Aston2 is a complex application which replaces the standard Windows desktop and makes it more usable, beautiful and customizable. Many Windows users find the standard desktop too rigid and inflexible. Aston2 offers the completely unique approach with yet unseen features and themes with live wallpapers.
The basic feature that makes it so unique is that Aston2 is fully skinnable and customizable. You can freely choose from many themes and pick the one that suits you the most. If you want to give your designing skills a try you can even make your own themes. The advanced skinning engine is very intuitive and your imagination is the only limit.
Every element of the theme: menu, desktop, panels - all can be tweaked and customized, thus letting one create yet more convenient working area. Widgets push the limits of usability and customization even further. You want to know the weather forecast, your system resources or something else - no problem! Widgets extend the start menu and panels usability in a subtle but yet powerful way. You have the choice and full control of what and how it will be displayed keeping your computing smooth and enjoyable. Therewith, Aston2 is known to be one of the most stable Windows shells ever.
Switching to Aston2 is easy because it incorporates all the things that you are already familiar with, and not only that, Aston2 makes them more efficient. Integrated search makes searching through your local drive as well as the Internet fast and convenient. Efficiency and convenience is just one dimension of this powerful application. Aston2 is superior in almost every respect, starting from supported operating systems (Windows XP/Vista 32 and 64-bit), multi-language support. Animation can be used for almost every element and every widget achieving stunning effects. Aston2 is the combination of beauty, style and efficiency, a kind of desktop you deserve.
Top 5 reasons to switch to Aston2
Flexibility.
Create your own desktop and make it look and behave the way you like. That's the main idea about Aston2. Bind hotkeys, tweak desktop components, install plug-ins, never lose control over your desktop. No wizardry here, everything is simple. Even if you're not an experienced designer or programmer, you can create your own desktop the way you want it to behave, not like someone else does.
Beauty.
Aston looks great out of the box and if you want more, you can get free themes from our themes section or one of numerous related sites. You can change your Desktop's look and behavior with just a few mouse clicks.
Reliability.
Tested extensively on numerous computers Aston2 is known to be the most stable program of this kind. It's much more stable than competing programs and even the native Windows desktop.
Power.
Whether you have Windows XP or Windows Vista, Aston runs smoothly on any system, providing you with additional toolbars, launch panels and other useful components, allowing you to get more control over your system.
Usability.
We have taken into consideration our working experience with Aston1 and tried to meet all your expectations. Upon installing Aston2 a user may be thrilled that the most number of his wishes has been already implemented into the program and he doesn't have to make any drastic changes in preferences.

· Settings flexibility, science fiction themes creation capability
· Animated skins
· Live wallpapers
· Skin 3D objects support
· Widgets support (analog clock, weather forecast, power management, system resources monitor, etc.)
· Easy wigdets personalization
· Themes' support and their application simpleness
· Customization simplicity and usability even for a novice user
· Multi-language support
· Systems with several monitors support
· Color labels for desktop icons
· Effects support for icons
· Quick search on local disks and in the internet
· Progress indicator for tasks
· Sound effects

Requirements:
· 20 MB free disk space

Limitations:
· 30 days trial
· nag screen

What's New in This Release:
· Windows 7 RC support
· Added new visual effects
· Ability to disable icon frames on desktop
· Minor bug fixes