This is one windows shell replacement ,solved icon idden problem of SPF in windows taskbar ,is a plugins architetture for use what you want,very usefull is plug statplus for monitoring CPU usage and ram e swap memory usage,very nice for me
http://www.geoshell.com
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Windows shell replacement
loving litestep, ain't ever going back 
Here's a screenshot. Don't see much of it? That's cos that's what I want it to be. My mouse (mx700) has plenty buttons, and middle clicking takes care of switching between applications. Right-Click on the desktop for my own menu, composed of Computer and Desktop Browser, XP's Start Menu, etc.
Give yourself a couple of days to configure it. Make it as bloated as you want, I choose for a more minimal approach. No multiple desktops, no plugin modules, just barebone is plenty for me. I also configured keyboard shortcuts to start my most commonly used applications, right-click any item in Start Menu > Programs for that, no need to do that through litestep, windows has that built-in...
If you don't like your litestep configuration, it's simple because you didn't configure it to your liking

Here's a screenshot. Don't see much of it? That's cos that's what I want it to be. My mouse (mx700) has plenty buttons, and middle clicking takes care of switching between applications. Right-Click on the desktop for my own menu, composed of Computer and Desktop Browser, XP's Start Menu, etc.
Give yourself a couple of days to configure it. Make it as bloated as you want, I choose for a more minimal approach. No multiple desktops, no plugin modules, just barebone is plenty for me. I also configured keyboard shortcuts to start my most commonly used applications, right-click any item in Start Menu > Programs for that, no need to do that through litestep, windows has that built-in...
If you don't like your litestep configuration, it's simple because you didn't configure it to your liking

more has been done with less
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I've used Aston ( http://www.astonshell.com/ ) for years and wouldn't use anything else. Unfortunately it's not free although I think there is a free demo.