The old thread is https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/231092/nicklist_dialog_box#Post231092
Without looking at the code the script is using we can't say anything.
What happen if they install a clean copy of mIRC 7.25 (so, without your script), can they reproduce the problem?

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