Aston Shell Uses Less Resources?

[Wolfmight]

I heard software Aston shell completely writes a new shell interface onto windows xp and actually uses less resources. Is this true?

[muchspl2]

don't know about less but doesn't use very much, I run it on 500mz laptop and resources are a premium, 128 of ram :(

no slow downs but everything is tweaked, your computer will run as good as you put effort into it ;)

[hungrylilboy]

Originally posted by Wolfmight@2 May 2004 - 17:25
I heard software Aston shell completely writes a new shell interface onto windows xp and actually uses less resources. Is this true?
being dumb but never heard of it. what is it?

[Cl1mh4224rd]

Originally posted by hungrylilboy@2 May 2004 - 16:31
being dumb but never heard of it. what is it?
Google (http://www.google.com) is a great asset.

Behold: Aston (http://www.astonshell.com/)

[Xero Grid]

Originally posted by Wolfmight@2 May 2004 - 12:25
I heard software Aston shell completely writes a new shell interface onto windows xp and actually uses less resources. Is this true?
Without having tryied it yet, I would seriously doubt it. Anything that covers up the Windows shell doesn't use less resources, but if it somehow stops explorer.exe from starting and replace it with it's own resource effecient desktop manager, you would still have to account the super graphics replacement shells have. They usually totally hog video memory. I don't know. I'll check it out for myself son enough.

Hmmm... I just read the readme and it does say it uses less resources. Is this the replacement shell that uses a series of bitmaps instead of a theme file?

-- Xero Grid --

[foot loose]

if u got a crap pc don't use aston. but aston haz got some wicked themes

[fred devliegher]

:blink:

Is this right ?


Minimum system requirements:
- Pentium I or compatible processor;
- 8Mb RAM;
- 20 MB free disk space;
- Video card, supporting High Color mode;
- Mouse is recommended;

I'm seriously considering installing this - do I need to uninstall StyleXP first or not ?

[Marius24]

Originally posted by fred devliegher@3 May 2004 - 13:47
:blink:

Is this right ?


Minimum system requirements:
- Pentium I or compatible processor;
- 8Mb RAM;
- 20 MB free disk space;
- Video card, supporting High Color mode;
- Mouse is recommended;

I'm seriously considering installing this - do I need to uninstall StyleXP first or not ?
nope you can keep style XP :)

[DanB]

Originally posted by fred devliegher@3 May 2004 - 14:47
:blink:

Is this right ?


Minimum system requirements:
- Pentium I or compatible processor;
- 8Mb RAM;
- 20 MB free disk space;
- Video card, supporting High Color mode;
- Mouse is recommended;

I'm seriously considering installing this - do I need to uninstall StyleXP first or not ?
I am considering trying this out too. :D

I will report back later if it worked :lol: :lol:

[fred devliegher]

Alrighty then -

-Installed Astonshell and switched. Works.
-Switched to Nintendo theme B)
-Messed around for 10 minutes before all the links worked properly :(
-Not convinced yet, but it's not bad either.

Now - the v3.1 universal crack : any good ?

[DanB]

Originally posted by fred devliegher@3 May 2004 - 15:53
Alrighty then -

-Installed Astonshell and switched. Works.
-Switched to Nintendo theme B)
-Messed around for 10 minutes before all the links worked properly :(
-Not convinced yet, but it's not bad either.

Now - the v3.1 universal crack : any good ?
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Like you I had to fiddle around to get all the links working porperly and get into some sort of shape where I knew what was what.

I ahvent made my mind up yet but I have only had it installed for an hour :lol: :lol:


I have a patch for it if you need it Fred? :unsure:

[Lite]

Originally posted by danb@3 May 2004 - 16:37
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:o
Thats exactly the same theme i use on my win2k virtual machine :o

And yes i find aston uses less resources than explorer :)

[DanB]

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:o
Thats exactly the same theme i use on my win2k virtual machine :o

And yes i find aston uses less resources than explorer :) [/b][/quote]
:o Really?

Its a good skin but I found that it was using loads of cpu resources like 54%. i think its probably the 4 video screens in the top left causing the problem but I liked them there :(

[fred devliegher]

I have a patch for it if you need it Fred?

Nope :)

But thanks anyway &#33;

[Lite]

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:o
Thats exactly the same theme i use on my win2k virtual machine :o

And yes i find aston uses less resources than explorer :)
:o Really?

Its a good skin but I found that it was using loads of cpu resources like 54%. i think its probably the 4 video screens in the top left causing the problem but I liked them there :( [/b][/quote]
Yes its real nice :)
I only give my virtual machine 192MB RAM and my 1900+ (running at 1.74GHZ) is only using 1% CPU and thats with eMule with 2 downloads. I dont know why yours uses so many resources. :unsure:

[Rizindon]

i need a patch for my trial thing has run out &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[fred devliegher]

;) (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=55957) <- the smiley is a link, not very obvious

No for something completely different : ever since I started using Aston the physical volume control buttons on the side of my computer stopped working. I can only change the volume through Control Panel, as the taskbar icon is gone to. What the ?

[DanB]

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This is the result of may afternoon tampering and I think it looks quite good.


I not sure about the volume thing Fred but I had to reinstall Messenger plus bafter installing this. If its of any benefit you can get a media player controller for your desktop, I have it on mine its in the bottom right hand corner of the desktop. That might provide a way round it at least . :)


Oh if you need a patch for it pm me :P

[fred devliegher]

Well, some minor tampering resulted in this (resized) :
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Now, the stuff I&#39;d still like to see fixed :

- Find a way to make the links on the desktop open in Firefox rather then IE
- Fix the volume control (though a reboot brought back the systray icon)
- find a theme that&#39;s "me".

But I&#39;m liking it so far &#33;