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stevo_evo_22 Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0	Can't Use KDE Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:06 am Hey everyone, KDE looks great! I would love to use it, however I cannot. For some reason, it won't work or at least I don't know how to make it work on my computer. My computer is Windows XP and I want KDE as a replacement shell, because my Windoes Explorer is faulty. The trouble is, I can download all the apps and things for KDE, but nothing appears on my desktop! What do I have to do? Thanks, Steven
SaroEngels KDE Developer Posts 49 Karma 0 OS	RE: Can't Use KDE Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:19 am It is theoretically possible to use KDE's plasma as a windows shell replacement. However it is not recommended for daily use; It is by far off from stable and you will have no fun with it. If you look for a stable windows shell replacement, rather use something like emerge desktop: http://emergedesktop.org/ . SaroEngels, proud to be a member of KDE forums since 2008-Oct.
stevo_evo_22 Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0	RE: Can't Use KDE Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:23 pm Thanks for your reply, I've tried emerge but didn't really like it-that's why I wanted to use KDE!:) So why is it that there is no desktop with KDE, even though I've seen it used in screenshots?
Hans Administrator Posts 3304 Karma 24 OS	RE: Can't Use KDE Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:10 pm Because the Windows port of KDE still needs a lot of work. From http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/KDE_on_Windows/FAQ : Is it stable? No, it is not stable yet. While most of the applications should run fine, there are a lot of problems that come in with porting software to new platforms. The KDE on Windows team is working hard to fix bugs and resolve issues with this port, so be patient and let them know what you think. Problem solved? Please click on "Accept this answer" below the post with the best answer to mark your topic as solved. 10 things you might want to do in KDE \| Open menu with Super key \| Mouse shortcuts
stevo_evo_22 Registered Member Posts 3 Karma 0	RE: Can't Use KDE Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:22 am Thanks! That's what I needed to hear:) In that case, what desktop environment would you recommend that resembles Windoes Explorer but has more features?
verbalshadow Registered Member Posts 52 Karma 0 OS	RE: Can't Use KDE Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:07 pm stevo_evo_22 wrote:Thanks! That's what I needed to hear:) In that case, what desktop environment would you recommend that resembles Windoes Explorer but has more features? There are a lot of alternate windows shells. Litestep - My personnel favorite, and easily one of the most customizable out there. Many Windows explorer like themes and other themes that look like nothing else. The site lost their theme archive but it is still a good starting point. SharpE - Very bar style oriented shell still easy to use. Many, many others BB4Win, bblean, geoshell, emerge( yeah, I know you rejected it already, but I came up with it's name so I'm partial) and a few others like cairoshell which are in private beta or not free verbalshadow, proud to be a member of KDE forums since 2008-Nov.