Direct clicking on IRC links (1 Viewer)

[Panda Bear]

Well I have Windows Xp SP2 installed.

When i go to packetnews and do a search and find something I like to have and click on the link to open IRC and automatically connect to the network + channel, it says "Page cannot be displayed".

I know its got something to do with SP2 security issues.. but I dunno!

Anyone know how I can re-enable this again? Used to work before XP2

 

[MedNez]

What browser are you using?

XP Security Centre may also be interfering.

 

[Panda Bear]

I'm using IE.

and just then i visited packetnews again, a popup came up saying "do you want to add this registry key" e.t.c.

Im like helllllll no! so I'm not turning anything for security!

 

[Panda Bear]

anyone?

 

[anti]

Turned off the windows firewall?
Can you connect to IRC outside of packetnews?