Re: Sound & terminal services

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From: Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP] (jmaltz_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/22/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:40:30 -0400

Hi,

That's strange - where/when do you see the driver message? If it is with
the audio program, which program is it?

Is the program open before you connect to the session, or do you connect and
then load it? 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:276d01c427fd$c3fb9330$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> To answer your three questions:
>
> Is the Windows Audio Service enabled on the server?
> Yes
>
> How about Audio Redirection?
> Yes
>
> Does sound work when you log in at the server?
> Yes
>
> The problem is that when "Leave sound at remote computer"
> is selected, a dialog box states no driver can be found.
> What I'm trying to do is start an MP3 player installed on
> the server from a local computer.  The MP3 player
> controls the sound system for the office.  If I sit at
> the server and log on directly the sound/MP3 player works
> fine.  This isn't a critical issue, but rather more a
> convience issue.  What would be nice is if there was an
> option to play sound at both the remote and local
> computer, but as you said, this can't be done.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi,
> >
> >Is the Windows Audio Service enabled on the server?
> >http://www.visualwin.com/Sound-Ent/
> >
> >How about Audio Redirection?
> >http://www.visualwin.com/Audio-Mapping/
> >
> >Does sound work when you log in at the server?
> >
> >Also, no, you can't play a sound at the server and
> client at the same time
> >
> >-- 
> >--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server,
> Virtual PC]
> >http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual,
> step-by-step
> >tutorial site :-)
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> VPC 2004?  Find out
> >here
> >Only reply by newsgroup.  I do not do technical support
> via email.  Any
> >emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see
> them.
> >
> >
> >"Rich" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:1be301c4270e$fb5bcf60$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I have terminal services set up but have a problem with
> >> sound.  From the local computer running WinXP under
> Local
> >> Resources> Remote Computer Sound there are the
> following
> >> options:
> >>
> >> Leave at remote computer
> >> Bring to this computer
> >> Do not play
> >>
> >> The terminal server (in this case, the remote computer)
> >> is running Windows Server 2003 and has a sound card
> which
> >> works fine when I'm logged on directly; however, if I
> >> connect through terminal services and choose "leave
> >> [sound] at remote computer," I get a error dialog box
> >> stating the driver cannot be found.  If I select "bring
> >> [sound] to this computer" I receive the sound just fine
> >> at the local computer.
> >>
> >> Why do I get the error message stating the driver
> cannot
> >> be found when I choose "leave [sound] at the remote
> >> computer" yet the driver works fine when connected
> >> directly to the remote computer, i.e., the server?  Is
> >> there a fix for this?  Also is there a way to have
> sound,
> >> say from a mp3 player, that will play at both the
> >> terminal server and local computer?
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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