The features are incredibly important, unlike the roles which are not. These features will include some of the basic Windows 7 functionality that you would have had, but are not installed by standard because those using a server operating system rarely need them.
In the
Initial Configuration Tasks window, select the
Add features option and make sure you select the following:
.NET Framework 3.5.1,
BranchCache,
Desktop Experience,
Ink and Handwriting Services (only if you have a tablet/touch PC),
Internet Printing Client,
Peer Name Resolution Protocol,
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience,
Simple TCP/IP Services,
Windows Biometric Framework (only if you have a fingerprint reader),
Windows Server Backup Features,
Wireless LAN Service and
XPS Viewer.
Please note: any feature you install which attemps to install a
role (it will say so), make sure that you do not accept this. You may have to do this a couple of times, but you will end up with what you need without anything unnecessary churning up your precious computer memory in the long run.
To read more about this, head on over to the ZDNet iGeneration blog.