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Which "updates" are you referring to? Have you tried unistalling that particular update?
Are you using a particular Internet Service Provider which is providing the Instant Messenger, such as MSN? Have you tried contacting them?
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Grif
the last update of 6.? i can no longer delete more than one email at a time. i can not see attachments from any other account than yahoo. help pls
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