Vista - Messenger custom emoticons

I was able to copy and transfer my custom emoticons on my new computer. However, when I go to "create" them and pull up the location it is unable to find them. Maybe because the only options are for JPEG, bitmap and other common files and not the *.id2 files.

Any suggestions?

Greetings,

ID2 files are just the metadata for each custom emoticon. The real emoticon image itself are
the DT2 files.

Assuming you're using the same Live ID address, there is no reason to manually add them using
this method. Simply copy them back to the same location you copied from them on the new PC.

For reference, that location should be:
On XP:
\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Messenger\LiveID\ObjectStore\CustomEmoticons

and on Vista:
\Users\username\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Messenger\LiveID\ObjectStore\CustomEmoticons

Where username is your Windows username and LiveID is your Windows Live ID e-mail address.

Additionally, some of these folders will be hidden by default, to see them simply press the
Alt key on the keyboard in any Windows Explorer window to bring up the toolbar, click Tools,
then Folder Options, then the View tab, and then choose 'Show hidden files and folders'.
After click OK, they should appear with the other folders.

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I think i did all that successfully, however, when in windows live messenger I click on the emoticon button, show all, then the "create" button, browse and go to where i copied the files from my XP computer to my new Vista computer, it says there are no files that match.

Hi,

If they've been copied to the correct location, they just show up -- you don't have to add
anything.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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