The media Gurus

I have always had a problem not getting any audio with Microsoft Instant Messenger, and IM 7 is no better - however, something came up whilst I have been trying to resolve the problem. My computer told me that it would not work because I have a Pop-up stopper program running. I have not had an opportunity to see if this makes a difference yet, but it is worth noting that other such programs can interfere with Messenger.