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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: April 13, 2007
- Total Downloads: 148
- Downloads last week: 1
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Try this little utility for some added functionality for your Internet Explorer, but be aware of some language issues that crop up.
LoneTear Helper adds minor functionality to your IE, but with so many blockers and protections built in or already available in upgrades, many of this utility's features are a bit redundant. Launching it loaded an icon in our system tray, from which we could open a tabbed but slightly confusing configuration dialog box.
Although the publisher says LoneTear works under Vista, we couldn't make it happen. We therefore tested it under XP. We liked that LoneTear added some mouse-gesture commands for page navigation, and blacklisting a page was simply a matter of clicking once. The latter feature might be easy to use accidentally, thus blacklisting a page you may actually consider a favorite.
Although English is one of the program's five available languages, some buttons displayed gibberish during installation. That may intimidate novice and experienced users alike. While no language problems cropped up after launch, the possibility stayed in the back of our minds during testing, especially when we contemplated the utility's name.
LoneTear, like the publisher says, is a lightweight utility. This add-on is easy enough to use, but you can find all these functionalities in other, more robust add-ons that may not have the same language concerns.
Publisher's description
From LoneTear :LoneTear Helper is a light-weight system helper to protect and enhance your Internet Explorer. It is also a smart assistant for your daily business. Visit forward or backward page by simply moving your mouse; Block pop-up advertisement; Block/ Manage IE add-ons; restore IE settings, delete right-click menu, toolbar and BHO add-ins; URL shortcut (e.g. just enter lt to visit lonetear.com); manage auto-run programs, defer loading auto-run programs to make your system start up more smoothly; quickly open Outlook notes from Tray Menu. No need to paste memo around your seat anymore.
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Version: LoneTear Helper 1.4
Pros: a redundant type of program, that adds little
Cons: I kept on my XP machine, but uninstalled on my Vista unit
Summary: doesn't do all that much for XP, and absolutely nothing for Vista
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