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DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING mIRC
To download and install
mIRC for windows please follow he below instructions carefully.
If you would like a printable copy of these instructions please
click here. If you are still confused
by all this after following the instructions then please feel
free to email the IRC expert Julia at webmaster@gbfans.co.uk.
1) Downloading
You download mIRC in a self-extracting
file (meaning you just click on the file and it installs itself
on your computer). You dont need any other software to install and
setup mIRC on your PC, just follow the instructions below.
This software is a completely
seperate program to your web browser or other programs you access
the internet on such as email.
There are two different versions
of mIRC and the first thing you need to do is decide which one you
will need! Look at the table below and select which one refers to
your Windows program.
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Windows 3.1
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Windows 95/98/NT
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mIRC 5.61 (16)
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mIRC 5.61 (32)
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If you are not sure what issue to use, try the 16 bit mIRC issue!
You now need to go to the Official
mIRC Download Page and continue to follow these instructions
(your browser will open a new window for you when you select
the link). There will be several download sites you can download
from just choose one nearest to you with the correct filename below.
mirc561t.exe (Windows 3.1)
mirc561s.exe (Windows 95/98/NT)
Download the file and save it
to your hard disk by right-clicking on the link and selecting
'Save this link as...' from the popup menu that will appear. When
your web-browser asks where to place the file, select a directory
on your harddisk where you will be able to find it later. (WRITE
THIS DOWN SO YOU FON'T FORGET!)
Sometimes your web-browser will
confront you with a warning message like: "Unknown File-type.
No external viewer configured for this file. Do you want to
configure a viewer now OR save file to disk ?"
In these cases select "Save file to disk".
Once you have finished downloading
the file hit the back button of your browser to return to this page
if you haven't printed the instructions out.
2) Installing mIRC
Once you have downloaded mIRC, you
are ready to install it in windows. During the installation process
mIRC's files will be automatically extracted from the file and all
necessary steps for starting mIRC will be taken automatically.
Open File Manager/Windows Explorer
. You can find its icon in the Main group in Windows
3.1 or in the Start Menu in Win95.
Find the mirc 5.11 file that
you just downloaded and saved to a directory on your computer. It
is either named mirc511s.exe (16 Bit) or mirc511t.exe (32 Bit)
To start the installing double click
on the filename. It will automatically start unpacking itself.
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When prompted for a place to
store mIRC (destination directory) the default should say c:\mirc,
click OK if this is acceptable.
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If you want the installer to
add a mIRC program group to windows and set up the mIRC icons,
keep the "Add icons" option selected.
Select 'OK' and you're done! The
installer will take care of all the work.
3) Setting up mIRC
Now that the program is installed
on your PC this is what is required to set it up:
First make sure you have dialled
up and are connected to your provider. Always first start your dialer
and then mIRC.
Double click the mIRC icon (shortcut)
to start up mIRC.
The Setup Dialog will then
appear and you will need to fill in some information:
Select the IRC Servers tab
(in Setup Dialog) and enter the following information in the fields
Real Name: Your real name or anything
rather comical you can think of!
E-Mail: Your email address (ie, gbfans@yahoo.com)
Nick Name: A one to nine character alias to use on the
chat system (ie, Babe1)
Alternate: Choose another nickname. If someone else is
already using the Nick Name you have chosen on IRC, you will
be known by this alternate name instead. (ie, Babe13) |
Click picture for closer look
at set up box.
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You also have to select a local or nearby IRC
server. A long list of servers is available by default. If you want
to chat on #gary or #gbfans you will need to select an UNDERNET
server
Next, select the Local Info
tab.
Normally you don't have to fill in anything here. Just make sure
the boxes under 'On Connect, Always get :' IP Address and
Local Host are Checked (selected)
Now select the Identd tab
and Enable the Identd Server. Your User ID should
already be filled-in there. Eventually fill in your Account Name
in this field. (Your account name is the part before the @ in your
email address, like julia1 or gbarlow in my case) The system should
always be set to UNIX and Listening on port 113.
Once this is all set, click on the
OK button to close the mIRC Setup Dialog.
mIRC is now set up and totally
ready to use.
(4) Using mIRC
Click on the File menu and
select Connect. (Or select the lightning button in the Toolbar)
After a short wait (but depending
on how many users it may be a while!) you will see some meaningless
gobbedly gook appear in the status window.
The last line will say something
like "End of MOTD command".
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The
mIRC Status Bar
Click picture for closer look
at status bar.
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To join a channel, type the /join
{channel_name} command in the single line box at the bottom
of the Status window, like this;
/join #gbfans
When you join a channel,
a new window will appear on your screen.
The names on the right side column are those people who are currently
joined in the channel.
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Talking
in a channel
Click picture for closer look
at the channel box.
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The left hand window is where everyone's conversation takes place.
To say things to the people joined to the channel, just type your
comments in the single row box at the bottom of the channel's window.
If you need help preferablly ask a channel operator (they are the
ones with the @ sign by their nickames - don't ask X though,
he's our resident robot!) or anyone else on the channel. They were
all new once and will understand.
To leave the channel, just
double click on the close box, which is located at the top-left
hand corner of the channel name's window.
There are many more commands available
on IRC, which I have listed on the IRC FAQ
main page to help you out, that's not all of them but it's a start,
if you become a regular user, it will be like second nature after
a while.
If you have difficulties connecting
to an IRC server, because of errors like "No Authorisation"
or "Cannot Resolve IRC Server name" try using a different IRC server
or read the mIRC FAQ for more info.
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IRC
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