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If multiple users on 1 computer is there an easy way to sign on/off ?

We all have yahoo accounts can we just select our profile and sign in from there? or do we have to sign in and out each time to switch?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Each user on a Windows computer must be signed in to his own user account in order to have their own Yahoo!. Click "Start" "Settings" "Control panel" double click "User accounts" and set up accounts for each user. The "owner" should sign in as administrator and password protect the account. Others users do not have to put in a password unless they want to. If you are on Yahoo! or doing anything else, you can switch users by holding down the windows key and hit L. All user names will be displayed, scroll down to the name, hit enter. When that person is done, reverse the operation and your stuff will be like you left it.

    Source(s): I just did it, for myself and my other ID.
  • 1 decade ago

    If you're using linux you can just switch work stations on the computer. If you're a linux user then you should already know how to do that.

    If you're on windows, you can sign off or lock your workstation without closing open windows and stuff you're working on. Simply go to Start, and look for 'Swicth User' or press "WinKey + L"

    I have never used MacOSX, so I can't help you if you are using that operating system.

    But that's just for workstations. If you want to keep going on Yahoo! without signing in an out, there's an easy option.

    Yahoo!'s security system works by placing cookies in your browser, when that cookie expires you idled too long and Yahoo! signs you out for security issues. Based on that principle, if you use a different browser you should be able to log on a different account without signing out. Say if you're using FireFox, you can log on Yahoo with two other accounts on your computer by opening Yahoo.com in Internet Explorer and Opera.

    Hope that helps.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    For security reasons, you will have to sign out and then sign back in. That's how Yahoo & many other companies help customers on privacy & security issues.

  • rosieC
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    sign off where it says that near my acct

    you have to sign in and out for each yahoo acct as all of you have diff ID and password. and to bring up your individual mail setings. or you can punch on switch users, but it will require you to sign in and out.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    UMM MAKE A YAHOO PROFILE...ITS LIKE HAVIN YAHOO I'DS LINKED TOGETHER...U CAN BE IN THEM AT THE SAME TIME...GO TO "MESSENGER" ON UR LIST CLICK ON "MY PROFILES" THEN AT THE BOTTOM CLICK ON "CREATE/EDIT MY PROFILES"...THEN MAKE THE NEW YAHOO ID THAT YOU WANT. SAVE IT. SIGN OUT AND SIGN BACK IN TWICE AND ON ANY PM U WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THE YAHOO ID U WANT TO TALK TO THEM WITH :] YOUR ALLOWED TO MAKE UP TO 6 YAHOO ID'S LINKED TOGETHER....

  • 1 decade ago

    GET TRILLIAN BASIC! You can sign up on multiple screennames on one PC, however you also have one huge buddy list if everyone is signed on at once :\

    I know there is an AIM express, maybe there is a yahoo express *Looks*

    Nope... get trillian :D

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yahoo messenger version 8 has been found to be giving lot of problems .

    U can visit http://www.filehippo.com/download_yahoo_messenger/... for old versions of yahoo messenger.

    and http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=yahoo for old versions.

    and http://www.freecreed.com/ymsgr-archive.html for old versions.

    and http://daney200334.sitesled.com/multi.html for multi log in ID version. These links will also help u.

    http://messenger.yahoo.com/partners_msn.php for the version of messenger in association with msn.

    Use yahoo web messenger if u r having problem with regular messenger. U dont need to download and install it on ur computer. To go to web messenger page please click the link given below.

    http://messenger.yahoo.com/webmsgr/fmsgr.php

    Or u can go to the following pages also to use Instant Messenger of ur choice.

    http://www.iloveim.com/

    http://www28.meebo.com/

    http://www.ebuddy.com/index.php

    http://www.koolim.com/

    http://yahelite.org/

    http://www.oldapps.com/yahoo_messenger.htm

    http://www.betanews.com/article/Yahoo_Messenger_8_...

    http://www.yazakpro.com/chatstuff/yahoo/help/messe...

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