no backgrounds or emoticons work since i DL'd Windows Live Messeng

Hi there, I downloaded windows live messenger awhile ago and ever since i
cant receive emoticons or backgrounds. I also can't use them, for instance i
send a smiley to someone and it comes up on their screen as an animated
smiley face but on mine it literally looks like this ----> and i also
can't use any of my dynamic backgrounds, they don't even show up as an
option. I konw it's not a big deal but i would like to use them every once in
awhile. thanks for the help

-Britt

Hi Britteny

This might help:
if you click on "tools" then "options" then click on messages....in this
function you can ensure that the "display emoticons" button is ticked etc....

I hope this helps you

From Kathryn

"Britteny" wrote:

> Hi there, I downloaded windows live messenger awhile ago and ever since i
> cant receive emoticons or backgrounds. I also can't use them, for instance i
> send a smiley to someone and it comes up on their screen as an animated
> smiley face but on mine it literally looks like this ----> and i also
> can't use any of my dynamic backgrounds, they don't even show up as an
> option. I konw it's not a big deal but i would like to use them every once in
> awhile. thanks for the help
>
> -Britt