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Emoticons stopped working for me in MSN Messenger ... but my friends see them just fine. Why?

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Summary: MSN Messenger emoticons may stop working for you even though your friends may still be able to see them. Here is a straightforward solution to that problem.

Emoticons stopped working for me in MSN Messenger ... but my friends see them just fine. Why?

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I'd simply check the emoticon option: Tools, Options, Messages tab, and make sure the emoticons options are checked.

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Article C2005 - June 8, 2004

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135 Comments

my msn plus icons are not showing when i send then in ah conversation but my friends see it fine ....what to do to get it bk

Posted by: DELISA at June 5, 2010 8:32 PM

alt, t, e didnt work. any other ideas?

Posted by: aimee at June 9, 2010 11:22 AM

my msn plus icons are not showing when i send then in ah conversation but my friends see it fine ....what to do to get it bk

Posted by: Waleed Ahmed at June 20, 2010 11:34 AM

go on a conversation and do alt t then e and keep doin it !! it works :)

Posted by: cm at June 22, 2010 6:11 AM

press alt, then a bar will show at the top of the page - click tool then click on show emoticons.

Posted by: louise at August 14, 2010 3:12 PM
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