Vista - vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio?RealTek? Soundblaster 16?

11-03-2008

Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version)

The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium

The guest is a Windows 2003 Server.

I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people
have had success with an XP host.

I've installed Virtual machine additions.

Nothing I've tried has worked.

My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a
VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device?

My first attempt was to install the RealTek HD drivers from GateWay
into the Guest.. seemed to install fine.. but no luck.

I then went a found a driver for REalTek that said it supported window
2003.

I read a post that said to take my XP drivers (I know not applicable)
and simple point the Sound Blaster 16 to them.. but those drivers were
not found in Vista Home Premium.

On the RealTek drivers I found a w2k3 directory, but attempt to
install said my service pack was higher than that.

11-03-2008

On 03/11/2008 in message
<f938002a-0aeb-48b1-ad9f-a1b758949387@xxxxxx> jc
wrote:

Quote:

>My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a
>VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device?

Because that's what a virtual machine emulates.

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
There are 3 types of people in this world. Those who can count, and those
who can't.

11-03-2008

"jc" <jobs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:f938002a-0aeb-48b1-ad9f-a1b758949387@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version)
>
> The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium
>
> The guest is a Windows 2003 Server.
>
>
> I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people
> have had success with an XP host.
>
> I've installed Virtual machine additions.
>
> Nothing I've tried has worked.
>
> My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a
> VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device?

Because that's the audio hardware that VPC emulates.

Did you start the audio service in Server 2003? This is disabled by
default. You have to do this on a real install also, this is not a VPC
issue. If you want to change the theme you have to start the theme service
also.

11-04-2008

On Nov 3, 12:03*pm, "Bob Campbell" <b...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> "jc" <j...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:f938002a-0aeb-48b1-ad9f-a1b758949387@xxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>

Quote:

> > Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version)

>

Quote:

> > The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium

>

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> > The guest is a Windows 2003 Server.

>

Quote:

> > I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people
> > have had success with an XP host.

>

Quote:

> > I've installed Virtual machine additions.

>

Quote:

> > Nothing I've tried has worked.

>

Quote:

> > My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a
> > VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device?

>
> Because that's the audio hardware that VPC emulates.
>
> Did you start the audio service in Server 2003? * This is disabled by
> default. * You have to do this on a real install also, this is not a VPC
> issue. *If you want to change the theme you have to start the theme service
> also.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Windows Audio Service says it's started.

What drivers do you recommend?

Right now, the soundblaster says drivers are not installed. I've
attempted to install RealTek HD drivers on the Virtual with no
success.

Thanks for the valuable info.

11-04-2008

"jc" <jobs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2c016288-ab01-465d-89a0-55c2d4c41013@xxxxxx

Quote:

>Windows Audio Service says it's started.

Quote:

>What drivers do you recommend?

SoundBlaster 16 drivers. Unfortunately since your host is Vista, you won't
have any. I got mine working because I have an XP VM also. So I did the
"Update Drivers" in the Server 2003 VM Device manager, and then pointed the
installer to C:\Windows\inf folder on my XP VM. This will find the correct
inf file, then you need to point to C:\Windows\system32 and/or
C:\Windows\system32\drivers when it says it can't find the sys and dll
files.

The XP driver files will work in Server 2003, but you will get a warning
about "unsigned drivers". Click OK and they will install.

01-18-2009

Quote:

> Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version)
>
> The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium
>
> The guest is a Windows 2003 Server.
>
>
> I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people
> have had success with an XP host.
>
> I've installed Virtual machine additions.
>
> Nothing I've tried has worked.
>
> My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a
> VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device?
>
> My first attempt was to install the RealTek HD drivers from GateWay
> into the Guest.. seemed to install fine.. but no luck.
>
> I then went a found a driver for REalTek that said it supported window
> 2003.
>
> I read a post that said to take my XP drivers (I know not applicable)
> and simple point the Sound Blaster 16 to them.. but those drivers were
> not found in Vista Home Premium.
>
> On the RealTek drivers I found a w2k3 directory, but attempt to
> install said my service pack was higher than that.

afVMvU hi! how you doin?

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01-18-2009

Quote:

> Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version)
>
> The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium
>
> The guest is a Windows 2003 Server.
>
>
> I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people
> have had success with an XP host.
>
> I've installed Virtual machine additions.
>
> Nothing I've tried has worked.
>
> My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a
> VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device?
>
> My first attempt was to install the RealTek HD drivers from GateWay
> into the Guest.. seemed to install fine.. but no luck.
>
> I then went a found a driver for REalTek that said it supported window
> 2003.
>
> I read a post that said to take my XP drivers (I know not applicable)
> and simple point the Sound Blaster 16 to them.. but those drivers were
> not found in Vista Home Premium.
>
> On the RealTek drivers I found a w2k3 directory, but attempt to
> install said my service pack was higher than that.

afVMvU hi! how you doin?

Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com

11-03-2008	#1 (permalink)
jc n/a posts	vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio?RealTek? Soundblaster 16? Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version) The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium The guest is a Windows 2003 Server. I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people have had success with an XP host. I've installed Virtual machine additions. Nothing I've tried has worked. My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device? My first attempt was to install the RealTek HD drivers from GateWay into the Guest.. seemed to install fine.. but no luck. I then went a found a driver for REalTek that said it supported window 2003. I read a post that said to take my XP drivers (I know not applicable) and simple point the Sound Blaster 16 to them.. but those drivers were not found in Vista Home Premium. On the RealTek drivers I found a w2k3 directory, but attempt to install said my service pack was higher than that.
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11-03-2008	#2 (permalink)
Jeff Gaines n/a posts	Re: vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio? RealTek? Soundblaster 16? On 03/11/2008 in message <f938002a-0aeb-48b1-ad9f-a1b758949387@xxxxxx> jc wrote: Quote: >My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a >VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device? Because that's what a virtual machine emulates. -- Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK There are 3 types of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.
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11-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
Bob Campbell n/a posts	Re: vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio? RealTek? Soundblaster 16? "jc" <jobs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:f938002a-0aeb-48b1-ad9f-a1b758949387@xxxxxx Quote: > Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version) > > The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium > > The guest is a Windows 2003 Server. > > > I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people > have had success with an XP host. > > I've installed Virtual machine additions. > > Nothing I've tried has worked. > > My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a > VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device? Because that's the audio hardware that VPC emulates. Did you start the audio service in Server 2003? This is disabled by default. You have to do this on a real install also, this is not a VPC issue. If you want to change the theme you have to start the theme service also.
My System Specs

11-04-2008	#4 (permalink)
jc n/a posts	Re: vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio?RealTek? Soundblaster 16? On Nov 3, 12:03pm, "Bob Campbell" <b...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > "jc" <j...@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:f938002a-0aeb-48b1-ad9f-a1b758949387@xxxxxx > > > > > Quote: > > Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version) > Quote: > > The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium > Quote: > > The guest is a Windows 2003 Server. > Quote: > > I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people > > have had success with an XP host. > Quote: > > I've installed Virtual machine additions. > Quote: > > Nothing I've tried has worked. > Quote: > > My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a > > VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device? > > Because that's the audio hardware that VPC emulates. > > Did you start the audio service in Server 2003? This is disabled by > default. * You have to do this on a real install also, this is not a VPC > issue. *If you want to change the theme you have to start the theme service > also.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Windows Audio Service says it's started. What drivers do you recommend? Right now, the soundblaster says drivers are not installed. I've attempted to install RealTek HD drivers on the Virtual with no success. Thanks for the valuable info.
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11-04-2008	#5 (permalink)
Bob Campbell n/a posts	Re: vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio? RealTek? Soundblaster 16? "jc" <jobs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2c016288-ab01-465d-89a0-55c2d4c41013@xxxxxx Quote: >Windows Audio Service says it's started. Quote: >What drivers do you recommend? SoundBlaster 16 drivers. Unfortunately since your host is Vista, you won't have any. I got mine working because I have an XP VM also. So I did the "Update Drivers" in the Server 2003 VM Device manager, and then pointed the installer to C:\Windows\inf folder on my XP VM. This will find the correct inf file, then you need to point to C:\Windows\system32 and/or C:\Windows\system32\drivers when it says it can't find the sys and dll files. The XP driver files will work in Server 2003, but you will get a warning about "unsigned drivers". Click OK and they will install.
My System Specs

01-18-2009	#6 (permalink)
mike n/a posts	RE: vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio? RealTek? Soundblaster 16? Quote: > Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version) > > The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium > > The guest is a Windows 2003 Server. > > > I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people > have had success with an XP host. > > I've installed Virtual machine additions. > > Nothing I've tried has worked. > > My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a > VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device? > > My first attempt was to install the RealTek HD drivers from GateWay > into the Guest.. seemed to install fine.. but no luck. > > I then went a found a driver for REalTek that said it supported window > 2003. > > I read a post that said to take my XP drivers (I know not applicable) > and simple point the Sound Blaster 16 to them.. but those drivers were > not found in Vista Home Premium. > > On the RealTek drivers I found a w2k3 directory, but attempt to > install said my service pack was higher than that. afVMvU hi! how you doin? Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com
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01-18-2009	#7 (permalink)
mike n/a posts	RE: vista home premium host, windows 2003 server guest .. No audio? RealTek? Soundblaster 16? Quote: > Running Virtual PC 6.0192 (I think that's the latest 2007 version) > > The host is a Gateway GT5662 Quad Core running Vista Home Premium > > The guest is a Windows 2003 Server. > > > I'm trying to get audio to work.. I've read a few posts where people > have had success with an XP host. > > I've installed Virtual machine additions. > > Nothing I've tried has worked. > > My first question is why my stock windows 2003 server install into a > VM installs a Sound blaster 16 device? > > My first attempt was to install the RealTek HD drivers from GateWay > into the Guest.. seemed to install fine.. but no luck. > > I then went a found a driver for REalTek that said it supported window > 2003. > > I read a post that said to take my XP drivers (I know not applicable) > and simple point the Sound Blaster 16 to them.. but those drivers were > not found in Vista Home Premium. > > On the RealTek drivers I found a w2k3 directory, but attempt to > install said my service pack was higher than that. afVMvU hi! how you doin? Posted via http://www.VirtualServerFaq.com - Brought to you by Business Information Technology Shop - http://www.bitshop.com
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