sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012
I know that under Windows server 2003, sound is disabled by default. Should I assume that the same is true under Windows 2008r2 and windows server 2012? If so, Is there a relatively easy way to enable sound? Does the start menu behave more like XP, or windows 7? I will be attempting to install both operating systems under windows 7 using VMware player 5. Once I have learned a bit about them, I'll be installing them on some servers that I picked up. Thanks for any help. Phil
Hi, You should assume that sound is disabled, you need to start the Windows Audio service. Under Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 you get a Win7 start menu, under 2012 you get a Windows 8 start menu. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Philip Hall Sent: 29 December 2012 20:28 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012 I know that under Windows server 2003, sound is disabled by default. Should I assume that the same is true under Windows 2008r2 and windows server 2012? If so, Is there a relatively easy way to enable sound? Does the start menu behave more like XP, or windows 7? I will be attempting to install both operating systems under windows 7 using VMware player 5. Once I have learned a bit about them, I'll be installing them on some servers that I picked up. Thanks for any help. Phil _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Hi, You should assume that sound is disabled, you need to start the Windows Audio service. Under Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 you get a Win7 start menu, under 2012 you get a Windows 8 start menu. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Philip Hall Sent: 29 December 2012 20:28 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012 I know that under Windows server 2003, sound is disabled by default. Should I assume that the same is true under Windows 2008r2 and windows server 2012? If so, Is there a relatively easy way to enable sound? Does the start menu behave more like XP, or windows 7? I will be attempting to install both operating systems under windows 7 using VMware player 5. Once I have learned a bit about them, I'll be installing them on some servers that I picked up. Thanks for any help. Phil _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Philip, Sound is disabled by default. 2K8 R2 is the same Desktop environment as Windows 7. I wrote this for someone on the list a while back to get audio going. I used an ISO to install SRV 2K8 R2 in VmWare Workstation. It probably took about 1hr or so. Before I installed it I told it to auto log in. You also need to increase the RAM from the default 1GB to 2GB as it's a 64Bit product and this is it's minimum requirement. I suppose it might run with 1GB but slowly. You'll see VMWorkstation status bar change from installing to just press ctrl g to direct input to this VM. It will take about 1hr to install the VM, depending on your host machines spec. I assumed I was on the Desktop and did the following. 1. WinKey M, to make sure on desktop. 2. WinKey to open start. 3. Type CMD. 4. Hit apps key. 5. Hit A for run as admin. 6 Wait a second or so then hit alt Y to confirm run as admin. 7. Type Net start audiosrv then press return to start the audio service. How I confirmed this was working was opened the cmd again in admin mode, just so I could hear the audio alert that comes with the UAC prompt. Once everything was making noise I hit the start menu and typed services, found the Windows Audio service and set it to automatic. So there would be audio there each time it logged in. Hope this helps. Regards, Barry. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Philip Hall Sent: 29 December 2012 20:28 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012 I know that under Windows server 2003, sound is disabled by default. Should I assume that the same is true under Windows 2008r2 and windows server 2012? If so, Is there a relatively easy way to enable sound? Does the start menu behave more like XP, or windows 7? I will be attempting to install both operating systems under windows 7 using VMware player 5. Once I have learned a bit about them, I'll be installing them on some servers that I picked up. Thanks for any help. Phil _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Philip, Sound is disabled by default. 2K8 R2 is the same Desktop environment as Windows 7. I wrote this for someone on the list a while back to get audio going. I used an ISO to install SRV 2K8 R2 in VmWare Workstation. It probably took about 1hr or so. Before I installed it I told it to auto log in. You also need to increase the RAM from the default 1GB to 2GB as it's a 64Bit product and this is it's minimum requirement. I suppose it might run with 1GB but slowly. You'll see VMWorkstation status bar change from installing to just press ctrl g to direct input to this VM. It will take about 1hr to install the VM, depending on your host machines spec. I assumed I was on the Desktop and did the following. 1. WinKey M, to make sure on desktop. 2. WinKey to open start. 3. Type CMD. 4. Hit apps key. 5. Hit A for run as admin. 6 Wait a second or so then hit alt Y to confirm run as admin. 7. Type Net start audiosrv then press return to start the audio service. How I confirmed this was working was opened the cmd again in admin mode, just so I could hear the audio alert that comes with the UAC prompt. Once everything was making noise I hit the start menu and typed services, found the Windows Audio service and set it to automatic. So there would be audio there each time it logged in. Hope this helps. Regards, Barry. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Philip Hall Sent: 29 December 2012 20:28 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012 I know that under Windows server 2003, sound is disabled by default. Should I assume that the same is true under Windows 2008r2 and windows server 2012? If so, Is there a relatively easy way to enable sound? Does the start menu behave more like XP, or windows 7? I will be attempting to install both operating systems under windows 7 using VMware player 5. Once I have learned a bit about them, I'll be installing them on some servers that I picked up. Thanks for any help. Phil _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
Many Thanks Barry. I really appreciate your directions. The last time I had to do this on win 2k3, I used an Optacon to read the screen so I could enable audio. Your directions will make it much easier. Phil -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Barry Toner Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 4:10 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012 Philip, Sound is disabled by default. 2K8 R2 is the same Desktop environment as Windows 7. I wrote this for someone on the list a while back to get audio going. I used an ISO to install SRV 2K8 R2 in VmWare Workstation. It probably took about 1hr or so. Before I installed it I told it to auto log in. You also need to increase the RAM from the default 1GB to 2GB as it's a 64Bit product and this is it's minimum requirement. I suppose it might run with 1GB but slowly. You'll see VMWorkstation status bar change from installing to just press ctrl g to direct input to this VM. It will take about 1hr to install the VM, depending on your host machines spec. I assumed I was on the Desktop and did the following. 1. WinKey M, to make sure on desktop. 2. WinKey to open start. 3. Type CMD. 4. Hit apps key. 5. Hit A for run as admin. 6 Wait a second or so then hit alt Y to confirm run as admin. 7. Type Net start audiosrv then press return to start the audio service. How I confirmed this was working was opened the cmd again in admin mode, just so I could hear the audio alert that comes with the UAC prompt. Once everything was making noise I hit the start menu and typed services, found the Windows Audio service and set it to automatic. So there would be audio there each time it logged in. Hope this helps. Regards, Barry. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Philip Hall Sent: 29 December 2012 20:28 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] sound in Windows server 2008r2 and 2012 I know that under Windows server 2003, sound is disabled by default. Should I assume that the same is true under Windows 2008r2 and windows server 2012? If so, Is there a relatively easy way to enable sound? Does the start menu behave more like XP, or windows 7? I will be attempting to install both operating systems under windows 7 using VMware player 5. Once I have learned a bit about them, I'll be installing them on some servers that I picked up. Thanks for any help. Phil _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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