Hi some time ago my hubby installed yahoo instant chat. Now we decided as the kids have stopped using it to uninstall it, so we did. BUT!!!! Now it is still in the TOP tool bar as a icon,every time we enter Internet explorer to go on the internet it keepsswitching on. I have tried renoving the icon by LEFT click on it but it will not allow you to remove it that way. I have tried going in to TOOLS to remove it and still cannot remove it. Does any one have any idea how to remove this program for good please? Many thanks in advance!

I am no expert and do not use IE, but maybe your chat is installed as a PLUGIN. Look inside the following folder: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS Look at the file names for something that resembles Yahoo or Chat. For example, if you have Acrobat Reader, then its PLUGIN has the letters *pdf* in the file name. I do not have chat so I do not know what the file name would be. Removing PLUGINS does not affect IE operation. They just give the browser added features. Remove a plugin to a different location, then close IE, then open IE, see what happens. If that does not fix it, you can put the plugin back into the folder, and all will be back to what it was before. -------------- Other than that someone else will have to help you.

Thanks all the same!

If this helps at all, try going into View-toolbars-customize... and remove it from there, tell me if it helped!