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  1. 10-01-2004, 04:06 PM #1
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    Cool Aston Shell Replacement

    www.astonshell.com

    I just replaced the explorer shell with this. It's very slick, and I like it better than litestep shell too. It's very nice to configure and mess about with.


    Click to enlarge.

    Now I have less chance of explorer.exe crashing, but explorer.exe is still used for folder browsing, so does anybody know of a replacement file manager similar in style to explorer, but a bit less bloated and crashy?

    edit: Explorer just crashed! wooo! At least my start menu and stuff doesn't disappear anymore when that happens!
    Last edited by Steve; 10-01-2004 at 04:09 PM.
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  2. 10-01-2004, 04:24 PM #2
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    • Allen's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Maximus VIII Gene
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core i5 6600K
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 8GB Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4-3000
      • Storage:
      • 256GB Samsung 950 PRO NVMe M.2 (OS) + 2 x 512GB Samsung 960 EVO in RAID 0 (Games)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
      • PSU:
      • XFX P1-650X-NLG9 XXX 650W Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node 804
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" BenQ XL2730Z + 23" Dell U2311H
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      • Virgin Media 200Mbps
    Mmmm, nice! Looks uber sexy! Am gonna try and get it now!

    Did you design that desktop yourself or is it a standard?

    :edit: I've just seen it, it's the insignia -special- theme isn't it? Very nice. Gonna look around for others though, see what they got!
    Last edited by Allen; 10-01-2004 at 04:38 PM.
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  3. 10-01-2004, 04:58 PM #3
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    Yeah it is the skin you identified - I just looked quickly for a half decent one. It took a bit of tweaking - but that's what replacement shells are all about.
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  4. 10-01-2004, 05:17 PM #4
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    • Allen's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Maximus VIII Gene
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core i5 6600K
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 8GB Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4-3000
      • Storage:
      • 256GB Samsung 950 PRO NVMe M.2 (OS) + 2 x 512GB Samsung 960 EVO in RAID 0 (Games)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
      • PSU:
      • XFX P1-650X-NLG9 XXX 650W Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node 804
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" BenQ XL2730Z + 23" Dell U2311H
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 200Mbps
    I actually downloaded it to see what it looks like, and it's rather smart. But I get this annoying white box flashing in the top left corner showing free memory and HDD space but it covers half the clock. Weird...
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  5. 10-01-2004, 05:24 PM #5
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    What skin you using? I don't have that - would like it though, if I can avert the flashing.
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  6. 10-01-2004, 05:28 PM #6
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    • Allen's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Maximus VIII Gene
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core i5 6600K
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 8GB Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4-3000
      • Storage:
      • 256GB Samsung 950 PRO NVMe M.2 (OS) + 2 x 512GB Samsung 960 EVO in RAID 0 (Games)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
      • PSU:
      • XFX P1-650X-NLG9 XXX 650W Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node 804
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" BenQ XL2730Z + 23" Dell U2311H
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 200Mbps
    insignia -special-, same a yours.

    I downloaded it to see what it looked like.



    Sorry for the .bmp, I haven't got GIMP (or any other paint package) loaded yet.
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  7. 10-01-2004, 05:36 PM #7
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    • Allen's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Maximus VIII Gene
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core i5 6600K
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 8GB Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4-3000
      • Storage:
      • 256GB Samsung 950 PRO NVMe M.2 (OS) + 2 x 512GB Samsung 960 EVO in RAID 0 (Games)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
      • PSU:
      • XFX P1-650X-NLG9 XXX 650W Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node 804
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" BenQ XL2730Z + 23" Dell U2311H
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 200Mbps
    Found it. If you want it it's a Plug-in called -=Desk Top Info=- v 1.4.0

    I just disabled it.
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    Ah, right, I found two different plugins and installed them - one for CPU/mem/network and one for disk space - it's coming along nicely.
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  9. 10-01-2004, 06:22 PM #9
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    ooo nice one, very purdy
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    Oh my god, after initially making my PC continuously 'recover from a serious windows error' and restarting it, this thing is pretty sweet Doesn't really like the 1280x1024 res tho :/
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    Wel Raz, it's all about getting the right skin and setting it up right. I'm lucky to run on the well used and tested 1024*
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  12. 12-01-2004, 04:39 AM #12
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    unts u sure thats not a hardware problem u have if Explorer crashes soo much? Prime95 for 24hrs should check it.
    I have also just d/l aston and i think i might have to spend sometime on this as first impressions are.. well.. impressive
    Big_Al i also get the half clock and flashing

    Class

    ps. don't know anything bout ur rig but if im a n00b tellin an expert what to do plz ignore me unts
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  13. 12-01-2004, 09:02 AM #13
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    • Allen's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Maximus VIII Gene
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core i5 6600K
      • Memory:
      • 2 x 8GB Kingston HyperX Predator DDR4-3000
      • Storage:
      • 256GB Samsung 950 PRO NVMe M.2 (OS) + 2 x 512GB Samsung 960 EVO in RAID 0 (Games)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC
      • PSU:
      • XFX P1-650X-NLG9 XXX 650W Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Node 804
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 27" BenQ XL2730Z + 23" Dell U2311H
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 200Mbps
    Quote Originally Posted by Class--
    Big_Al i also get the half clock and flashing
    Right click on the desktop and select Plug-ins from the left hand menu. Once open you should see -=DeskTop Info=- v 1.4.0 on the right side. Untick the box to disable it. Job done!
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    Is it easy to install and setup??

    I looked at a few after the article in custom PC but all the freeware stuff looked uber hard to setup.
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