i got this running.
1. you need all MS Visual C++ 32-bit libraries installed
2. run Omar's old LiteStep installer: http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/en.id.419-litestep-omar-hussain-explorer-tools.htm
do not set LiteStep as shell during the install!!!
3. do not run LiteStep now!!!
4. get the latest LS 0.25 alpha core build: http://www.lsdev.org/doku.php?id=lsdev:downloads
and unzip and overwrite the core files in the directory you installed LS
5. get the latest 32-bit versions of jDesk (0.75), xpaintclass (1.0), xstatsclass (1.1.5) and xpopup (2.1): http://www.shellfront.org/modules/
and unzip them in the modules directory
6. write LSNoShellWarning true in LiteStep\step.rc
7. create a new directory in LiteStep\profiles\YourName\themes. lets call it YourTheme
8. in this new dirextory create a text file called theme.rc
9. write your theme in this file. for example:
OTSMajorVersion 2
OTSMinorVersion 0
ConfigDir "$ThemeDir$config\"
LSImageFolder "$ThemeDir$images\"
include "$ConfigDir$jdesk.rc"
include "$ConfigDir$popup.rc"
*NetLoadModule xpaintclass-1.0
*NetLoadModule xstatsclass-1.1.5
*NetLoadModule xpopup-2.1
*NetLoadModule jdesk-0.75
10. set this new theme by writing ThemeDir "$ThemesDir$YourTheme\" in LiteStep\profiles\YourName\themes\themeselect.rc
11. comment the hotkeys that conflict with the explorer shell in LiteStep\profiles\YourName\personal\hotkey.rc
should look like this:
;*Hotkey WIN R !Run
;*Hotkey WIN E "$FileManager$"
;*Hotkey WIN PAUSE control.exe sysdm.cpl
;*Hotkey WIN M !MinimizeWindows
;*Hotkey WIN+SHIFT M !RestoreWindows
12. you can now run LiteStep. right clicking on the desktop will get you a popup menu. it will be pretty ugly and just text without images. have a look at the xpopup documentation. if it was not included in the latest module you downloaded from shellfront, i recommend to find the docs in one of the older builds.
13. to apply new settings press CTRL+ALT+R on the keyboard.