Remote Desktop - don't redirect sound!

I'm running with Remote Deskop enabled on a Vista Ultimate machine, XP Pro
on the client. I'm able to connect and interact with the remote machine OK,
but the sound output of the remote machine is being redirected to my client
XP system.

I'm actually using Remote Desktop in order to avoid having a
CRT/Keyboard/Mouse on the Vista machine -- which I'm using primarily for
media. Of course when it redirects its sound output to my XP machine I've
defeated the purpose!

So, is there a way to tell the Remote Desktop host software to let the sound
"stay on the host machine"?

Thanks in advance,
Bill

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Bill Cohagan <> wrote:
> I'm running with Remote Deskop enabled on a Vista Ultimate
> machine,
> XP Pro on the client. I'm able to connect and interact with
> the
> remote machine OK, but the sound output of the remote machine
> is
> being redirected to my client XP system.
>
> I'm actually using Remote Desktop in order to avoid having a
> CRT/Keyboard/Mouse on the Vista machine -- which I'm using
> primarily
> for media. Of course when it redirects its sound output to my
> XP
> machine I've defeated the purpose!
>
> So, is there a way to tell the Remote Desktop host software
> to let
> the sound "stay on the host machine"?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bill

I'm not sure about Vista, but this works for XP.

On your XP machine, launch Remote Desktop Connection.
Hit the Options button.
Click on the Local Resources tab.
In the Remote Computer Sounds section, select "Leave on remote
computer".
Go back to the General tab.
If you click on the Save button, it will save the current
configuration as the default.
If you click the "Save as" button, you can name your customized
configuration and save it to a handy location.

Good luck

Nepatsfan