Greetings Naderoni,
Actually, they're PNGs (and GIFs)
All of these (plus emoticons, winks, etc.) are stored in your ObjectStore. This folder will
be at;
on XP:
\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Messenger\windowsliveid\ObjectStore
on Vista/7:
\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsot\Messeger\windowsliveid\ObjectStore
Where username is your Windows username and windowsliveid is your Windows Live ID e-mail
address. Additionally, some of these folders will be hidden by default, to see them simply
press the Alt key on the keyboard in any Windows Explorer window to bring up the toolbar,
click Tools, then Folder Options, then the View tab, and then choose 'Show hidden files and
folders'. After click OK, they should appear with the other folders.
Once you're there, what you're looking for will be in the UserTile (display pictures and
webcam shots/"videos") or WebcamDDP (the dynamic display pictures with the emoticon
assignments). Within either of these folders, the files you're looking for are the .dt2
files.
In the UserTile folder, these will either be PNGs or GIFs depending on whether they're static
(PNG) or animated/videos (GIFs). There's a few strategies to figure out which is what, but I
personally just pop open Internet Explorer and drag the files into the browser to see what
they are. Also, as a starting point, you can also go by size (the GIFs are going to be
larger).
In the WebcamDDP folder, the dt2 files are in fact CABinet files. You can copy and rename
them to .cab if you prefer, but personally I just drag these ones to WinRAR which opens them
regardless of extension. Inside the cabs, you'll again find PNGs and GIFs.
--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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