Same problem here along with a few others that have posted in this thread, i
wish they would bring out another fixed beta asap!
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...r=US&sloc=&p=1
"GIR-kun" wrote:
> I upgraded to the latest version of live messenger and I noticed that while
> my friends can see my custom emoticons I can't. I type the shortcut and
> click enter and in neither the text field or in the list of messages can I
> see it. I see my friends' custom emotes though. I checked the setting and
> they're enabled. Also, if I go to the emoticon menu and select from there it
> appears as the emoticon in my text field but not in the message list after I
> send it. Please help as this is irritating!
>
> Thank you in advance, Jordan V
>