Shoutbox

You can remove emoticons and winks by going Tools - Emoticons or winks remove the ones you want

Unfortunately, no, there's no way you can censor them that I know of. However, you can remove them, and talk to your daughter, because, apart from sounds, nothing gets added on their own (Sounds get added when a contact sends it to you).

To remove:
- An emoticon: Open a conversation, click the smiley face > Show All > On custom emoticons, select the emoticon and remove it.

- A wink: Click the face > Show All > On custom winks, select the wink and remove it.

- Sound Effects: Click the speaker > "sound library" at the bottom > Select the sound and delete it.

You can set a filter on the Internet Browser your daughter that censors everything not suitable for her. (Which browser is it?!) and that way she wont be able to download them.

For the sounds, simply click the speaker > "sound library" > sound preferences and remove the checkmark from "automatically download sounds"

Good luck.

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Originally posted by angelabrunt
Thanks for replying so quickly but they are not listed in there. They are seperate ones that are highly animated. Not sure where they came from but they are not listed on the tools menu. They are shown on a seperate line under the original winks etc .
Any ideas ?? thanks

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Check my post, just above yours. It has a more descriptive post.. I'm sure you only read duck!'s

Sorry, but I don't think is possible to block MSN to add emoticons...
What you can do is uncheck the opition to Show Emoticons and Show Personalized Emoticons....
(See image attached)

But remember that if she is smart, and know how to change opitions, she can return the opitions.... And her friends can help her discovering how to do it...

Unfortunately, as a person/child is on internet she is taking the "risk" to see some offensive things...

Please read my post completely. You've to click the icon, and then click "SHOW ALL". Select the emoticon (only one click!) and then on the right click "remove". I'll update this post with a screenshot just in case.

PS: This is the "speaker" I'm talking about>


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Instructions:

If you cant see the emoticons and winks on the list then she has not added them, the person she is speaking to is sending them, you could always tell her to use a web messenger, that way she wont see winks at all and any dodgy emoticons
www.meebo.com

EDIT: updated with pic in attachment

Unfortunately there isn't any kind of 'sensor' or 'age limit' you can set, but if you delete the unappropriate emoticons, sounds and winks.

Custom emoticons can be deleted by going to Tools > Emoticons in Windows Live Messenger, scroll down to Custom emoticons, click on the one you wants to delete and click the 'Remove' button on the right (or alternatively, hold down ALT and press R).

For winks, do the same thing in Tools > Winks.

For custom sounds, in Windows Live Messenger, go to Plus! > Sound Library, click the sound you wish to delete and click the 'Delete' button (or press ALT + D).

If you have any trouble, let me know.