[Tutoiral] Enable Aero and multimedia features in Windows Server 2008

[neo]

Hi friends,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I have just enabled Aero Glass and Multimedia applications. For all those wanting to know Media Player 11 is in Server 2008 "YES"

you just have to enable it. Other features like the Sidebar are also enabled too.

How to do this:

1. Open the Server Manager

2. Scroll down to the Features Summary and go to Add Features

3. Now tick the following:

Desktop Experience

Quality Windows Audio Video Experience

4. Now hit install (a reboot is required after the installation)

5. After the following have been installed go to Personalization - Theme and look for Aero.msstyles

(eg. C:/WINDOWS/Resources/Themes)

6. Finally go to the Window Colour and Apperence and open the classic apperence properties and Windows Aero should be listed select it and apply and ok.

7 Now you should have Aero Glass and other Media applications like Windows Media Player 11, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Sidebar etc.

[Peteski]

shouldn't you add a source to this ?

it's hardly your discovery

[t029248]

I really gave this a try (july ctp, fresh install x86, x64 ent / std edition) , i get everything but the sidebar, there is no sidebar folder below program files....

Is it broken ??

[Purple Puppy]

Guess what, I made that wallpaper! Proof

Glad to see it put to great use. But remember to give me credit next time.

hmm.. now I should proceed to enable Aero in Windows Server 2008.

[aviv00]

Windows Server 2008 web server miss "Quality Windows Audio Video Experience"

then no aero

but its have indexing service