I checked both stores, cause they are both "good" ones, but newegg was always cheaper for what I wanted, Also, hen I ordered my case it said it would be a week or so to get here, got here in 2 days.
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I am looking at a few different explorer.exe replacements. Anyone have any opinions? I am using the explorer replacement found in reactOS right now, and it is a decent desktop. But I don't like commander style explorer's. I am currently installing KDE, but that will take dang near an hour to round up all the different parts. Does anyone know how to use CubicExplorer as a default explorer with a different shell? Or a way to set it up as a shell with a desktop/toolbar?
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Window's Shell Replacement.
Started by Theredbaron, Nov 17 2009 01:25 PM
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 01:25 PM
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 04:48 PM
hmm, didn't know you could replace explorer. Is there any real reason too? Not that I know anything about it, but replacing the shell sounds like you're just opening yourself to a world of problems/instability. Isn't kde a linux thing?
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 05:11 PM
There's a program called instantsheller
where you can load up any exe from start up.
People use it for arcade cabinet set ups to
bypass windows and go straight into they're frontends.
Not certain what Baron is up to here.
where you can load up any exe from start up.
People use it for arcade cabinet set ups to
bypass windows and go straight into they're frontends.
Not certain what Baron is up to here.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 05:18 PM
http://www.cairoshell.com/
http://www.aston2menu.com
http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/
there are a couple that i have tried
http://www.aston2menu.com
http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/
there are a couple that i have tried
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 08:02 AM
Thanks Lucy, I shall check those out.
And I want a desktop too, so that kills that idea naru. But I might get that for some other stuff I have in mind.
For me, my explorer.exe is wacked. Once it starts, it doesn't mess often. But it often doesn't want to start. I turn my laptop on, and it boots up, the desktop shows, then it freezes. So I have to endtask and run a new one. Also my DVD drive is dead. So till I can get a new one, I make do with a new shell. This reactOS one is pretty decent, if ugh. And KDE is a linux thing, but there is a port to Windows. Just takes a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG time to get all the crap together and build it. Can only get 9kbs max.
And I want a desktop too, so that kills that idea naru. But I might get that for some other stuff I have in mind.
For me, my explorer.exe is wacked. Once it starts, it doesn't mess often. But it often doesn't want to start. I turn my laptop on, and it boots up, the desktop shows, then it freezes. So I have to endtask and run a new one. Also my DVD drive is dead. So till I can get a new one, I make do with a new shell. This reactOS one is pretty decent, if ugh. And KDE is a linux thing, but there is a port to Windows. Just takes a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG time to get all the crap together and build it. Can only get 9kbs max.
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 09:12 AM
I guess it makes sense if replacing the shell fixes everything, but I'd lean towards there being an underlying problem such as a virus, rather than just explorer being corrupt.
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 09:54 AM
It does fix the explorer thing. But my filesystem is farked. I did a bad nLite version of windows. Always getting corrupt files, ect. But without a drive I can't do anything.
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 10:08 AM
You could try installing from a flash drive. I know vista and 7 do it, and I'm pretty sure there's a method for xp too.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 06:18 AM
I know there is, but I just couldn't figger it out.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 06:57 AM
QUOTE (Theredbaron @ Nov 19 2009, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know there is, but I just couldn't figger it out.
That's a feature of the BIOS.
Your computer may, or may not be able to do it.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 07:31 AM
Well, it is more of a XP isn't USB able. There was no install by USB function. And you can't just copy to a USB drive.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 09:47 AM
I guess it does disk checks. You can bypass all that crap, but it ends up a hacked up mess, and I just coudn't read through all the mumbo jumbo to figger out how to do it. You can't just copy and boot. I know I can boot from USB, cause I run Geexbox, ISOW's multiboot, and a few other things from it, but windows doesn't work.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 11:16 AM
Naw, I am just not very articulate.
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 10:29 PM
For a shell I like to use rocketdock, because I typically only need my shell for launching applications. I haven't found a good file manager though, so I still have to load explorer. When you DO find something you like, there's a registry edit you can use to change the shell without adding another startup program, but I'm not sure what it is off-hand. I'm sure you can google it though.
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Posted 08 December 2009 - 10:38 PM
I can't remember it either, but I did it with ROS-Explorer. Do you know of a way to keep that as a desktop, but to change the default file browser? Cause I really like Cubix, and would like to set that as a default.
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Posted 14 December 2009 - 12:11 PM
Is that how you announce yourself now?
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Posted 14 December 2009 - 12:19 PM
QUOTE (Theredbaron @ Dec 14 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is that how you announce yourself now?
Yup!
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