Aston2 Panels from Aston2 Suite provides customizable and skinnable panels that can replace the taskbar and other panels while supporting animation and flexible configurations. The software is convenient, supports widgets, and offers a range of customization options.

This software is more than just a simple taskbar replacement tool. Aston2 Panels features widgets that boost productivity and add an extra flair to your daily computing. Widgets can inform you about weather conditions, display hard disk usage, facilitate lightning-fast search for your files, or even allow you to search the web. It also supports skinning, allowing for easy application of numerous skins and themes, with a superior skinning engine that renders unseen effects and multimedia support.
Aston2 Panels is highly configurable, with every element of the Panels being movable, tweak-able, and customizable to create a more convenient working area. Aston2 Menu and Aston2 Desktop are likewise customizable, allowing for seamless integration with the Panels. Additionally, Aston2 utilizes animation support in every aspect, including smooth widget opening and moving, animated wallpaper, animated icons, and other elements of skinned widgets. It's easy to use, with no steep learning curves; user-friendly interface and Drag'n'Drop operations support cater to almost everyone.
Aston2 supports multimonitor systems, Unicode, and 64-bit systems. Furthermore, it uses the XML standard for all parameters setup, and offers multi-language support. It's important to note that Aston2 currently only works on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
There are many planned features for future releases of Aston2 components, so it's just the beginning!
Version 1.3: N/A
Version 1.2.1:
New feature: task list progress indicator
* Fixed bug in the Calendar widget
* Fixed bug with the context menu call for the tray applications
* Fixed bug with disabled Aero effects in Windows Vista
* Sereval minor bug fixes