I agree and understand. However every message that said it was an answer sent to the same place. I just want people to know that is not really an answer for all people.
I have since solved my problem. I tried many different things to make it work, and when it finally did, I am not totally sure what made it work. All I know is I tried to install mIRC v5.91 over the 6.03 and run it, because from what I have read here the problem is v6+ related. However, under 5.91 I still had the same problem. I in turn deleted all *mirc*.exe files in my root mirc directory (usually c:\program files\mirc) and re-installed version 6.03 into the same directory. I also installed the 2 new critical updates for Windows XP Pro which were released earlier this week and rebooted. After resarting and connecting the problem was solved. I am sorry I couldnt at least be more specific. Because I had re-installed ver 6.03 OVER (not totally deleting the old files first) and it did not work. But re-installing with save old settings returned my mIRC client to its previous 'glory'.
If you have similar problems, let me know I will do my best to help. I looked into this error for days, and best I can tell it is related to a DNS issue under windows XP. However, the case it is just a bug, so sometimes it works and sometimes not.
Thanks for all the help I did recieve. I didnt mean to be rude, I just want people to be able to find the correct answer as easily as possiable. I tried #Help rooms, and #mIRC rooms with no success, in the end it was just fiddling around that was a solution.
Have a happy IRC day.
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