Yep, you can do that. Just use a theme that uses aero functionality, like Vista Glass theme. JUst dont forget to enable the "Themes" and "Windows Audio" and "Windows Audio Endpoint Builder" services in services.msc. I've been using aero on my real machine till i've formatted it (more than 2 months). Also, i've setup a wim file that installs required Features (Desktop Experience, Quality Windows Audio Video Experience), added my own language pack, also i've modded Ricks Sidebar addons and it works perfect here I've collected reg tweaks in order to easily make 2008 a workstation. Will share them later here. I just couldnt manage to make applications run during setup. I got errors with my xml file, that i'm still working on them. I love 2K8 that it runs much more faster than Vista, also it has nearly all GUI experience that Vista has. I've added Wallpapers from Vista and Win7, User Account Pictures, Pictures, Sounds from Win7. Will share them all. Movie Maker 2,6 works on 2008 too. The only thing i couldnt run is Media Center. Cheers Edit: Here's a screenie for you: PS: Yes, Winodws DreamScene works too