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| − | === Installing/Upgrading === | + | === Installing === |
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| − | If you're starting with mIRC or don't want to do anything, just do a normal install, the new type, so just run the installer once you have downloaded it. | + | If you're starting with mIRC or don't want to do anything, just do a normal install, the new type. |
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| − | The default folder for installation should be something like C:\Program Files (x86)\, if you installed mIRC previously on the machine, it's possible for this value to be different.
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| − | If mIRC recognizes the folder as a mIRC folder, it will warn you and select the 'upgrade' option, which only update the .exe and the help file, basically.
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| − | Others options are "full", which is the default for a first installation, or "custom" where you can select which components to install.
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| | == Command line == | | == Command line == |
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| − | When executing mirc.exe to run mIRC, you can pass argument to the executable. This can be used to instruct mIRC to do something on start.
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| − | The arguments have switches format:
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| − | * -s<server:port> - makes mIRC connect to the specified server and port on start, you can also specify a group name from the server list.
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| − | * -j<#chan,#chans> - makes mIRC join the specified channel on connect
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| − | * -p<password> - makes mIRC use that for the password parameter of JOIN message, to join channel protected by password
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| − | * -n<main,alternate> - sets your main and alternate nickname
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| − | * -i<filename.ini> - makes mIRC uses the specified file as the mirc.ini file, the remaining settings files are still stored to the same folder as before
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| − | * -r<path> - sets the path where mIRC saves mirc.ini as well as others settings files, if no path is specified, the path used is the path where the mIRC executable is stored.
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| − | * -noreg - makes mIRC avoid use of the registry, (no irc:// link support among others things).
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| − | * -noconnect - prevents mIRC from connecting on startup if that option is enabled in mIRC.
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| − | * -nowine - disables Wine support in mIRC
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| − | * -portable - this is a combination of -r with no path and -noreg
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| − | The installer also supports command line parameters:
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| − | * /S - Silent install
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| − | * /FULL - Force a full install
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| − | * /DESKTOP - enables creation of shortcut on the desktop
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| − | * /NODESKTOP - disables creation of shortcut on the desktop
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| − | * /STARTMENU - enables creation of shortcut on the start menu
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| − | * /NOSTARTMENU - disables creation of shortcut on the desktop
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| − | The installer had others commmand line options which are no longer applicable:
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| − | * -nouninst - prevents mIRC from adding an uninstall item to the control panel add/remove dialog (mIRC now has an uninstall.exe in the folder)
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| − | * -services - made mIRC run as a service on win 95/98 (mIRC no longer supports these OS)
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