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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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i tried this ! but i keep ticking the show emoticons box and it keeps undoing it in a very weird way ! i'm gonna try updating flash player
Posted by: Karim Akiki at September 19, 2011 2:31 PMi tried what you suggested but my emoticons still arent showing up on my screen =/ , is there anything else i can do ?
Posted by: Sophie at October 6, 2011 12:56 PMwell my problem is this===>>>i had the version of msn the one before the messenger essentials..i didnts like it and i installed the last one i had.i kept my emoticons and put them in the file but since then i cant use them is like they dont appear any more.msn doesnt recognise them any more.but even when i had again than version i never had that problem.i took a look at the box that says show emoticons and it is checked.so what i have to do know??
Posted by: nia at October 8, 2011 6:28 PMI had this issue for a couple of months, where MSN Messenger would uncheck emoticons after I went in and checked the box. I had installed Messenger again, and my computer was fully updated, including Flash. What finally worked was checking show emoticons, uncheck show custom emoticons, and it finally worked.
Posted by: Peggy at October 13, 2011 8:44 PMmy msn messenger will not check in, hit apply, then ok ,I , go back in and it is unchecked again, this keeps on going on, though others can see my emotions and copy them I see none of mine or theirs
Posted by: Frances at December 10, 2011 10:40 AM