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 (1.6 Mb): 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 1.7?
+ Added: support for jpg files (directly, without converting to bmp).
+ Added: the "Setup tray icons" command.
+ Added: the "Task manager" command to context menu of taskbar (in Win NT/2000/XP).
+ Now you can drag'n'drop icons to the "Quick launch" panel.
+ Added: new "Hint format" option for the "Taskbar clock".
* Fixed: disappearance of icons when change the screen mode.
* Improved algorithm of wallpaper's stretching.
* Fixed bug with the "PopupFolder" menu command.
* Fixed bugs in "Quick launch" panel.
* Fixed bug with non-rectangular shape of toolbars.
* Fixed bug with copying of desktop elements.
* Fixed: flickers applying the theme.
+ Added: tooltips in "Toolbar's setup" dialog.
+ Improved most of plug-ins.