Aston 1.6.2
Wednesday, July 17, 2002 by Gladiators | Discussion: WinCustomize News
New version of Aston now available.Aston - Desktop manager and Shell replacement for Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP.
Aston fully replaces standard Windows Desktop and delivers a host of new features.
It's nice and easy to work on a computer with Aston installed. Aston doesn't require a powerful and expensive machine. With Aston your system is much more stable. Small footprint in RAM and few processor resources yield higher performance.
Features:
- Nice looking, easy-to-change interface.
- Skins for all elements.
- Detailed setup of any element.
- Simple visual configuration. (No need to deal with complicated *.cfg files.)
- Toolbars of any size with plenty of levels.
- Any size & shape icons, can be animated.
- Plug-ins, also Litestep's.
- Hotkeys.
- Shell Swapper.
- Install & Uninstall.
- And much more...
Website: http://www.astonshell.com/
Download URL (1.56 Mb): http://www.astonshell.com/files/aston.zip
What's new in version 1.6.2?
* Fixed bug: the "stretch skin" option doesn't work in the "Quick launch" panel.
* Creation of shortcuts for the directories is improved.
* Fixed bug: during loading, ..\windows\system folder pops up on the screen.
+ Added: the "Network connections" dialog in Win XP.
* Fixed bug: invalid options cause a crash in the "Theme wizard".
* Fixed bug with installation of the fonts from a theme in Win XP.
* Fixed bug with extracting of an icon from the UPX-executable files.
ngu nguyen
Reply #2 Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:24 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:24 PM
I tried it out...it was pretty cool. But then it's hard to get used to the organization of buttons, and it took a while.... 
adni18
Reply #3 Friday, July 19, 2002 4:18 AM
Reply #3 Friday, July 19, 2002 4:18 AM
You didn't ask for my permision for using my wallpaper.
I usually don't refuse to give any permition.
I guess you didn't know from who to ask permition.
I usually don't refuse to give any permition.
I guess you didn't know from who to ask permition.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, July 17, 2002 11:16 AM
Other than that though, it's easy to use, and light on resources.