[THIN] Re: audio over RDP

  • From: Berny Stapleton <berny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:34:09 +0100

Do you have any group policies or group policy preferences set for services
on this host?

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> all 3 are started.
>
> reinstalling DTE didn't help -  still no audio devices in device manager
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Berny Stapleton 
> <berny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> What's the status of these three services:
>>
>>  Windows Audio
>>
>> AudioEndpointBuilder
>>
>> Multimedia Class Scheduler
>>
>> ??
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I see on a W2K3 box it has in device manager: audio codecs, legacy audio
>>> drivers, legacy video capture drivers, media control devices, video codecs
>>>
>>> I'm reinstalling the DTE as none of my w2k8 servers have these
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> yep, and when it comes to me that's not a stupid question to ask... :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Berny Stapleton <
>>>> berny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Just to ask a stupid question, when your connecting in, using the
>>>>> terminal server client, options, local resources, "configure remote audio
>>>>> settings" and click on "settings" under remote audio playback you have it
>>>>> set as "Play on this computer"?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> no audio device listed in control panel\sound\playback
>>>>>>
>>>>>> my little research says that adding the desktop experience feature is
>>>>>> supposed to add the AV codecs, unfortunately they're not there even 
>>>>>> though
>>>>>> the desktop experience feature is added
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Berny Stapleton <
>>>>>> berny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Go onto the server desktop and go into control panel, do you see a
>>>>>>> sound device?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Run up WinAmp (www.winamp.com) and see what you get, you get more
>>>>>>> options on what you see. Take a look at the device information if you 
>>>>>>> see a
>>>>>>> device and see if you can see details on it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Berny
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Steve Snyder 
>>>>>>> <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wmp says - WMP cannot play the file because there is a problem with
>>>>>>>> your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on you
>>>>>>>> computer...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Berny Stapleton <
>>>>>>>> berny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Run up winamp or something on the server and try both WinAPI and
>>>>>>>>> DirectSound. Take a look at the audio device properties and see if 
>>>>>>>>> you see
>>>>>>>>> anything. Let me know what you find.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Steve Snyder <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> w2k8 x64, TSE (no citrix), vista clients. AUdio's not working (no
>>>>>>>>>> sound). on the server the RDP connector is set to allow audio, the 
>>>>>>>>>> windows
>>>>>>>>>> audio service is started, volume is turned up, the client is set to 
>>>>>>>>>> bring
>>>>>>>>>> sounds to the PC, just silence.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> thoughts or ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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