MyIE2 is now Maxthon

[CoMa]

After being actively developed for more than one year and with the
version 1.0 coming to its release, MyIE2 was renamed to Maxthon. (How
to pronounce "maxthon")

The change was made because we felt a better name was needed to
promote such a powerful browser and avoid possible confusions. Same as
MyIE2, Maxthon is still free to use, has all previous features you've
got used to and more new ones to enjoy.

Thanks For All Your Support These Days. Let's Make It Better!

http://www.maxthon.com/en/index.htm
http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm

What's new
Recent release version : 1.0.0138

+ Tip of the day dialog.
+ Unicode Support.
+ Remove mode and modeless dialog option in ADHunter option panel.
+ Remove pop-under ADs option in ADHunter option panel.
+ Remove Floating ADs option in AdHunter option panel.
* Setup center and options are combined.
+ skin.ini [SIDEBAR_STYLE] HOT_BUTTON_IMAGE to specify the
hot button image of side bar.
* For context menu for menu items, holding control key will
keep the menu after select a command.
+ Hold ALT key before download begins will toggle using
download manager.
+ Hold ALT key before open a tab will toggle from open in
forground and background.
* Rebuild Tray icon after Explorer crash.
+ Reload missing pictures option at Advanced option panel.
* Zoom factor is kept after page refreshing.
* Global Zoom option added to General option panel.
* Config file changed to xml.
+ Zip library.
+ Popups options page.
+ Popup block toolbar at sized poup window.
+ Popup blocked inform toolbar.
+ Redesigned history side bar.
+ redesigned favorite side bar.



/CoMa


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[colinco]

The change was made because we felt a better name was needed to
promote such a powerful browser and avoid possible confusions. Same as
MyIE2, Maxthon is still free to use, has all previous features you've
got used to and more new ones to enjoy.

Still based on IE. Why try and hide this?

 

[Rod]

Still based on IE. Why try and hide this?

From http://www.maxthon.com/en/index.htm :

'Maxthon is a powerful web browser with a highly customizable interface. It
is based on the Internet Explorer engine (your most likely current web
browser) which means that what works in IE, works the same in Maxthon but
with many additional efficient features like... '

So no hiding there, Even if the new name sounds like a sanatory product for
fat women, I'm very content with it.

Rod

 

[scroob]

The change was made because we felt a better name was needed to
promote such a powerful browser and avoid possible confusions. Same as
MyIE2, Maxthon is still free to use, has all previous features you've
got used to and more new ones to enjoy.

Will Maxthon work on a system that does not have IE installed on it?
Methinks not. So it is NOT a browser, but a front end for IE. Please stop
misrepresenting the product.

 

[Jes]

Will Maxthon work on a system that does not have IE installed on it?
Methinks not. So it is NOT a browser, but a front end for IE. Please stop
misrepresenting the product.

I deleted IE with IEradicator from http://www.litepc.com/download.html and
still MyIE worked. So IEradicator leaves some DLLs for HTMLHelp and such to
work.
By the way: I'm using Win2000 now - is there a way to delete IE from this
windows version?


Greetings
jes

 

[Rod]

I deleted IE with IEradicator from
http://www.litepc.com/download.html and still MyIE worked. So
IEradicator leaves some DLLs for HTMLHelp and such to work.
By the way: I'm using Win2000 now - is there a way to delete IE from
this windows version?


Greetings
jes

From the link you provided:
'IEradicator is a tiny, script that uses the Windows setup engine to
surgically remove Internet Explorer versions 3 through 6.0 from Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium and Windows
2000(sr1).'

So it should work in win2000(sr1)

Rod

 

[Jes]

Rod schrieb:

From the link you provided:
'IEradicator is a tiny, script that uses the Windows setup engine to
surgically remove Internet Explorer versions 3 through 6.0 from Windows 95,
Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium and Windows
2000(sr1).'

So it should work in win2000(sr1)

Rod

I'm using Windows 2000 SR4 - sorry, should have told you befor...


Greetings
jes

 

[Rod]

Rod schrieb:



I'm using Windows 2000 SR4 - sorry, should have told you befor...


Greetings
jes

Should have guessed it, I don't think there's anyone sane out there still
using sr1.
But in the case of sr4, I don't think it can be done, hopefully for you
someone will correct me.

Rod

 

[Bob Adkins]

Will Maxthon work on a system that does not have IE installed on it?
Methinks not. So it is NOT a browser, but a front end for IE. Please stop
misrepresenting the product.

A browser should be judged on what it does for you, not what it's based on.
In fact, everything is based on something that someone may not approve of.
What features are er, Maxthon missing? I can't think of any, but I'm pretty
slow.

Obviously Maxthon is not for everyone. I suggest you get a command line
browser.

Bob

 

[Bob Adkins]

After being actively developed for more than one year and with the
version 1.0 coming to its release, MyIE2 was renamed to Maxthon. (How
to pronounce "maxthon")

The change was made because we felt a better name was needed to
promote such a powerful browser and avoid possible confusions. Same as
MyIE2, Maxthon is still free to use, has all previous features you've
got used to and more new ones to enjoy.

http://www.maxthon.com/en/index.htm
http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm

Anyone have a link? All links I follow have the previous version.

Bob

 

[John Doe]

me too

Anyone have a link? All links I follow have the previous version.

Bob

 

[john p.]

After being actively developed for more than one year and with the
version 1.0 coming to its release, MyIE2 was renamed to Maxthon.

This is one of the dopiest names I have ever seen, but does it at
least now stay visible in the window title? Shortly after I made a
donation to support MyIE2, Bloodchen broke it on me. In versions after
0.9.18.20, "MyIE2" was moved from the beginning of the title to the
end in order to behave more like Internet Explorer. While this puts
more useful information on the tabs, the change was unfortunately not
coded properly. With a very long URL, "MyIE2" now disappears from the
title bar. IE handles this by truncating the URL to always leave room
for the prog name. Why would you want to code an app so that its name
might no longer appear in its own window title? The effect this had on
me was to break all my AutoIt scripts that need to look for "MyIE2" in
the window title. As much as I hate the new name, I can change the
scripts to look for "Maxthon" instead if it will always be visible,
but until then I have reverted to version 0.9.18.20 and will be stuck
there until this behavior is corrected.

 

[Nuroticat]

Agreed. Firefox is a better name, even.
At least it's still freeware. Changing its freeware status would have been
more
painful to me than this name change.

 

[Aaron]

A browser should be judged on what it does for you, not what it's
based on.

Well what it is based on, does have a bearing on it's vulnerability to
exploits so that is important.

A quick look at the MyIE2 forums for example, shows quite a few threads
recently by newbies asking about the relationship between MyIE2 and IE,

E.g whether the CERT warning to avoid Internet explorer is allowed if
they switched to MYIE2.

The answer is no of course.


In fact, everything is based on something that someone may

not approve of. What features are er, Maxthon missing? I can't think
of any, but I'm pretty slow.

Well I'm certainly not the right one to judge on whether you are slow,
but yes there are features in Firefox (and I don't mean extensions) not
in Maxthon. And with extensions Firefox far exceeds MYIE2 (plus plugins).
in terms of features.

But what features are important is subjective anyway, you clearly like
the MyIE2 feature set, and don't miss the features in firefox not in
MYIE2. But others may differ.

Obviously Maxthon is not for everyone. I suggest you get a command
line browser.

I don't follow . Why should there be a choice between Maxthon and a
"command line browser" ?

Bob

Aaron (my email is not munged!)

 

[scroob]

I deleted IE with IEradicator from http://www.litepc.com/download.html
and still MyIE worked. So IEradicator leaves some DLLs for HTMLHelp
and such to work.

Of course it will still work, since the HTML engine is intact. In other
words, IE is still there, just without an interface. Using MyIE2 provided
it with one. And it still has all the flaws and exploits, maybe even worse,
because removing IE probably removed all the patches as well.

 

[Bob Adkins]

E.g whether the CERT warning to avoid Internet explorer is allowed if
they switched to MYIE2.

The answer is no of course.

Alright already! I'm growing weary of anti-MS crusaders telling me about
IE's horrible, life-threatening vulnerabilities. Tell some child that gets
viruses and hacks. I've already heard it for the 10,000th time.

But what features are important is subjective anyway, you clearly like
the MyIE2 feature set, and don't miss the features in firefox not in
MYIE2. But others may differ.

Just how many features does Firefox have that <cough>Maxthon doesn't have?

I don't follow . Why should there be a choice between Maxthon and a
"command line browser" ?

I was just ribbing him. I couldn't care less what anyone else uses. I simply
state facts.

Aaron, our priorities are different. I do not like or love any browser. I
judge them purely on how fast they are, their features, reliability, and
ease of setup. Sorry, but I have no interest in trendiness, fads, real or
imagined security issues, or following the herd.

Bob

 

[DAN]

MyIE2 was renamed to Maxthon.

Does it still install in the myie2 directory, or do we end up with a new install
in some maxthon dir?

 

[Jari Lehtonen]

Does it still install in the myie2 directory, or do we end up with a new install
in some maxthon dir?

It installs in the Myie2 directory, but the old myie2.exe -file is
still there. It has a new executable called maxthon.exe. I uninstalled
MyIE but when it asked if it should remove all files or retain
configurations I chose to retain them.

When I started Maxthon some of the old configs were there but some
like ADhunters were not. I had kept my setupcenter.ini and MyIE.ini
files in backup so I copied those missing sections there and pasted
them in the new one.

Maybe I made it the hard way, I hope you manage better. It is worth
the little work, it is a clear upgrade to the old version (working
small pop-up windows are fine).

Jari

 

[Conor]

A browser should be judged on what it does for you, not what it's based on.

Sorry but in the current situation with IE having so many holes then it
SHOULD be judged on what its based on.

 

[Conor]

Alright already! I'm growing weary of anti-MS crusaders telling me about
IE's horrible, life-threatening vulnerabilities. Tell some child that gets
viruses and hacks. I've already heard it for the 10,000th time.

Its not just anti-MS people saying it, its CERN..the US Govt Security
Advisory.

Just how many features does Firefox have that <cough>Maxthon doesn't have?
<ROFL!>

The inability to hand over the contents of a secure session to a remote
Russian website for a start.

I was just ribbing him. I couldn't care less what anyone else uses. I simply
state facts.

Which are wrong.

Aaron, our priorities are different. I do not like or love any browser. I
judge them purely on how fast they are, their features, reliability, and
ease of setup. Sorry, but I have no interest in trendiness, fads, real or
imagined security issues, or following the herd.

The security issues are real. If they weren't then Spyware tools
wouldn't exist.