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Tech-Recipes: Windows Server 2008: Install Desktop Experience to Utilize Vista Theme | Windows | Tech-Recipes

  • Anonymous · 1 year ago
    This tech recipe is missing a very critical part for enabling the Vista Theme (and Aero GUI) in Windows Server 2008:

    See the bottom of this following MS Web page for the info specific to Server 2008, but the other info is useful as well for getting the Vista + Aero going.

    http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/...

    In short, I discovered (after much banging of my head :evil: ) that the Windows Service "Themes" must be started (and set to start automatically) before you'll be able to select the Vista Theme in the Windows appearance personalization section (described in the bottom of this Tech Recipe.

    Oh, BTW, nVidia has a Vista-Ready checking Web application/page you can use to see if your computer's hardware is powerful enough for Vista + Aero. That it at:
    http://www.nzone.com/content/nzone/srl/nzone_sr...
  • MulberryTree · 8 months ago
    To find Services: Under the Server Manger:
    Configure>Services>Themes>Properties
    Yeah, I'm sure most of you are thinking duh, but I had trouble finding it.
  • vishal · 10 months ago
    thanx
  • rayson · 10 months ago
    doesn't seem to work on mine
  • JJ · 7 months ago
    UGH, I prefer windows classic. If you are in the biz, ie, a software developer, you might. But the way you make it sound, it's a no-brainer, and in my opinion, I'll stick with classic.
  • TGP1994 · 6 months ago
    I love the aero themes. I'm not much of a developer like the poster who I think will be above me in this post, but I'm a sucker for shiny aero icons :P

    Oh, and I love the fact that Server 2008 is free to students :)
  • pankaj mourya · 6 months ago
    this is a best themes
    please send me themes for me free
  • raj · 4 months ago
    nice site
  • OmarMalkawi · 3 months ago
    thanks for this nice post
  • suganyanataraj · 3 months ago
    hi,
    am getting this error message

    " the theme could not be loaded because the theme service is not running"

    even after starting the theme service.Can anyone help me out.
  • Hasgassa · 3 months ago
    run: services.msc
    start service called "Themes"
  • pramodverma5 · 2 months ago
    it good sugetion
  • pramodverma5 · 2 months ago
    i want a somethink defferent look of server
    thats why i m want somethink defferent thems
  • Dennis Nii Atuquaye Okai · 2 months ago
    well this kinda cool cos it is really helping me as a server administrator
  • Senthil · 2 months ago
    thanks for the help.
    really helped.

    Senthil.
  • balaji · 1 month ago
    Really helped and cool tip