,
for the fun of it … i’ll try this one… and then wait for the Vista Yahoo Messenger.
i like the yahoo one becuse it is just a registry file
Thank’s alot it works for me