What Other Shell replacement than windows blind or style xp

[ayushman9]

I am fed up of using different commercial shell replacement software like windows blind or style xp,first they are costly,then their trial version expire in 30 days,and they are pretty impossible to crack

Instead of using these ,any free ware or open source shell replacement program is not there which can serve my purpose . If yes please send me link ?

[chesss]

Liteshell, powerpro(not supposed to a shell replacement, but can act like one since its very poewrful), geoshell, aston shell (not free but.. ;))
Also check out shellcity.com

and you can get cracked versions of stylexp if you know where to get. Can't tell you here ofcourse.

[anandk]

all here along with links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_shell_replacement

[Third Eye]

I am fed up of using different commercial shell replacement software like windows blind or style xp,first they are costly,then their trial version expire in 30 days,and they are pretty impossible to crack

Instead of using these ,any free ware or open source shell replacement program is not there which can serve my purpose . If yes please send me link ?
LiteStep

[ayushman9]

of cource i know how to crack,but a open source give a spirit of freed

[abhi.eternal]

You want free? give your PC a Mac look by using Flyakite OSX.

[Desi-Tek.com]

i am addicted with its default look!

[Vishal Gupta]

U can change the look of ur windows by using 3rd party visual styles, icon packs, boot screens, login screens, sounds, cursors, etc.
All will be free and will not consume system resources. :)

If u want, then u can look at following tut, which can be used to change ur XP look to Vista:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49141

[koolbluez]

My personal favs... Aston(dead light on the system) & Talisman(gives the WOW to WinXP :D)

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

well he wants FREE so LiteStep then it be

[casanova]

Shell replacements. I think they are good for pre Win XP OS. These replacements dont come anywhere near to the default shell. I tried many and Talisman was something I liked.

Aston best for win 98

[ax3]

Aston is good ..........

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

frankly i don't like shell replacements at all , they suck most of the time n r buggy , best is to use visual styles or Style XP or Windows Blinds , nothin else .