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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $28.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: December 02, 2003
- Total Downloads: 150,576
- Downloads last week: 36
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- Average user rating: stars out of 32 votes
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Publisher's description
From Gladiators Software :Aston shell is a powerful and flexible shell replacement application. Unlike many competing products, you do not have to have an expensive powerful computer to run Aston. Combining high speed and eye-candy it consumes less RAM, than default Windows shell and needs few processor resources. It is fast and stable, so you can save your computer's power for other tasks. Aston fully replaces standard Windows Desktop and adds numerous new features like an easily configurable interface; detailed configuration of any element; custom skins for all elements; ability to change system colors, icons and cursors; icons of any size and shape; animated and transparent icons; transparency and animation effects; plugins, adding new features to your shell; Hotkeys for any actions (launching applications, URLs, minimizing Windows, etc...);
What's new in this version:
- support for PNG and alpha blending (not only in 2K/XP).
- support for 32 bit icons with alpha channel.
- taskbar border is removed (with disabled Autohide and enabled Lock taskbar option).
- taskbar icons in Windows XP now have transparent background.
- "native" shadows for text in Windows XP (optional).
- fixed bug with reading ANK files.
- fixed bug with drag'n'drop to the Quick launch plugin.
- better support for multimedia keyboards.
- improved autorun for CD/... see all new features
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