I forgot my password for yahoo messenger, can not access account without it. Have tried yahoo access key, but my session expires before I get back to where to enter it.

Hello!
You can access your messenger password by logging in to your email/yahoo account. Just click forgot password on your messenger and then input your email/yahoo account, wait for the message and then follow the steps.

Thank you

If you ever find yourself with a locked Yahoo account, it's likely due to multiple incorrect password attempts.

As a security measure, Yahoo's email and chat client servers automatically lock your account to prevent unauthorized access after there have been multiple invalid password entries.

The ID Lock security measure safeguards a Yahoo account from unauthorized users who try to access your account without permission.Cause

After multiple incorrect password entries to a Yahoo account, the server automatically sets a lock on it.
This happens because every time a Yahoo Account holder logs into his account, he's logged in with a cookie.

A cookie is an information packet that proves you are the valid account holder.
However, when a person tries to access an account with many failed attempts, the cookies expires, triggering the ID lock on the account.
24-Hour Wait

A Yahoo account holder must wait up to 24 hours before accessing the account again.
The lock on the account expires within 24 hours from the time the account was locked.

Unlock Using Another Server Since Yahoo! has many servers around the world, a user can log into his account by visiting a different Yahoo server address. (See Below.)
http://thingsaboutcomputer.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-unlock-yahoo-when-account-is.html

Copy and paste a Yahoo! server URL into the address bar of your Internet browser to access the website.
Enter the Yahoo! ID and password in their respective fields, and click on "Log in" to access your yahoo account.
Avoid Yahoo Account Locks
To prevent future Yahoo! account locks, a user should limit the number of times he tries to enter a password.

If an account holder has forgotten his password, he should use the "Forgot Passsword" feature to reset the password.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/ca/yahoo/edit/id_password/edit-22.html

Can you access Yahoo email ( if you had cookie set for password ) ? if Yes, go to account profile and change the password. use the same new password for Yahoo Messenger.

Hello!

That is a problem with your Yahoo Mail password.
You have to reset it, in order for you to gain access with your yahoo mail account and yahoo messenger account.

To reset your password go to
https://edit.yahoo.com/forgot?stage=fe100&src=ym&intl=us&done=http://mail.yahoo.com&partner=

Enter your Yahoo mail id and type in the box the code shown, before hitting the next button. It will ask you your secret answer to secret questions. At the end of it, your password will be reset and gain access with your yahoo mail account.

Once you can log in with your yahoo mail account using your new password, try to log in at yahoo messenger and you can access it.

If you are not able to sign on to your yahoo messenger then follow these steps to fix it:-

Step 1. Are you able able to log on to yahoo mail by going into www.yahoo.com and then singing on to your yahoo mail account

If you are able to access your yahoo mail that means the problem with yahoo messenger.

then try uninstalling and reinstalling yahoo messenger and it will work.

Step 2. If you are not able to access Your yahoo emails that means its not accepting your password , which likely can be a cause that you have forgot your password or somebody hacked your yahoo password.

Step 3. Immediately now try to retrieve you yahoo password by going into forgot password section in yahoo account below sign in screen. It ask you the security question and if you are able to give correct answer then you can retrieve your yahoo password or you can change it.ou

Step 4. if yahoo at&t is your ISP then you can also call them to reset your password.

let me know it was helpful.

Yahoo has a page for resetting your password if you forgot it here.

Hello; maybe you forgot password or id,
click the forgot password link or can't access my account on yahoo sign in section..
they will ask few questions you've been provided during your registration like secret questions..
make sure to provide answer to make you retreive/reset or access your account..then follow
instruction from the site..after completion,you can then access your facebook account too.

Goodluck...don't forget to rate!! thanks

Well, I am afraid the only one who help is YOURSELF, and right on your computer which ever log on your messenger account. Take a try the password recovery software. It will help you recover forgotten login password for Chat Messengers like MSN Messenger, Windows LIVE Messenger, Google Talk etc. Good luck!

Check your ID and Password if it is correct and try again.
you go to yahoo mail.
Click i can't access my account.
Select forgot my password.
Click Next.
Enter your I.D and code shown below.
Verify your I.D.
Reset your password.
A message will be sent to you via e-mail. So there is when you will get your password back.

First of all, you go to yahoo mail.
Click i can't access my account.
Select forgot my password.
Click Next.
Enter your I.D and code shown below.
Verify your I.D.
Reset your password.
A message will be sent to you via e-mail. So there is when you will get your password back.