Messenger emoticons missing

Hi,

I got a new computer and re-loaded windows live and copied over the files
(as per instructions on where to find them from this site) but I still
cannot see my
old custom emoticons.

Any ideas please?
Thanks, Sophie.

Greetings Sophie,

Is it the same Live ID (ex. )? If not, then they won't show up as they
have to be signed in on the exact same account.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"SophieG" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I got a new computer and re-loaded windows live and copied over the files
> (as per instructions on where to find them from this site) but I still
> cannot see my
> old custom emoticons.
>
> Any ideas please?
> Thanks, Sophie.
>

SophieG wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got a new computer and re-loaded windows live and copied over the files
> (as per instructions on where to find them from this site) but I still
> cannot see my
> old custom emoticons.
>

Windows and Microsoft has this problem. You have lost them.

They will fix it one day.

Start again.

Hi,

That's not true. Not only was this problem "fixed" in 8.1 by allowing you to move your
entire content store from one PC to another (assuming the same Live ID), but third-party
tools have allowed them to be exported for years.

And in a worst case scenario, you can still copy the actual images and readd them manually as
just the emoticon metadata is encrypted. So, they are not really lost at all.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Cork Soaker" <> wrote in message
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> Windows and Microsoft has this problem. You have lost them.
>
> They will fix it one day.
>
> Start again.

Hi Jonathan,

Yes, I do have the same live ID, I just got a new computer.

I copied all the files and folders into:

C:\Documents and Settings\xxmynamexx\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN
Messenger\0
and
C:\Documents and Settings\xxmynamexx\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN
Messenger\3061111502

as there were the two folders (0 and 3061111502) and I didn't know which MSN
is using.

But still no luck :s

Thanks for replying, hopefully you can figure this one out.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> That's not true. Not only was this problem "fixed" in 8.1 by allowing you to move your
> entire content store from one PC to another (assuming the same Live ID), but third-party
> tools have allowed them to be exported for years.
>
> And in a worst case scenario, you can still copy the actual images and readd them manually as
> just the emoticon metadata is encrypted. So, they are not really lost at all.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Cork Soaker" <> wrote in message
> news20an5-...
> > Windows and Microsoft has this problem. You have lost them.
> >
> > They will fix it one day.
> >
> > Start again.
>
>
>

Hi Sophie,

As I said before, you need to have at least Windows Live Messenger 8.1 or above to do this.
These are the wrong folders -- these are the ones from MSN Messenger 7.x and below. You
cannot just copy these ones (well unless you want to set them up again).

If you're absolutely positive that you have Windows Live Messenger 8.1 or above installed on
your old PC, then all you have to do is go to the correct folder and copy them as previously
mentioned (the old folder is not removed when you upgrade):
\Documents and Settings\xxmynamexx\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Messenger\LiveIDemailaddress\Object Store

Now if you don't have Windows Live Messenger installed on the old PC yet, just go ahead and
install it (http://get.live.com/Messenger/config), sign in at least once for it to transfer
over the emoticons to the correct folder and then you can proceed with the copying.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"SophieG" <> wrote in message
news:B8C93852-86A1-4096-B74E-...
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Yes, I do have the same live ID, I just got a new computer.
>
> I copied all the files and folders into:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\xxmynamexx\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN
> Messenger\0
> and
> C:\Documents and Settings\xxmynamexx\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN
> Messenger\3061111502
>
> as there were the two folders (0 and 3061111502) and I didn't know which MSN
> is using.
>
> But still no luck :s
>
> Thanks for replying, hopefully you can figure this one out.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> That's not true. Not only was this problem "fixed" in 8.1 by allowing you to move your
>> entire content store from one PC to another (assuming the same Live ID), but third-party
>> tools have allowed them to be exported for years.
>>
>> And in a worst case scenario, you can still copy the actual images and readd them manually
>> as
>> just the emoticon metadata is encrypted. So, they are not really lost at all.
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Cork Soaker" <> wrote in message
>> news20an5-...
>> > Windows and Microsoft has this problem. You have lost them.
>> >
>> > They will fix it one day.
>> >
>> > Start again.
>>
>>
>>

And is there still no way to copy the emoticons to a *different* i
please? Both using Live Messenger 2009.

Many thanks,

Paul

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paulcurtis

Greetings Paul,

Well you've always been able to, if you don't mind doing each manually. MSNBackup can help
you with this, http://www.baisoft.it/msnbackup_english.asp, but it's not the greatest UI in
the world.

The manual process is taking the .dt2 files (which are the GIF or PNG images) in the
CustomEmoticons folder and simply readding them as new emoticons in Messenger.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"paulcurtis" <> wrote in message
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>
> And is there still no way to copy the emoticons to a *different* id
> please? Both using Live Messenger 2009.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Paul.
>
>
> --
> paulcurtis

Thanks Jonathon, I will give that a try

--
paulcurtis

Hi,

Let me know how you get on

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"paulcurtis" <> wrote in message
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>
> Thanks Jonathon, I will give that a try.
>
>
> --
> paulcurtis