This is an easy one compared to what you guys are used to.  I was wondering if someone could re-create the icon used my windows live messenger when not signed in.  I woudl then use this as my boss-secuirty (PARENT PROOF) icon.  It is required that it is a .ico file.  Thanks

You don't need to 'recreate' it, with resource editors like ResHacker you can extract existing resources from files.

The icon you want is found in the file msgres.dll as icon group 683...

Attached is the zipped icon group
which includes all these sizes:
48 x 48 (16 colors)
32 x 32 (16 colors)
24 x 24 (16 colors)
16 x 16 (16 colors)
48 x 48 (256 colors)
32 x 32 (256 colors)
24 x 24 (256 colors)
16 x 16 (256 colors)
48 x 48 (16.8mil colors)
32 x 32 (16.8mil colors)
24 x 24 (16.8mil colors)
16 x 16 (16.8mil colors)

Because the icon includes all those sizes you can use this icon in many ways and on many resolutions. eg: change the view from details to thumbnails in Windows Explorer and you'll see a bigger and very nice version of the icon.

Though it is possible that you're not be able to use this multi-size icon and that you can only use an icon with a single size. In that case, I have included all the individual sizes of the icons so you can take your pick....

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Note: If you mean you want to use the icon as the system tray icon for when Messenger with Messenger Plus! is locked (aka: boss protection), you don't need any external icon file at all.

You can in that case directly link to the proper icon. Enter the following path into the edit box:
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msgsres.dll,683

Go nuts.

edit: Damn, Cookie beat me. Anyways the zip I attached has the same icon CookieRevised attached, as well as the rest of the icons from the dll.

Could one of you please save the Green Messenger Buddy Icon (the signed in icon) as a .psd for me?

EDIT: Don't worry, I managed to keep the tranparentsy when I saved in Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

Thanks guys.  You are the BEST!  My parents we getting a bit suspicious with the defult icon used by Windows Live Messenger Plus!.  But with this new icon they have no clue!  One again THANK YOU, YOUR THE BEST!