Windows Desktop

ActivIcons
Free - CursorArts Company

Customize the Windows desktop icon and cursor attributes. Use animated icons, swap your own icons for Network Neighborhood, My Computer, Favorites and other icons which Windows places on your desktop and Explorer. It also lets you change default mouse cursors, make icon text labels transparent, change icon text color, replace Windows startup/shutdown screens, repair icons, change the Start button (except XP), save/restore icon positions, more...

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ExeDesk, Professional Edition
$25.95 - Pitrinec Software

The ExeDesk is a feature rich virtual desktop manager that optionaly replaces standard Windows desktop. The program features multiple object types (icons, buttons, frames, text,...), menus, tool windows and more. Fully customizable and easy to use.

replacement, sticky notes, security management, personalization, desktop management, logon scripts, desktop configuration, application patching, patch management, remote management, software updates

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ExeDesk, Standard Edition
$19.95 - Pitrinec Software

The ExeDesk is a feature rich virtual desktop manager that optionaly replaces standard Windows desktop. The program features multiple object types (icons, buttons, frames, text,...), menus, tool windows and more. Fully customizable and easy to use.

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Active Virtual Desktop
$19.95 - Fly3 Software, Inc.

Ever wished you had several screens on your computer? Active Virtual Desktop is a virtual desktop manager which will create up to 9 virtual desktops allowing you to have different programs running on each of them. This virtual desktop manager resides in system tray area (near the clock) adds virtual desktops buttons here. That allows you to switch from one virtual desktop to another with a single mouse click.

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IconX
$9.95 - Stardock Systems

More than an icon theme changer, more than an icon editor, IconX is a program that turbo-charges your Windows desktop icons. It can put shadows, make them bigger, have them zoom up when you put your mouse over them, even change color based on what you are doing.

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RbVdesktop
$22.50 - rbvsoft

RbVdesktop is a new desktop alternative for 2000/XP/Vista. RbVdesktop is improvement of classical desktop Windows. Replace standard icons on unusual animated RbV_icons. Add animated desktop elements for Windows - applications (such as WMP, IE, my computer and other).

transparency, startup, locations, positions, wallpapers, customization, reminder, move, minimize, tray, file

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