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Hi all,

I want to find out where are the display pictures stored? I mean which folder in windows e.g. I cannot find the folder of default pictures by searching their names like sakeboarder etc

Anyone browsed them in a windows folder?

Thanks

Display pictures and all other stuff like backgrounds are stored in:

X:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\<user_name_id>\

If you want to get your username id, check out this thread:

msn6 user id thingy

I have found the folder:

D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft

as in pic attached, BUT i cannot find MSN Messenger folder in it

Please help me locate that, I've looked in D:\Program Files\MSN Messenger but it have only installation files and no application data folder.... plz help

Thanks,

Ahsan

The default DPs are saved as resources in "Msgsres.dll", located in your Windows Live Messenger folder. Use Resource Hacker to view/replace it.
Edit: These resources are in the tree-view to the right. IDs: 234-254 (in the 4000 section).

Hi, Installed Resource Hack but couldnt locate DPs in it, there were background pictures but no Display pictures

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Originally posted by ahsan1991
Hi, Installed Resource Hack but couldnt locate DPs in it, there were background pictures but no Display pictures

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You cannot view them inside Resource Hacker, that's the reason you cannot see them. Open the 4000 section, open 234 (for example), and then right click 1033 and in the menu press the save resource item (Save [4000 : 234 : 1033]). When saving the resource, make sure you give it the PNG extension, so your image editor will recognize the file.

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Originally posted by ahsan1991
I have found the folder:

D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft

as in pic attached, BUT i cannot find MSN Messenger folder in it

Please help me locate that, I've looked in D:\Program Files\MSN Messenger but it have only installation files and no application data folder.... plz help

Thanks,

Ahsan

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it has to be your user C:\Documents and Settings\<here it's your username, not All Users>\....

try that and see if you locate the folder.

Vikkie I dont gotta save a new resource, I have to open the DPs already stored. The original files of DPs e.g. skateboarders, my pics etc

and Col. Here is the pic of directory of my user account (attached) in Documents and settings, i cannot located DPs in there ....

see if you can help me locate files of DPs?

ahsan, are you saying that the pictures are already in your account and you just want to save the files, including pictures other than the default?

download this display pictures backup program and use it to save a copy of all your display pics, and then you can take the files you need... the program will locate the DPs for you

is this what you want to do?

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Originally posted by ahsan1991
I cannot find the folder of default pictures by searching their names like sakeboarder etc

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I helped you with this part.