Interesting thread. I too am curious what you want the sound for?

I'll ask the obvious question Did you install the drivers? There is no WHS specific driver, but there are Windows Server 2003 drivers... which may (or may not) work.

rhholmes said: I was hoping to run Skype on the server and have the Skype phone available 7x24.

Wouldn't you have to have another PC on and remoted in to answer calls anyway? I know you can have Skype answer automatically, but if no one is around to talk, what's the point?

Why not just get an actual Skype phone?

Did you get this working?

...JohnBick

Hi guys,

I've been playing with sound settings for the last couple of weeks. I have found a solution on several posts. Still not doing everything I want, but it works.
Some of you have asked why would you want sound on the server. I'll tell you why I want it. I have a home made server with sound card and everything. I also have the house wired for speakers in several rooms, and wires coming from the server's sound card to the home theater system. As I run the server 24/7, why not use it to play music throughout the house. Don't see a reason why I should have another computer running just for that.

On top of that, my parents live with me, and they listen to internet radio stations. As they don't know how to use the PC, I would like to be able to switch remotely (from work) between radio stations. Of course I can listen to my music collection also.

So I see 4 scenarios here:
1) Log on directly to the server (it's easy when you have it home made) and run audio from there. It works as it would under Windows. I ran Winamp and WMPlayer without any problem. You can install WebRadio add-in inside the WHS Console if you want.
2) Connect to the server using Remote Desktop, then run WebRadio or WM Player, Winamp, etc. This also works very well.
3) Open the WHS Console on the client PC and run WebRadio inside the console. Haven't figured this out yet.
4) Connect to the server over the web using the the IP and opening WebRadio on the console. Doesn't work yet.

So, to get audio working on the server when Remote Desktop you need to

'Enable the "Allow Audio Redirection" Group Policy Setting

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type mmc, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
Click Add.
Click Group Policy Object Editor, and then click Add.
Under Group Policy Object, specify the Group Policy object that you want (for example, Local Computer Policy), and then click Finish.
Click Close, and then click OK.
In the console tree, expand the policy, expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, expand Terminal Services, and then click Client/Server data redirection.
In the right pane, double-click Allow audio redirection.
Click Enabled, and then click OK.

(You can find these instructions here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818465)

After you configure this Group Policy setting, users can configure how they want to play audio when they click one of the following options in the Remote computer sound box on the Local Resources tab of Remote Desktop Connection:

Bring to this computer: This setting runs sound files in the Remote Desktop session and plays them on the user's computer
Do not play: This setting disables all sound in Remote Desktop sessions.
Leave at remote computer: This setting runs sound files in the Remote Desktop session and plays them on the server.
Select "Leave at remote computer" and Save the settings.'

It is very important to run Remote Desktop as an administrator, or you won't see the audio drivers. For this go to Start, All Programs, Accessories, and right click on Remote Desktop Connection. Select Properties, and in Target textbox put

For Vista: %systemroot%\system32\mstsc.exe /admin
For XP: %systemroot%\system32\mstsc.exe /console

Click OK.

Connect to the server through Remote Desktop and you should have sound on the server. At least I have.

Or try to use logmein and make access via logmein in WMS, you will be able to keep the sound in any server and will also have a more secure access, and faster than the remote desktop.

I do exactly that, to get what you want.
The logmein is free! Here's the link: www.logmein.com

Regards,
Ruy

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