Where does MSN Live Messenger store my emoticons?

I am trying to find the .dat that msn saves my emotes in, but I cannot locate it. I have tried looking in C:\Documents and settings\my account\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger but all that is in there are folders with a "sqm" file that are 1kb in size.. I do not need the file itself, I just need to know the directory where these files are saved.

Where does MSN Live Messenger store my emoticons?
make sure your showing hidden files in the advanced view settings.





C:\Documents and Settings\%26lt; your PC username%26gt;\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\%26lt;your messenger username%26gt;\ObjectStore\CustomEmoticons





copy all *.dt2 in that folder.





save/paste the copies elsewhere on your smartcard/c drive/memory stick whatever





change the extensions by renaming the whatever.dt2 to whatever.jpg/gif/png any image extension.





those are your emoticons. good luck!
Reply:Which kind of MSN Messenger are you using??The old one or the new ones??


If you're not sure, then if your messenger has picture(that you and your friend choose),then you're using the new one.If you don't,then you're using the old one.


Well, if you're using the old one, then I've to be sorry that you couldn't store your own(or your friend's)emoticons although your friend is using the new version. If not, you CAN store your own emoticons.


So, if you want to find the emoticons, just click the smiley face,then you'll find your emoticons.You also can use the 'wink' if you're using the new one.





HOPE IT HELPS :}
Reply:When your chattign to someone you see a little tab just above your writing and it has a smily face on, click onto this and a whole set of emotions open up, if you click onto more a little window belonging to msn apperas and you can add or remove how many you want !