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Accessing Free Computer Games on Yahoo! Messenger

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Yahoo! Messenger users looking for free computer games need not look far with the Yahoo! Game Finder plugin. The Yahoo! Game Finder plugin offers users a convenient way to search through hundreds of Yahoo! Games and save your favorites for future access. One-click access means easy game play for your and your Yahoo! friends.

Ready to access free computer games on Yahoo! Messenger? Follow the step-by-step instructions below to download and access the Yahoo! Game Finder plugin.

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Access Free Computer Games on Yahoo! Messenger

  1. Install Yahoo! Game Finder. The first step to accessing free computer games on Yahoo! Messenger is to install the Yahoo! Game Finder plugin. Open the “Plug-ins” tab on Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 and then, select “+ Add Plug-ins” to continue.

  2. Select the Game Finder Plugin. Next, select the “Yahoo! Game Finder” plugin and press “Start” to initiate installation. The plugin will now appear in your plugins menu under the “Plug-ins” tab.

  3. Open Yahoo! Game Finder. To start playing games, access the plugins menu and choose one of the following options:
  • Favorites. Your personalized favorite games menu.
  • Search. Allows finding games by keyword.
  • Browse. Allows searching by game category.

Once a game is selected, the game will launch in its own web browser window.

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