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Microsoft Max or Microsoft Codename Max is a slideshow application demoed at PDC 2005,^[1] and later made available to the public. Version 1.0.50831.3 is available at the BetaArchive FTP.^[2] On 2 November 2006,^[3] Max was discontinued after a beta.^[4]

Max was known internally as Project M,^[1] headed by Hillel Cooperman (who gave the Get Users to Fall in Love With Your Software during PDC 2003)^[5]^[6] and described internally only as Windows "shell enhancements."^[6]

Max is based on WinFX technology: Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly known as Avalon), Windows Communication Foundation (formerly known as Indigo), the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and other Microsoft technologies.^[1]

Version in the BetaArchive FTP

The gallery contains a screenshot guide for installing the version of Microsoft Max (1.0.50831.3)^[7] in the BetaArchive FTP.

Lost version

An updated version of Microsoft Max allowed reading news through RSS.^[8] This version is not available on the BetaArchive FTP. The download link from here was not archived at the Wayback Machine.

According to BetaArchive user ATeamInc, based on his analysis of the Max setup download links, this newer version might have been offered as an "in-place" update for existing versions and a full package was not offered for the new version.^[9]

Gallery

Install Guide

Setup - compatibility error
$Step 1: To install Microsoft Max, run the WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup in the \all_for_max\ folder$

Step 1: To install Microsoft Max, run the WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup in the \all_for_max\ folder
Description of WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup file
WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup copying files dialog
WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup loading
WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 EULA
WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 installing
WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 installing
WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup finished
$Step 2: After installing WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2, navigate to the \max\update folder$

Step 2: After installing WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2, navigate to the \max\update folder
Step 3: Run update.exe on the update folder
Step 3: Run update.exe on the update folder
Running update.exe should lead to this window
Microsoft Max EULA
Microsoft Max installer backing up files
Microsoft Max installer finishing up installation
Microsoft Max finished installation
Microsoft Max in the Start menu

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Taft, Darryl (20 September 2005). Microsoft Max Shares the Visual Power of Avalon. eWeek. Retrieved on 15 April 2022.
↑ https://www.betaarchive.com/database/view_release.php?uuid=cb666f98-85cf-4be4-a4de-3472619ad526
↑ NeoSmart Technologies. Microsoft Murders Max. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.
↑ Microsoft. Microsoft Codename Max. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.
↑ Thurrott, Paul (1 November 2006). Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista Part 4: January - July 2005. Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Thurrott, Paul (30 June 2005). Exclusive: Has Microsoft Found a New Longhorn Shell in Project M?. ITPro Today. Retrieved on 15 April 2022.
↑ Microsoft Codename "Max" (1.0.50831.3) (2005-09) (beta) - BetaArchive Release DB in the BetaArchive FTP. Retrieved on 15 April 2021.
↑ Wagner, Ryan (9 September 2006). Download The New Microsoft Max With RSS Capabilities. cybernetnews.com. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.
↑ ATeamInc (7 April 2021). Re: REQ Microsoft Codename Max with RSS reader for news - BetaArchive. Retrieved on 15 April 2021.

External links

[eweek-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Taft, Darryl (20 September 2005). Microsoft Max Shares the Visual Power of Avalon. eWeek. Retrieved on 15 April 2022.

[2] ttps://www.betaarchive.com/database/view_release.php?uuid=cb666f98-85cf-4be4-a4de-3472619ad526

[3] NeoSmart Technologies. Microsoft Murders Max. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.

[4] Microsoft. Microsoft Codename Max. Archived from the original on 16 December 2006. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.

[gold-5] Thurrott, Paul (1 November 2006). Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista Part 4: January - July 2005. Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.

[shorttakes-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Thurrott, Paul (30 June 2005). Exclusive: Has Microsoft Found a New Longhorn Shell in Project M?. ITPro Today. Retrieved on 15 April 2022.

[7] Microsoft Codename "Max" (1.0.50831.3) (2005-09) (beta) - BetaArchive Release DB in the BetaArchive FTP. Retrieved on 15 April 2021.

[8] Wagner, Ryan (9 September 2006). Download The New Microsoft Max With RSS Capabilities. cybernetnews.com. Retrieved on 7 April 2021.

[9] ATeamInc (7 April 2021). Re: REQ Microsoft Codename Max with RSS reader for news - BetaArchive. Retrieved on 15 April 2021.

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-'''Microsoft Max''' or '''Microsoft Codename Max''' is a slideshow  application demoed at [[PDC 2005]] and later made available to the public.
+'''Microsoft Max''' or '''Microsoft Codename Max''' is a slideshow  application demoed at [[PDC 2005]],<ref name = "eweek">{{cite web | url = https://www.eweek.com/news/microsoft-max-shares-the-visual-power-of-avalon/ | title = Microsoft Max Shares the Visual Power of Avalon | first = Darryl | last = Taft | publisher = eWeek | date = 20 September 2005 | accessdate = 15 April 2022}}</ref> and later made available to the public. Version 1.0.50831.3 is available at the BetaArchive FTP.<ref>https://www.betaarchive.com/database/view_release.php?uuid=cb666f98-85cf-4be4-a4de-3472619ad526</ref> On 2 November 2006,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://neosmart.net/blog/2006/microsoft-murders-max/ | title = Microsoft Murders Max | author =  NeoSmart Technologies | accessdate = 7 April 2021}}</ref> Max was discontinued after a beta.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.microsoft.com/max/ | title = Microsoft Codename Max | author = Microsoft | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061216032142/http://www.microsoft.com/max/ | archivedate = 16 December 2006 | accessdate = 7 April 2021}}</ref>
-Paul Thurrott described the creation of Microsoft Max:
+Max was known internally as ''Project M'',<ref name = "eweek" /> headed by Hillel Cooperman (who gave the [[Windows Longhorn/Get Users to Fall in Love With Your Software|Get Users to Fall in Love With Your Software]] during [[PDC 2003]])<ref name = "gold">{{cite web | url = http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_roadtogold_04.asp | title = Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista Part 4: January - July 2005 | first = Paul | last = Thurrott | publisher = Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows | date = 1 November 2006 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070120212446/http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_roadtogold_04.asp | archivedate = 20 January 2007 | accessdate = 7 April 2021}}</ref><ref name = "shorttakes">{{cite web | url = https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-78/exclusive-has-microsoft-found-new-longhorn-shell-project-m | title = Exclusive: Has Microsoft Found a New Longhorn Shell in Project M? | publisher = ITPro Today | first = Paul | last = Thurrott | date = 30 June 2005 | accessdate = 15 April 2022}}</ref> and described internally only as Windows "shell enhancements."<ref name = "shorttakes" />
-<blockquote>In late June, I discovered that Windows user experience guru Hillel Cooperman was now involved in a skunkworks project at Microsoft codenamed Project M. This small group, which reported directly to Chris Jones, the Microsoft VP in charge of the Windows Shell, was working on mysterious Longhorn shell improvements that would appear in Beta 2 or beyond. To my knowledge, this work never materialized, and Project M morphed into Project Max, a bizarre application for sharing photos.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_roadtogold_04.asp | title = Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Road to Gold: The Long Road to Windows Vista Part 4: January - July 2005 | first = Paul | last = Thurrott | date = 1 November 2006 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070120212446/http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_roadtogold_04.asp | archivedate = 20 January 2007 | accessdate = 7 April 2021}}</ref></blockquote>
-==Lost version==
+Max is based on WinFX technology: [[wikipedia:Windows Presentation Foundation|Windows Presentation Foundation]] (formerly known as Avalon), [[wikipedia:Windows Communication Foundation|Windows Communication Foundation]] (formerly known as Indigo), the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and other Microsoft technologies.<ref name = "eweek" />
-An updated version of Microsoft Max allowed reading news through RSS.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cybernetnews.com/download-the-new-microsoft-max-with-rss-capabilities/ | title = Download The New Microsoft Max With RSS Capabilities | first = Ryan | last = Wagner | publisher = cybernetnews.com | date = 9 September 2006 | accessdate = 7 April 2021}}</ref>
+== Version in the BetaArchive FTP ==
+The [[#Gallery|gallery]] contains a screenshot guide for installing the version of Microsoft Max (1.0.50831.3)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.betaarchive.com/database/view_release.php?uuid=cb666f98-85cf-4be4-a4de-3472619ad526 | title = Microsoft Codename "Max" (1.0.50831.3) (2005-09) (beta) - BetaArchive Release DB in the BetaArchive FTP | accessdate = 15 April 2021}}</ref> in the BetaArchive FTP.
-==References==
+== Lost version ==
+An updated version of Microsoft Max allowed reading news through RSS.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cybernetnews.com/download-the-new-microsoft-max-with-rss-capabilities/ | title = Download The New Microsoft Max With RSS Capabilities | first = Ryan | last = Wagner | publisher = cybernetnews.com | date = 9 September 2006 | accessdate = 7 April 2021}}</ref> This version is not available on the BetaArchive FTP. The download link from [https://web.archive.org/web/20061018061842/http://www.microsoft.com/max/download.html here] was [https://web.archive.org/web/20061018061842/http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73352&clcid=0x409 not archived at the Wayback Machine].
+According to BetaArchive user ATeamInc, based on his analysis of the [https://www.damasgate.net/vb/showthread.php?t=48090 Max setup download links], this newer version might have been offered as an "in-place" update for existing versions and a full package was not offered for the new version.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=458166#p458166 | title = Re: REQ Microsoft Codename Max with RSS reader for news - BetaArchive | author = ATeamInc | date = 7 April 2021 | accessdate = 15 April 2021}}</ref>
+<gallery>
+MicrosoftMax1.jpg
+MicrosoftMax2.jpg
+MicrosoftMax3.jpg
+MicrosoftMax4.jpg
+</gallery>
+== Gallery ==
+===Install Guide===
+<gallery>
+MicrosoftMaxSetupBlocked.png|Setup - compatibility error
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 36 50.png|Step 1: To install Microsoft Max, run the WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup in the <code>\all_for_max\</code> folder
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 36 07.png|Description of WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup file
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 36 24.png|WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup copying files dialog
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 36 40.png|WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup loading
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 36 45.png|WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 EULA
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 36 58.png|WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 installing
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 45 10.png|WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 installing
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 45 24.png|WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2 setup finished
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 45 39.png|Step 2: After installing WinFX Runtime Components Core Redistributable Beta 2, navigate to the <code>\max\update</code> folder
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 45 51.png|Step 3: Run <code>update.exe</code> on the update folder
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 45 47.png|Step 3: Run <code>update.exe</code> on the update folder
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 45 58.png|Running <code>update.exe</code> should lead to this window
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 46 03.png|Microsoft Max EULA
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 46 08.png|Microsoft Max installer backing up files
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 46 13.png|Microsoft Max installer finishing up installation
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 47 14.png|Microsoft Max finished installation
+VirtualBox Windows XP 12 03 2021 16 47 26.png|Microsoft Max in the Start menu
+</gallery>
+== References ==
 <references />
+== External links ==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061020070624/http://www.microsoft.com/max/ Microsoft Codename Max home page before discontinuation]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061216032142/http://www.microsoft.com/max/ Microsoft Codename Max home page after discontinuation]
+* [[forum:18944|Microsoft Codename MAX - BetaArchive]]
+* [[forum:41051|REQ "Microsoft Max" offline installer - BetaArchive]]
+* [[forum:42472|REQ Microsoft Codename Max with RSS reader for news]]
+[[Category:Applications]]
+[[Category:Canceled Projects]]