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Thread ID: 95312 2008-12-02 02:33:00 Transfer IM emotes to new PC Miami Steve (2128) Press F1
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724905 2008-12-02 02:33:00 Hi

I am about to start using a new PC and I want to be able to use all the custom emotes I loaded into Windows Live Messenger on my old PC. How do I transfer these to the new computer?

TIA
Miami Steve (2128)
724906 2008-12-02 02:53:00 Unless theyre stored in a folder somewhere, I doubt you can. Speedy Gonzales (78)
724907 2008-12-02 03:13:00 Have you tried logging on at another machine, to see if they are actually stored on MS's server, and not your own machine? jwil1 (65)
724908 2008-12-02 03:40:00 Have you tried logging on at another machine, to see if they are actually stored on MS's server, and not your own machine?

Yep. I know from using multiple PC's in the past that they are only available on the PC they were installed on. However, I was hoping I could export/import them to my new PC as it is not just a temporary move. Otherwise, I'll need to re-add each one individually - guess that's how it's going to have to be....
Miami Steve (2128)
724909 2008-12-02 04:45:00 Like Speedy says, if you can find the folder they are stored in you could copy them over. FoxyMX (5)
724910 2008-12-03 02:42:00 Unless theyre stored in a folder somewhere, I doubt you can.

Thanks Speedy. Obvious solution really, but in fairness, finding them wasn't easy. For future reference, they are located in

C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\xxxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com \ObjectStore\CustomEmoticons
Miami Steve (2128)
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