help!!! every time i open mIRC it stays open for about 5 seconds then closes again. im using th sci-fi epz version of mIRC 6.03 on wixp pro, and its doing my nut in!!!

During the 5 seconds it stays open type /remote off and try opening it again, if it doesn't close then it is somethng in your script that was making it quit.

I have no idea what a sci-fi epz version of mIRC 6.03 is - I suggest you make sure to get a clean mIRC 6.03 from here.
Windows XP/Firewall & mIRC Setup Help can be found at this site, if your connection problems still with mIRC and XP continue to happen..