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what skeujin said is right..
cos they emots are stored in ur pc...
first u have to show hidden files and all that under tools>folder option, view tab
next go to...
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN Messenger\1748632058\CustomEmoticons
i'm usin the admin log in... as for the numbers.... it's supposed to stand for the msn addy u're using..
and copy out the folder customemoticons and save it say, on ur desktop?
den go to tools>folder option under view tab, uncheck hide file extension..
den move on to edit everything to be .gif