I wonder if it has to do with the actual setup of my ADSL modem, since I've done a firmware update on it, and it was reset to fabric default (and only VCI #, and VPI # was changed afterwords).. I've might missed something. I've emailed my ISP, but so far gotten no respons to my request.
Also.. I didn't have this problem when I was on ISDN (and I didn't format in between being on ISDN and then ADSL... And suddenly it started to crash on connect).

So talking about "narrow" it down, I think I've done that.
Also asked a female friend of mine that just formated and installed the same XP has me (and that has the same broadband connection from the same ISP) to download mIRC and try.. Her's didn't crash.
The only differents between us, is my firmwared modem + a 3com 5-port switch that I've got.


Yours

Ronny