Why should WC have a section for Aston?!
Its not like there is a lack of sites with place for Aston themes....

But the idea of an SD Shell sounds cool!
(prolly wont use it though)

Why would we want to promote a competitor? Stupid business sense don't you think? Anyway Windowblinds is better. We don't need no friggin Aston. HA!

(Note: Any problem that hacks the Windows GUI without permission from Microsoft is illegal.)

I do not believe Microsoft would give any of these programs permission to profit from work it created. It is not smart business sense. Likewise such hacks are unstable and have crashed my system quite a few times. Especially Aston Shell

EinsteinContemporary: both deviantArt and SkinBase have sections for Aston. here are the links: http://browse.deviantart.com/skins/themes/aston/ http://www.skinbase.org/section.php?sections=aston

Moshi, I would appreciate it that if you have something positive to add, then do it. Don't waste your time trying to insult me. Thank you.

Aston and WindowBlinds do two completely different tings. if you would work for Stardock or Wincustomize i´d guess you should be aware of that. so better don´t use that "we"

First of all, learn to use proper sentence structures and learn to spell so that I can understand what you mean. Words like "tings" are nonsense to me. "if you would work for Stardock"? What is that suppose to mean? In reference to the word "we", that you seem so offended by, I didn't include you, okay? So, don't tell me which words I can use and cannot use.

Second of all, I have used Aston Shell. I am perfectly aware of what it does and does not do. They are both GUI programs. Is that a general similarity that is too hard for you to understand?

as you say you used Aston, could you be so kind and to elaborate which part of Aston is a hack amd why Aston would be illegal?

Any program that modifies the windows system files without permission, I consider a hack. I consider Lite Step and Aston to be hacks. Especially since I had to restart my computer or reboot my computer for the program to work in Win98. Then, the program would crash eventually and it wouldn't really allow me to switch back to my original GUI. My system response was very sluggish with it too. I admit that I tried it a year or two ago, but I'm not going to try it again. I'm happy with a stable system using windowblinds and have no desire to see it crash again. What I would not consider a hack is a program that doesn't modify windows system files. I do not consider windowblinds a hack.

Now, lets see what you had positive to add in the conversation other than just trying to insult me.

your knowledge on these things seems to be rather limited

Direct attempt to insult or flame. Nothing positive added.

Look guy, I could go on and on, but I will stop by saying that the next time you try to insult my intelligence, please learn to capitalize simple words like "I" as in "I'd", and learn to use capitals when you start sentences. I learned that in first grade.

Lastly, I will not continue this line of flames and insults any further, but I found it neccessary to reply to your obvious attempt to insult me. So, anything you say further to me in this thread will not be responsed to by me. So, have fun.

Words like "tings" are nonsense to me.

Don't say that around anyone from Jamaica, mon.

Pardon me buddy, but did it ever occure to you that English might not the native langage for everyone?!Think before you type!!

Hear, hear!

English is my native languagein a manner of speaking (few Americans still speak "English")but I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. English isn't most of these people's native language, so that makes ChasUGC a rude SOB.

Also, ChasUGC, THIS IS THE INTERNET!!! Nearly nobody pays attention to grammar.

And as a bit of irony, you were not entirely grammatically correct yourself:

1. "Windows" is a proper noun

modifies the windows system files

2. Wrong tense of the verb

What is that suppose to mean?

3. Forgot to capitalize the first word of a sentence

to me. "if you would work for

4. "WindowBlinds" is a proper noun

using windowblinds and have

5. Again, "WindowBlinds" is a proper noun

consider windowblinds a hack

6. "LiteStep" is a single word

consider Lite Step and

7. Incorrect spelling of "necessary"

I found it neccessary to reply to your

8. Non-existent tense/form of "respond"

be responsed to by

Lastly, I am insulted by the fact that you shouted about Moshi's direct attempt to flame/insult you, yet you turned around and directly flamed/insulted Moshi, you hypocritical pig. And yes, I am trying to insult you.

So shut up,
    EinsteinContemporary

[Nevermind] I'm not going to continue this.

What's the deal with AstonShell? And Why doesn't WC have a section for it?

Clearly, you are new here. Wincustomize is owned by Stardock, the makers of Object Desktop. It would be similar to Aston hosting windowblind themes on Aston's website. You can always try the independent skin sites such as Skinz.org. In fact, I really wish you would.

ChasUGC does have a point. Even when whether innocent questions are asked, it always turns into a flame fest...

Oh well...

Also,
I'm not that new. [hmph!] I know that WC is affiliated with StarDock, but, again, they have LiteStep, so why not Aston?

And one more thing:
I do have something positive to add: You are a remarkable skinner. Then again, anyone who can create a WB skin is worthy of my praise. I've checked out some o' your skins, and they're pretty damn good. Ya oughta try somehting outside of the SuperHero motif. You could make a name of yourself.

I'm going to end this game now, and I hope that someday "we" can put an end to this problem that continually manifests itself.

All I had was an opinion of Aston from my usage of it. I said "we" because, we as a community were recently asked what new programs "we" would like to see skins for on this site. No one even mentioned Aston.

Then, I get flamed and insulted for having an opinion.
I do believe that I am entitled to have an opinion.

Then, I defend myself when I am insulted numerous times.
I also believe I am entitled to defend myself.

I try to come here and help people with computer problems, and I do try to contribute to the skinning community. I appreciate the positive responses in that regard. Thank you.

Occassionally, an opinion thread is started or some other type of thread where people want to share ideas, life experiences and other sorts of things. At times, it doesn't seem that "we" can handle these sorts of threads in a mature manner, such as the Mac vs. Windows threads that always appear. I learned to stay away from those threads because of what I have learned from my experience here with them. They always end in some heated insults and flames and mostly they are locked.

I just have to try harder to stay away from these sorts of threads. I'll take the responsibility for my opinion and I'll try harder in the future to keep my opinion to myself. Because, it is not my intention to make enemies just by sharing my opinion. Life is too short.

Any program that modifies the windows system files without permission, I consider a hack. I consider Lite Step and Aston to be hacks. ... Especially since I had to restart my computer or reboot my computer for the program to work in Win98. .. What I would not consider a hack is a program that doesn't modify windows system files. I do not consider windowblinds a hack.

see ... this is why i said that your knowledge on these things would be rather limited.

first of all neither LS nor Aston do modify Windows system files. that´s a fact. as you are "perfectly aware of what it does and does not do", please tell me which system files it modifies.

what´s that about a program being a hack when you have to reboot your computer to get it running? that´s bull*hit. you have to do this for many programs. last time for me was the latest ZoneAlarm update.

what both LS and Aston do is making entries into the registry. so does Windowblinds. and pretty much any program.

In reference to the word "we", that you seem so offended by, I didn't include you, okay? So, don't tell me which words I can use and cannot use.

how comes i was offended of that? it just had to be made clear for anybody reading this thread that you are not in any position to speak officially for Stardock or Wincustomize.



btw: i never insulted your intelligence. just because somebody is computer illiterate does not mean he would be unintelligent. heck, i know doctors that can´t use their dvd players.

yeah, you´re right.
but such nonsense has also to be corrected, else somebody new to these things might actually believe what ChasUGC posted. they might even get scared when they install MS Office for the first time and the installer tells them they have to restart their computer to get Office running

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