Setup mirc

Once you have downloaded and installed mIRC , you need to go through a few steps to setup and configure the program. When you first open the program, you will see the opening screen:. It may be slightly different if you are running an earlier version. Hold your mouse pointer over each icon and see what function it has, as is shown in the following example:.

To make it easier for your each time you use mIRC , you can configure the program to be more user friendly. This connection means that your ISP is dialing into this server computer , and if there's enough connections available, you'll get connected. If not, you'll get an error message, so just pick a different server. It will usually fly by faster than you can read it. The good news is that you are now ready to join a channel when you see the following scroll by.

After you get logged on, normally a window will pop open with a listing of a few channels you may wish to join. You are free to choose one of them, or click off the window and type in your choice. Note: We used to be able to list all of the available channels, but now there are just too many. With over 10, channels on the Undernet, you'll be able to find something towards your interests.

You should enter a very busy, lively, and exciting new time of learning. IRC presents many challenges to many people -- those needing to learn new skills, those maybe not able to make new friends easily Happy Chatting, Everyone -- and Enjoy the Journey This website can help you with many other areas of IRC. For additional instructions on understanding your mIRC program better, here are some Tutorials we've put together for you.

Enjoy the learning! Abbreviations - What does bbl, brb, yw, afk, lol and more mean? You should click the Run or Open button. Once the download has completed, the mIRC installer will appear.

You should follow the steps in the installer and install mIRC. You will get a notification about your mIRC-evaluation period. After 30 days, you need to wait 30 seconds before the Continue button becomes clickable. There are no other disadvantages from using the evaluation-version.

Click on Continue untill the evaluation-screen closes. You can then click the Connect button and mIRC will connect to your chosen server. In the example below, we are connecting to the DALnet server. Once you have connected to a server, your mIRC Favorites window will pop up. This window stores a list of your favorite channels and allows you to join them quickly and easily.

You can type in the name of a channel, such as mIRC, or you can select a channel from the list. You can then click the Join button and mIRC will join your chosen channel.