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Originally posted by MicroWay
Now, back on your question: Don't know exactly too, but I don't think is possible to export a renamed contact (as it's)..
It is possible to export a renamed contact, why not? (MicroWay, I know you didn't mean that), but your nickname won't come to the new Windows Live account when imported, I have tested it, but this test has nothing to do with Zodiak's question.
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Originally posted by MicroWay
I've made a test with a friend.... Both of us have WLM 8.1 and Plus!4.23. On my computer/WLM I added a nick for a contact... Then signed out my account and signed in my account on my friend's computer.
Result: The contact that I had added a nick was appearing with the real name and not as the nick added...
In conclusion: with this test, I believe that the nicks added are stored on your computer (where they were added).... And, as a after-formated computer don't show "pre-formatation" added nicks, I suggest you to try the export opition (but before you format your computer, please 
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Signing-in on another computer is something different, exporting contacts (renamed or not) to another Windows Live account is something different.
Zodiak, you can format your computer, you won't lose your contacts' added nicknames after the format. The reason is quite simple: Added nicknames are stored on the server side.
MicroWay, why you couldn't see your custom nick for a contact of yours on your friend's computer, maybe your contact's added nickname couldn't be updated on the Messenger server if you changed it and signed out right after the change.
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