Desk Tops

Wolfman77 · #1 February 3rd, 2006, 10:47 AM

Do a reply (in the info bar of any post) instead of the quick reply, then right above the continue button is a check box that says "I want to preview my post and/or attach a file" then just point it to the file on your comp you want to attach.

Ragnarok · #2 February 3rd, 2006, 11:25 AM

Slynky/Fyron,

I just thought I'd post real quick about Aston. I have been running Aston for about 2 years now and haven't had any major problems. I think in the two years that I have been running it, I have had the process die on me twice. It is an easy fix though, just go into the CMD promt, navigate to the aston directory and type in aston.exe to fire it right back up. Beyond that it has been a great app.

I have changed the theme several times. I like the one I posted the best. I love the fly-out menus on the left and right-hand of the screen.

I guess Aston is much like any other application. Works excellent for some, for others it is horrible. Either way, I hope you (Slynky) find something that suits what you are looking for.

Thermodyne · #3 February 3rd, 2006, 12:27 PM

Anyone can make changes to the way the desktop looks. All you need to do is hack the explorer.exe file and change the settings. It�s a binary, so it�s easy to unpack and edit. Just copy and rename it, open and edit the copy, save it with the new name. Then go to the registry and change the key to reflect the new file name.

Ragnarok · #4 February 3rd, 2006, 01:02 PM

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Thermodyne said:
Anyone can make changes to the way the desktop looks. All you need to do is hack the explorer.exe file and change the settings. It�s a binary, so it�s easy to unpack and edit. Just copy and rename it, open and edit the copy, save it with the new name. Then go to the registry and change the key to reflect the new file name.

True, but how many average computer users will know how to do something like that? Most people don't even know what explorer.exe is.

So typically only your advanced users will attempt to hack an .exe and then edit the registry; which I do on a regular basis.

Thermodyne · #5 February 3rd, 2006, 01:41 PM

These guys around here cand write mods, so i would think that they can hack a binary.

Fyron · #6 February 3rd, 2006, 04:29 PM

It's a hell of a lot easier to just use a better shell that is designed to be configurable than to go through the hassle of hacking the binary...

Thermodyne · #7 February 3rd, 2006, 08:29 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:
It's a hell of a lot easier to just use a better shell that is designed to be configurable than to go through the hassle of hacking the binary...

What hassle? Open a program-type in the target and click a button. As to being better, that's probably true. We make some changes to explorer to limit what people can do to screw up the systems, but it doesn't change what they see.

Thermodyne · #8 February 3rd, 2006, 09:07 PM

Here's my workstation at home.

narf poit chez BOOM · #9 February 3rd, 2006, 09:21 PM

Like the picture. Where did you get it?