Hello,

i've got a Windows Hyper-V vServer running Windows Server 2008 R2 Webserver Edition and I was not able to activate the Windows 7 Theme, is there any limitation to this Version?
I've followed both howto's here:
http://www.win2008r2workstation.com/win2008r2/themes
http://www.win2008r2workstation.com/win ... -with-aero

I'm able to see that the Windows 7 Themes are installed, but I'm not able to activate it (it's not clickable) the other color schemes of the windows 95 look can be activated,

Greetings & Thank you

Can you even run a desktop inside the Webserver edition? I don't know that it's possible. That's one of the points in releasing limited versions of the OS. Some are only capable of a subset of features.

The Web Edition should work fine, you are able to follow all steps in the manual. Here are several comparisons between the different editions of Windows Server 2008 R2:

• Edition Comparison by Technical Specification
• Edition Comparison by Server Role
• Differentiated Feature Comparison by Edition

I think wkearney99 is mixing up the possibility for the core- and full installation of Windows Server. In case you do the core installation, you won't get a graphical desktop but instead only some commandline interface to configure the server whereas the full installation provides a normal desktop with start menu and such. To use Windows Server as a workstation you have to choose the full installation.