We want to set up a Windows XP Pro computer as a music server. We copied a
bunch of MP3s, and if we log in locally to the computer, we can play music.

Here's the problem: We want to be able to remote into that computer using
Remote Desktop over the network, and control the playback through the
speakers connected to the laptop. For some reason though, Media Player can't
find the sound card in the laptop.

Anyone know how I can remedy this, or what might be going on?

Thanks
Rog

Roger Smith III wrote:
> We want to set up a Windows XP Pro computer as a music server. We
> copied a bunch of MP3s, and if we log in locally to the computer,
> we can play music.
>
> Here's the problem: We want to be able to remote into that
> computer using Remote Desktop over the network, and control the
> playback through the speakers connected to the laptop. For some
> reason though, Media Player can't find the sound card in the laptop.
>
> Anyone know how I can remedy this, or what might be going on?

Stop using remote desktop and just share the music directory(ies) off the
Windows XP machine and map the shares on the laptop so it can play them
locally.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

That won't solve our issue.

We have a whole-office audio system plumbed to the audio output of the
laptop. We need to be able to remote into the laptop using RD, and have the
audio that plays through Media Player opened in this session piped out of the
stereo jack on the laptop, and into the office system. The whole idea is to
allow the office staff to control the laptop without having to walk into the
closet.

Thanks




"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Roger Smith III wrote:
> > We want to set up a Windows XP Pro computer as a music server. We
> > copied a bunch of MP3s, and if we log in locally to the computer,
> > we can play music.
> >
> > Here's the problem: We want to be able to remote into that
> > computer using Remote Desktop over the network, and control the
> > playback through the speakers connected to the laptop. For some
> > reason though, Media Player can't find the sound card in the laptop.
> >
> > Anyone know how I can remedy this, or what might be going on?
>
> Stop using remote desktop and just share the music directory(ies) off the
> Windows XP machine and map the shares on the laptop so it can play them
> locally.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
> .
>

On 10 Dec, 21:51, Roger Smith III
<RogerSmith...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> We want to set up a Windows XP Pro computer as a music server. *We copied a
> bunch of MP3s, and if we log in locally to the computer, we can play music.
>
> Here's the problem: *We want to be able to remote into that computer using
> Remote Desktop over the network, and control the playback through the
> speakers connected to the laptop. *For some reason though, Media Playercan't
> find the sound card in the laptop. *
>
> Anyone know how I can remedy this, or what might be going on?
>
> Thanks
> Rog

When you are logged into the laptop locally doe media player work
correctly ?

Yes. The whole thing works fine if I log in locally.



"Andrew Lee Foster" wrote:

> On 10 Dec, 21:51, Roger Smith III
> <RogerSmith...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > We want to set up a Windows XP Pro computer as a music server. We copied a
> > bunch of MP3s, and if we log in locally to the computer, we can play music.
> >
> > Here's the problem: We want to be able to remote into that computer using
> > Remote Desktop over the network, and control the playback through the
> > speakers connected to the laptop. For some reason though, Media Player can't
> > find the sound card in the laptop.
> >
> > Anyone know how I can remedy this, or what might be going on?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Rog
>
> When you are logged into the laptop locally doe media player work
> correctly ?
> .
>

Thanks.

Rog


"Bill Kearney" wrote:

> > Here's the problem: We want to be able to remote into that computer using
> > Remote Desktop over the network, and control the playback through the
> > speakers connected to the laptop. For some reason though, Media Player
> > can't
> > find the sound card in the laptop.
>
> You can't. Remote Desktop will not use the local audio devices. I know
> this is true for actual remote desktop sessions. I don't know if it's true
> for remote help sessions to an XP desktop.
>
> An alternative would be to use VNC. That just remotes the locally logged-in
> session on the console. Then anyone needing to control it would have to use
> a VNC client on their computer. Trivially simple to set up and free.
>
> Just make sure that the logged-in session on the machine has appropriate
> security. Make sure it's only logged into an account that has limited
> access. You don't want to have everyone connecting to it and then using
> that to cause other security problems. You could configure the laptop for
> automatic login. And have that account setup to automatically start the
> audio program.
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
> .
>