Shoutbox

I think the problem is that you simply unchecked the boxes to make the emoticons appear in your conversation.. to re-enable it, plz follow these instructions :

Open your msn messenger contacts window

Click on your nickname, then select Personal Settings,

Go In "Messages"

Check the boxes saying : "Show Emoticons" & "Show Custom Emoticons"


EDIT : Hope this works, if you need anything else, post back