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Pas IV: The alcohol sniffer/flashlight

There are two great ways to enjoy Life on the Beat Police Chat. Thanks to my friend Daemon.

#1. For the fastest and easiest way into the chat room, click here

Or

#2. If you would like more options while you chat, take a look at the instructions below. mIRC is a very popular internet chat tool. Once you chat in mIRC you will never go back to the plain old Java Chat.

 

Thanks to Spottie for taking the time to write this help file.

mIRC For Dummies

These instructions will help you download Mirc and set it up correctly.

The Mirc that these instructions apply to will work on a computer running Windows95, Windows98 or Windows2000.

If you are running a very old computer using Windows 3.1 or a Macintosh please email Spottie@shadowworld.net for different instructions. Most of you will probably use this setup.


First you need to get the program.

1. Open your web browser and go to this address: www.mirc.com
2. Click on the area to download Mirc561 For Win95, Win98 or Win2000.
3. You will want version mirc561t.exe, which is 32 bit.

Select a download location near you. When you click on it your download will begin. The download takes around 5 minutes, depending on how fast your connection is.

Installation steps:

1. Once you have downloaded the file, you need to open it. On some systems a button will just appear with the option install. If that happens, click install.

2. If you don't see a button you will need to go find where your program downloaded. Open windows explorer an locate the file. Double-click on the file to begin the install.

3. The installation program will appear. Hit "next', and hit "yes" to the license agreement, then hit install. Let it do its thing. Hit finish. A box will pop up -- close the X above the guys picture.

4. A Mirc Options box now pops up. Click the word Add. Fill out the form like this:

Description: ShadowWorld
IRC Server: irc.shadowworld.net
Port: 6667
Group: (leave blank)
Pass: (leave blank)

5. Put in a name. It doesn't HAVE to be your real name. Any name will be fine. Put in your email address (this won't be visible to everyone). Put in a nickname that you want to use on IRC. Put in another nickname as a backup.

6. Click the + sign by the word connect.

7. Look for the word Options on the lefthand side of your screen, and click on the +

8. Uncheck "popup connect dialogue on startup"

9. Check "move to top of list on connect" (this will make it easier to find)

10. Check the box that says "retry"

11. Uncheck the box that says "try next server in group"

12. Leave default port set at 6667

13. Find the "Local Info" underneath the word Options and click it.

14. Leave the "Local Host" and "IP Address" blank.

15. Leave the boxes in "On connect always get" checked.

16. Make sure to check "Normal" next to Lookup Method.

17. Check the + by the word IRC.

18. Click the word "Perform"

19. Click the little box that says "On connect perform these commands"

20. In the big box, type this: /join #life_on_the_beat

21. Click OK

22. Now click the picture of the lightning bolt on the upperleft corner of your screen. (This is the connect button) A popup channel folder will appear -- uncheck the little box that tells it to "popup folder on connect" and close the box with the X in the corner.

Mirc has been configured to automatically go to the right server and join #life_on_the_beat any time you connect! When you are ready to leave just close the mirc program with the X in the corner. The next time you want to use mirc it will be all set up for you and all you will have to do is click that lightning bolt.

If you need any furthur help, email my friend - spottie@shadowworld.net