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Thanks, Dana. I am in fact using Remote Desktop, which is giving me fits with my old version of Macromedia Captivate.
Craig
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> Subject: Re: Audacity crashes on remote start
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> Hello Craig,
>
> If software isn't specifically developed and tested to handle remote
> access, you can run into some problems (no joke :-) ). I have seen
> issues before where if you disabled the remote machine's display hook
> driver, then all was well (you can google to find info). Also, I'm not
> certain what Audacity is programmed in, but there are known issues with
> certain versions of development tools and accessing an application via a
> remote session (e.g., Delphi 6). You didn't say what tool you are using
> for remote access -- I've also seen instances where switching to a
> different tool solved the problem. Microsoft's Remote Desktop seems to
> work reliably in my experience, so you might want to give it a try if
> you are using something else.
>
> These issues can be hard to ferret out. Good luck,
>
> Dana W.
>
> On 12:59 PM, Cardimon, Craig wrote:
> > I can start Audacity from my work desktop just fine when I'm on site.
> But when I'm working remotely, and I try to start it on my work desktop,
> it crashes repeatedly. I'm trying to perform remote audio recording of an
> onscreen process I need to document, but I'm not making any progress.
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