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08/11/2005 08:33:21 AM · #1 |
Hey. I was recently told by a friend about this Aston Shell for windows. It looks good, and supposedly uses alot less memory and resources, than the normal shell. Does anyone have any experience with this?
I don't fancy installing stuff on my comp. going on 1yr and 5 weeks without reformatting, so it's pretty messed up already. Just wondering, if it's worth installing |
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08/11/2005 08:40:40 AM · #2 |
i haven't used it, but it looks interesting. maybe i'll try it on my mom's pc ;-)
check it out here |
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08/11/2005 08:56:17 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
i haven't used it, but it looks interesting. maybe i'll try it on my mom's pc ;-)
check it out here |
Yeah. i know. i meant to post the link, but forgot. |
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08/11/2005 09:02:47 AM · #4 |
looks pretty cool, maybe I'll try it this evening at home and let ya know how well it did.
thanks for the info
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08/11/2005 09:14:46 AM · #5 |
I'm going to give it a go in a little while on a WinXP test virtual machine.....
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08/13/2005 04:56:33 AM · #6 |
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08/13/2005 05:09:56 AM · #7 |
ya i've tried it. there's some cool skins for it. but it's just like relearning how to browse and everything that makes it a pain. aston is the only shell i've tried so i can't really compare to anything else. i found it was cool at first it sort of made me feel all computer wiz with the custom windows and all that stuff. but i got over it after a while.
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08/13/2005 05:50:13 AM · #8 |
I tried it on Friday at work. I wouldn't say it's spectacular. I only tried what I got out of the box. For me it looked similar enough to not really add any value.
It's like adding a big exhaust and spoiler to a small car - it makes it look pretty stupid, but doesn't really add anything useful.
Message edited by author 2005-08-13 05:50:42.
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08/13/2005 06:20:05 AM · #9 |
I used to use litestep, which was highly customizable. I'm not sure about its compatibility with XP, however. I believe that I was still running '98 when I used that shell. I assume they have updated, but I didn't really look.
It was more for looks and customizability than anything else. I really liked the virtual desktops, but that might be available for windows too through some third party program (??)
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