DE for Windows XP ?

[armageddon08]

Hi guys.
Don't kill me for this but do you guys know of any good DE/WMs(I think they are called shell replacements) for Windows with better customization ability, stability and speed than Explorer ?

[x33a]

i think you mean a file manager.

good file managers for windows:

Total Commander
Directory Opus
xplorer2
xyplorer, etc.

[v8YKxgHe]

KDE 4.2, though no idea how stable it is on Windows. See http://windows.kde.org/

[armageddon08]

i think you mean a file manager.

good file managers for windows:

Total Commander
Directory Opus
xplorer2
xyplorer, etc.

No...not just a file manager. I'm looking for a complete shell replacement(you know, something that'd replace explorer.exe).

[armageddon08]

KDE 4.2, though no idea how stable it is on Windows. See http://windows.kde.org/

Is there something more along the lines of openbox/fluxbox ?

[x33a]

maybe this can help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_shell_replacement

[MaxIBoy]

BB4Win and BBlean are both ports of Openbox to Windows.

[armageddon08]

maybe this can help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_shell_replacement


BB4Win and BBlean are both ports of Openbox to Windows.

Thanks. I'm gonna look into this.

[billgoldberg]

I always heard Litestep was pretty good.

But I never tried any alternative shells for Windows.

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What the hell, I'm going to try some in a VM session.

[forrestcupp]

I used to love the Packard Bell Navigator. :)

Of course that was when I got my first computer and didn't know anything about them, though.

[armageddon08]

I always heard Litestep was pretty good.

But I never tried any alternative shells for Windows.

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What the hell, I'm going to try some in a VM session.

Hmm...I saw it has got quite a following. But is it stable and fast compared to explorer ?