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Originally posted by CookieRevised in "Where does MSN store its stuff?"
Your DPs, CEs, ...
Your own Display Pics, Custom Emoticons and Backgrounds and other stuff are all stored in your MSN Messenger application data directory. These directories are different from OS to OS and depend on what you're exactly looking for:
CookieRevised's reply to 'where is custom stuff stored?'
If they exist they are found in the directories pointed out in those posts. Note that those directories can be hidden so turn on "show hidden and sysem files" in the Windows Explorer options.
Simply copy the .dat or .tmp files you'll find in the CustomEmoticons directory. No need to backup anything as you simply want to copy the files/ use them on the web[*]. You only need to rename them to .PNG (for static emoticons) or .GIF (for animated ones).
[*]The reason why people say they can't be copied but must be backed up with such a program is because of the context: you can't simply put the files back in the directory and expect them to show up in Messenger as Messenger uses a file which list the used emoticons.
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