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How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 10:28 pm
by lakes
I have virtualbox installed and the windows 7 iso from the frutiger aero archive, but I can't seem to get the aero theme. I tried using a "guest additions" iso, but the ones on the internet archive aren't labeled properly & I don't know where else to find them.
Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 10:39 pm
by Daniele63
You need to first of all install the guest additions, there's a .exe file somewhere in that iso file that you need to launch in the virtual machine.
Then apply these settings in virtualbox for your Windows 7:
Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 10:55 pm
by lakes
admin wrote:You need to first of all install the guest additions, there's a .exe file somewhere in that iso file that you need to launch in the virtual machine.
Then apply these settings in virtualbox for your Windows 7:
Thank you.
Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:15 am
by xrossmediabar
Use VMWare Fusion 13, it's free and better
Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 2:43 am
by lakes
xrossmediabar wrote:Use VMWare Fusion 13, it's free and better
Noted. I will try it later. Thanks for the recommendation.

Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 1:22 am
by ee
xrossmediabar wrote:Use VMWare Fusion 13, it's free and better
vmware workstation (on windows)? no thanks
Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 3:19 am
by xrossmediabar
ee wrote:Use VMWare Fusion 13, it's free and bettervmware workstation (on windows)? no thanks
I said Fusion, not Workstation..
Re: How do you get the aero theme in a windows 7 vm?
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 11:16 am
by ee
xrossmediabar wrote:vmware workstation (on windows)? no thanksI said Fusion, not Workstation..
i know, the version of windows for it is called workstation