I can't run the other program now because my 30 day trial expired..
thank you for the help, everyone. I actually fixed the problem entirely with a new version of mirc that dervish sent me vae: I don't really give a shit about the most beneficial irc client. All of them are easy to configure and pretty self-explanatory. I don't get any use out of irc except from being available for NADL so it's not a large concern of mine.
Nicotine has never been addictive to me, whatsoever, no matter how many years I've smoked or how many I smoke a day.