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Can I pull up and read old instant messages?

I caught my husband talking to someone on Yahoo Instant Messanger, and he was saying things he shouldn't have. When he found out he closed out of the program. Is there any way that I can pull up the last people he talked to and read what they were saying? Please help. I need to find out the whole truth.

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  • 2 decades ago
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    Ok open yahoo messenger go into "message archives" to view his chat but from there what i would do is get a spyware for your pc( I have attached links below for some free ones) they track every key stroke including sites browsed, chat ect... then confront him with it.

    http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Acces...

    http://www.waresight.com/

  • 2 decades ago

    Not if he closed the Yahoo Instant Messanger / Signed out, if he didn't u could ask the person he was talking to or u could press F12 or something like that to read the old msges... :( hope u find out the truth, but i suggest u to ask him saying "Hun i saw u saying somethings u shouldn't have on the IM, care to tell me y?" and good luck, a lot man refuses something cuz they're scared of their wife :) heheh, i really wish u luck, and take care !!!

    Source(s): myself, and comment sense
  • 2 decades ago

    If he's stupid and you can access his yahoo messenger...

    look under archived messages.

    But this is a Pandora's box.

    if he closed the program so you couldn't see what he was typing...I would say, it wasn't meant for your eyes.

    You might not want to read whats in there.

    here's a better idea...password protect the computer after you disable Yahoo messenger.

    Then he can't get on until you let him.

    Then tell him the two of you need to start doing things together since you've grown so far apart that his entertainment is on line and not with you.

  • 2 decades ago

    Go to the top of messenger box and click conatact...then scroll down to message archive and click it. If it is turned on and he does not know, the messgaes will be there. Check and see , if it is disabled then turn it on and you can get it all next time, unless, he knows about it. If you cannot figure it out, then message me and I will help ya.

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  • bluez
    Lv 6
    2 decades ago

    If you know his password and he has enable message archives.

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