Windows Code Name "Futurum"

Dear members of this board, I all want to say hello first
because I am a new member, and I want to introduce you to
my work. I am making a sorta customized version of Windows.
It will contain a new shell, and other stuff, it is made
to represent the vision of what Windows and particulary
Vista should have been. It will feature a new shell and
other eye-candy but will run stable.

This is what features it should include.

* A new shell (wich means there won't be need for explorer, ft. new start menu, etc...)
* Customizing (Themes, dll modifications, etc)
* A new explorer (containing much easy to use features in a new style)
* Edit of Shell Folders (Recreation of shell folders like Control Panel)
* New Apps: Folder Synchroniser, rebuilt Remove Programs, Customized Desktop Search
integration, ...
* Faster: Tweaked to higher speeds, supported by the Win2003 Sp2 core it'll use.
* FX: I realy am longing for FX without WindowFX, anyway,
for what he could do for me, and I'll ask his permission
to include his amazing Vystal...
* More: Including and customizing (trying to get more out of it) WinFS...
* Widgets, etc...
* multiple desktop switching...
* Maybe a 3d desktop, but I'll concentrate on that later.

I am building the new explorer wich will replace explorer right now, and
building the shell... I want it to be fast stable, and pretty looking and
o' course easy to use. I don't want stuff that makes it look better but
wich makes unstable, etc... I might include serveral non-standard options
for faster pc's with GPU's... Will include aurora desktop, based on Flash
and HTML wich will be embed in the desktop...

I just want to make Windows easier to use and more effecient. I wanna
follow the same vision of MS, but then with help of the net, an of course
not dropping features because it's hard to include.

What/Who I still need:

* Flash geniuses (Caroussel effects on Hardware and some more things...)
* TESTERS (Testing will start this summer, expect it the end of June or start of July)
* Themers, resource suppliers (people who can hook me up with some neat graphics to use in the shell/explorer...

This is a big project to pull of, so It will take some time, I won't
be posting up any time it would be ready, I realy have no idear. Whoever
wants to test, PM me I'll build up a list.

Thanks to: WindowsX for the 2k3 to XP conversion pack, helped me a lot,
the Windows Rome project on Neowin for some inspiration regarding the shell +
Microsoft for Windows 2003 being stable, but many hate for f*cking up Vista!
Not vista itself, wich is quite stable, but the work they did on the long time...

What I already pulled of:

(This is what I built, about 90% of all functions seen are operative, but the Control Panel is
seriously a WIP)

Desktop:


Start Center (Fully Working):


I'll continue working on it. Expect more shots and info soon.

Comments are very appreceated, if you have tips or so, PM me in either way!

Greetings,

Caelestis!

well, i want to help!
just let me know what to test and so on and i will do that for you!

nice project!

damian666

Nice idea... What key will it need to install? PM`ed you for testing anyways.

Cool. I'm interested. I'll help do testing.


And by a new shell... are you completely replacing explorer? Or just modding it?

Also, should this ever become a great project that will be around for awhile, I'd reccomend that you also do 2003 64-bit version at the same time. For future proofing.

I am planning to do a 64bits version. I am working very hard, and I posted some updates to the joejoe.org site. I will post an update here soon, I'll release a video of this project running this weekend.

Anyways: I am planing to do a 64 bits version. The goal of this project is to replace explorer, I can't say intierly but the most of it. The first Alpha's it won't be replaced fully, but there will be made some modifications. I am also planning a new sort of DWM interface, ShellParty. It now just handles the Futurum Shell, but I hope it will do other applications too later. I don't now if I'll include it in the first Alpha, but it will be in the first beta.

Caelestis

Willing to contribute...

PM me when needed.

Cool. Let us know when you release the Alpha.

I'm brimming with ideas already. I'll contribute whatever I can to the project.


As well, I am working on a customized version of my own. I'm modding Server 2003 SP2 quite a bit. I'm not satisfied with the appearance, and performance of it so I'm messing around with it. Mostly stripping down all the excess to modify into an XP compatible workstation but with he speed and nimbleness of server or better.

To make it better for my needs.

i'll be a tester...sounds interesting.

What is your plan for distribution and testing?

Maybe you should keep your infomation on joejoe's board, warez is unacceptable here.

I don't see this as warez.

Warez (pronounced like "wares") is a derivative for the plural form of the word "software" meaning copyrighted material traded in violation of its copyright license. The term generally refers to releases by organized groups, as opposed to peer-to-peer file sharing between friends or large groups of people with similar interest using a Darknet. It normally does not refer to commercial for-profit piracy.



Unless he is distributing a copy of 2003 heavily modified and/or without activation key.

If the plans is to distribute a Windows ISO for testing - its warez. case closed.

So far nothing has been released.

Maybe it will be a legal application that will modify source files, like nLite or XPize.

Cool!
il help test