vista, mirc ,packetnews or ircspy

[milkshake]

Hello

back in the XP days, I used packetnews.com to search through mIRC. I would click on the pack # link and it would auto load mIRC and connect to the right server and channel...

In Vista, you get errors when you load mIRC, anyone have a work around or know how to fix it?

greetz

[milkshake]

found a workaround by installing firefox 2.0...

not really a solution but hey it works

[milkshake]

grrr it still doesnt work, now i can connect to server but the download link doest copy to clipboard!!

vista sucks

anyone has a solution?

[zbeast]

I gave it a try. I'm running xp.
it connects to the server connects to the channel.
But does not do anything else.

Should it now try and start a dcc?

I don't know if this is right or wrong as I don't use irc for downloading at all.

[LANjackal]

vista sucks

Or maybe mIRC's devs do. Equally possible.

[milkshake]

I gave it a try. I'm running xp.
it connects to the server connects to the channel.
But does not do anything else.

Should it now try and start a dcc?

I don't know if this is right or wrong as I don't use irc for downloading at all.

Hi zbeast!

when you are connected to server and in the channel the only thing you need to do is paste ctrl + V in the channel and press Enter. Now your requesting the download... Remember to set up mirc the right way to recieve the packs (ignore is on in mirc default setting) Take a look here for setting mirc up the right way to recieve files http://www.packetnews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=201

anyone have a solution for my problem already?

[lordfoul]

Or maybe mIRC's devs do. Equally possible.

Thems fight'n words LJ. Consider the source.

[milkshake]

i went to their site but there was no response on a other topic there....

Is there a way to add protocols in vista, i checked in explorer but you can only link to existing ones and not create one yourself.

[milkshake]

OK.... I finally found a solution for Firefox not EXPLORER

you need to edit prefs.js with notepad somewhere on this location C:\Users\lullo\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ (directorys could be hidden so unhide them)
Shutdown any firefox window and Add this line below in prefs.js

user_pref("signed.applets.codebase_principal_support", true);


restart the browser and it should work

if anyone find a solution for windows vista explorer post it ok

[LANjackal]

Or maybe mIRC's devs do. Equally possible.

Thems fight'n words LJ. Consider the source.

Point taken. Statement withdrawn due to your protest.

That is all .

[zbeast]

OK.... I finally found a solution for Firefox not EXPLORER

you need to edit prefs.js with notepad somewhere on this location C:\Users\lullo\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ (directorys could be hidden so unhide them)
Shutdown any firefox window and Add this line below in prefs.js

user_pref("signed.applets.codebase_principal_support", true);


restart the browser and it should work

if anyone find a solution for windows vista explorer post it ok

Thanks milkshake: very nice resource.

let me make a corection tho.
you should not be editing prefs.js directly.

You should change brower prefs only via the about:config feture of firefox.

In the space where you would type in a url.
type in about:config and hit return.
You should then get a listing of all the brower configurations.
the text space called. "filter"
type in signed.applets.codebase_principal or as much as you need untill you see that config line.
Thne just double click that line and it changed from false to true.
then just exit your brower to save the file.

[milkshake]

Hi zbeast

ircspy.com is also a indexer (u prolly already knew)

and thx for the input about firefox, im happy shitz is werking again under Vista!

see ya all later

[TwhiT]

don't know if this helps or what but on Ircspy.com's website in their guide section there is this

http://ircspy.com/guides.asp?mode=display&id=3005

it shows how u can fix firefox w/ mIRC

dunno if it works w/ vista (hope it does tho ^_^ )