Aston 1.8.2 released.
Wednesday, May 7, 2003 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: http://www.astonshell.com/files/aston.zip
Screenshot1: http://mirror1.astonshell.com/pic/scr_xp.jpg
Screenshot2: http://mirror1.astonshell.com/pic/scr_desktop.jpg
Screenshot3: http://mirror1.astonshell.com/pic/scr_aqua.jpg
What's new in version 1.8.2:
! Significantly increase stability!!!
+ New Shell Swapper:
- New option: "Install the shell for All Users or for Current User only".
- Shell Swapper can be used as the shell.
- Aston startup modes (to protect Aston from errors that occur if Explorer
or IE extensions are used).
- Shell Swapper can restore system colors, cursors, icons etc when
switching the shell.
* Fixed: slow logoff in XP.
+ Added new plug-in "VertPanel".
+ Added new options:
- "Autoload from registry" (enables/disables autoload from registry - now
you don't have to hold down
- "Loading an shell objects".
+ New "Icon offset" option (for toolbars).
* New "find files" algorithm (more stable).
* Fixed: GPF during "Recycle" if there is an open any plug-in menu.
* Fixed: some tray icons are missed at startup.
* Fixed errors in "TopPanel" plugin.
* Some improvements in "TopPanel" plugin.
* Fixed: zero divide error and CPU usage histogram errors in CPU95nt plug-in.
+ Some improvements for Zoom (now you can setup zoom screen refresh timer; it
properly shows transparent apps in Win 2K/XP).
+ Some improvements for ClipView (it supports new formats - CF_OWNERDISPLAY,
CF_HDROP (files); tooltip shows text when CF_TEXT format is available).
+ New significant features in Notebook (up to 7 sheets with changeable names,
icons; password protection for each sheet (AES algorithm); read only mode).
* New "Icon" option for Terminator2 plugin.
* Fixed: memory leak error in QuickLaunch.
* Fixed: memory leak error in DeskPanel; icons positions error.
* Fixed: stretched wallpapers error in 256 colors screen mode.
* Fixed: 3 GPF at Aston exit.
* Fixed: toolbars disappear when fullscreen windows aren't open.
* Fixed: sometimes Thwizard doesn't save toolbar caption properly.
* Fixed: Thwizard doesn't save control panel icon properly.
* Fixed: some A-master errors.
* Fixed: user can't launch system folders in Win95 + Win98 (except SE).
werewolf
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:17 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:17 AM
Ya know, if I didn't already have NS/WS, Alt-Desk (another excellent Aston product), DeskX and ObjectBar, I might give this a try 
mrbiotech
Reply #3 Thursday, May 8, 2003 11:31 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, May 8, 2003 11:31 PM
I've merely demoed Aston in the past, but they don't lie when they say it's stable and doesn't use a great deal of resources! When I was running WinMe, it was the only shell that could stay up more than a day. Highly recommended.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 9:35 AM