Miranda NG Official Community Forum
Forum for English speaking Miranda NG users => Support/Help => Topic started by: kiza123 on 05 01 2019, 19:25:05
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I do not understand the program miranda still works? I tried to run on my computer miranda 0.10.24 ANSi, but it gives an error: "Unable to connect to the server. Error 1460". And on your site it is impossible to download any new version, offers only some old 0.95. Or did you change the version numbering?
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0.95 is new, Miranda "NG". Miranda 0.10 is miranda "IM", a long-dead project. Check out the project page with downloads: https://www.miranda-ng.org/en/downloads/
Make a backup and update to Miranda NG! :)
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Yes, I have miranda "IM". She's not gonna work now, is she? Do you have new versions in ANSI variant to work in Windows 9X (Millennium)?
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Miranda NG still actually works in Windows XP by default, just make sure to not use the 64bit version. It's interesting but a significant portion of the users here seem to be using Windows XP.
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I just have a computer that has Windows 9x (Millennium) installed, and I've always used Miranda 0.10.24 ANSI on it before. Then I didn't use Miranda for a while. And now for some reason it can not connect to the server. I.e. it's not enough that the program worked in Windows XP, I need to make it work in Windows 9x (Millennium).
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Sorry, Miranda NG cannot work under 9x and Miranda IM cannot connect to ICQ any more. Miranda NG and Miranda IM are different software developed by different peoples We are not related to Miranda IM development, so please contact with Miranda IM developer.
https://sourceforge.net/p/miranda/tickets/1768/
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I haven't used the Miranda program for a long time - I have Miranda IM version 0.10.24 ANSI. Can Miranda NG be installed in the same folder where I have Miranda IM installed? Will Miranda NG work correctly in this case and will it be able to use the settings of the Miranda IM program? That is, so that I don't have to re-configure it. I want to use Miranda program to communicate via icq protocol.
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https://wiki.miranda-ng.org/index.php?title=Installation_and_update#Upgrading_Miranda_IM_to_Miranda_NG
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That is, even the history of my correspondence with other people will be preserved?
And I also noticed that on the download page https://www.miranda-ng.org/en/downloads/ in the "Upgrade from Miranda IM" section, when you click on the "IM Updater 32-bit" link, the PluginUpdater.zip file is downloaded. Is this exactly what I need to upgrade from Miranda Im to Miranda NG? Or is it not downloading the file I want? Then fix it on your website.
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When I unpacked the archive into the folder with the installed Miranda IM program, do I need to run the pu_stub.exe file? I tried to run it pu_stub.exe, but nothing happens, i.e. it won't start. I have Windows XP SP3.
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That is, even the history of my correspondence with other people will be preserved?
Yes. But it is recommended to make a backup copy of the profile
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When I unpacked the archive into the folder with the installed Miranda IM program, do I need to run the pu_stub.exe file
Download IM Updater plugin, unpack the whole archive into your Miranda IM program folder and then run or restart the program.
Launch Miranda (not pu_stub) and perform update (you will see a popup windows "Updates found").
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Should PluginUpdater.dll be placed in the same folder as pu_stub.exe (where miranda32.exe is), or should it be placed in the Plugins folder?
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Just extract archive content into Miranda folder, so dll will be placed into Plugins.
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And I did so, but when I started the program Miranda received the message: "An error occurred while checking for new updates."
The installed firewall may be interfering.
is pu_stub.exe trying to download updates from the internet? Then it is clear that he will not succeed.
Is it possible to download the new version of Miranda from your website manually, and then install it on my computer by running the downloaded file manually?
The only thing I want is for all the settings of the Miranda program and old correspondence (contacts) to be preserved.
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And I did so, but when I started the program Miranda received the message: "An error occurred while checking for new updates."
Windows XP is too old and does not support actual HTTPS crypto without OpenSSL. But Miranda IM also too old and does not support OpenSSL.
Do upgrade on another computer / virtual machine / LiveCD with Windows 7/8/10
Only Miranda NG have OpenSSL support, so after update to newest stable NG version, you can manually install OpenSSL plugin and contunue use Miranda NG on WinXP.
Is it possible to download the new version of Miranda from your website manually, and then install it on my computer by running the downloaded file manually?
We drop compatibility with IM database format many years ago, direct import is not possible. IM Updater will consistently upgrade Miranda IM to an older Miranda NG version that understands the IM format and then converts the database to the modern format