How do I take my actual name off the messenger screen?

You know how when the yahoo messenger pops up after turning the pc on,i want my name to show instead of my boyfreinds.For ex. KObeats123,I want my name to show so that i can go straight to IM But under my ID.

I deleted my yahoo screen name last week then decided I wanted it back. So today I went to my yahoo messenger to choose another screen name and when I choose the same name I already had it is telling me that someone already has that name. I know that...

I had cool screen name for yahoo. was able to check my mail fine. So I decided to download yahoo messenger. When I tried to use my "cool screen name" with this, got a message that said my screen name was taken? But it's mine!! So I had to come...

bought a new laptop and down loaded yahoo messenger and my real name show on out going ims along with my screen name??/I do I remove my true name from the messenger screen when I am on available statpeople tell me my name comes up(first and last name...

I have read and tried about going to my contacts and putting in a screen name to remove my e mail address from my messenger ...but my computer will not allow the change , as hit save on the window, log off, back on again it just goes back to e mail address...

My yahoo messenger contacts show the screen name instead of the name? example : bigstar32 instead of John Parker? it used to show the person's name. i right clicked on a person's screen name, and went to contact details, and put their name in the contact...