RDP wont load virtual drive (powerISO)

[Digger]

Dont know why this is. When i log in remotely, the first msg that pops up is that PowerISO isnt installed correctly.... I go to the remote pc, and locally it works just fine. Am i forgetting something or in the same boat here? Any ideas?

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
On your "Options" on RDP on your CLIENT computer (RDP ==>OPTIONS==>Local Resources==>MORE). Now click Drives and Supported Plug and play devices Devices I plug in later.

Don't forget to also Bring sound to THIS computer (your client) if you want the REMOTE computer to send the sound to your client.

I use this a lot for listening to web content when you can't listen to it directly - for example Broadcasting rights limited to specific regions etc etc.

(I use ULTRA ISO and haven't had a problem with this).

Cheers
jimbo

 

[Digger]

thank ya jimbo..... i guess i had a brain fart there... i knew it was something i was overlooking something.

Yea, sound is enabled by default. Maybe if i didnt have sound and knew i had the right drivers, it may have pushed me to scour the options more than i did. Got lackadazical (sp) moment there.

thanks again jimbo

 

[Digger]

upon further and closer review jimbo, i got a little ahead of myself there. The suggestion you had is only for the remote pc to use the local pc's resources. I have been familiar with that on XP... looked a little different on 7, so i didnt look closely enough at it. This doesnt allow the loadup of the virual (powerISO) drive on the remote pc. I will give Ultra a shot, just to see.

 

[Digger]

any other idea out there.....?? easy thing would be to install UltraISO, but i'm a little hardheaded when it comes to finding out why a problem is a problem. Tho my next step is to hunt on the software forums. No one with powerISO experience here?

 

[ccatlett1984]

use virtual clonedrive, its free and works great. (I tested it on my windows 7 client with a server 2003 remote computer)

 

[Digger]

use virtual clonedrive, its free and works great. (I tested it on my windows 7 client with a server 2003 remote computer)

ok, like i stated, just wondering why powerISO isnt loading right wondering if any powerISO users that possibly use RDP come into this problem. I know that i can use alternatives, most likely, but this is my app of choice, besides DT... which i'm not brave enough to test out on this RC yet even tho there's s'posed to be a compatible version.

 

[johngalt]

No idea - but the latest RC on my desktop is using Daemon Tools, and I do not use PowerISO - but I can try a test tomorrow to see if I can RDP into the desktop box from school and see if I can load DT and see if *it* works....

Again, I realize that you are working with PowerISO exclusively - but it may not necessarily be a *driver* thing - for example, does PowerISO run at startup? When you run it does it ask for extended privileges or else load as administrator? Finally, do you know if PowerISO locks use of the drive to itself only while loaded? Any of these factors may be interfering with your use of PowerISO via RDP, and it may be just a simple preventing of it loading at login that will allow it to work correctly....

 

[Digger]

No idea - but the latest RC on my desktop is using Daemon Tools, and I do not use PowerISO - but I can try a test tomorrow to see if I can RDP into the desktop box from school and see if I can load DT and see if *it* works....

Again, I realize that you are working with PowerISO exclusively - but it may not necessarily be a *driver* thing - for example, does PowerISO run at startup? When you run it does it ask for extended privileges or else load as administrator? Finally, do you know if PowerISO locks use of the drive to itself only while loaded? Any of these factors may be interfering with your use of PowerISO via RDP, and it may be just a simple preventing of it loading at login that will allow it to work correctly....

heya JG, thanks for the interest here. This is a strange one. I want to solve it just because of how strange and out of place this problem seems to be. PowerISO is the only virtual drive device that will NOT load during an RDP session, I've tried others and they work just fine. This problem was the same for the 7000, it just never bugged me enough as i didnt RDP as much to the laptop as i have been with the RC to notice and have this problem bug me.

Logging in locally, PowerISO loads, works perfect. I dont get that same popup error seen in the pic when on locally, just the RDP session. I have come to the conclusion to use something else for now. Its just the fact that i dont have this sussed out. that just bugs me and makes me wonder "why it is".

So yea, if you get some spare minutes to test I would appreciate it. Atleast so I dont feel all alone here and think i'm looney... or maybe its something "bigger" than that..... Especially since i have noticed alot of ppl to also use PowerISO, just dont hear about it in RDP.

 

[johngalt]

Well, the test is going to have to wait until tomorrow - I forgot I had loaded a new firmware onto my router and have neglected to have the RDP port forwarding set up - so, right now, from school, I cannot log into my home machine to try it out.

It's probably a good thing, as I don't have PowerISO installed either, and I am not sure how the install would go over RDP....

 

[Digger]

Well, the test is going to have to wait until tomorrow - I forgot I had loaded a new firmware onto my router and have neglected to have the RDP port forwarding set up - so, right now, from school, I cannot log into my home machine to try it out.

It's probably a good thing, as I don't have PowerISO installed either, and I am not sure how the install would go over RDP....

thats fine by me... just whenever you get the chance, leave a msg

 

[Digger]

Hey John.... i found a little quirk with this. If you have previously logged on locally, and not logged off prior to the RDP session, thats the only way for PowerISO to then work. Its just the initilization of it at startup thru RDP that is the problem.

 

[johngalt]

nice find - that indicates something about how PowerISO is interacting with the system.

I forgot when I posted earlier that I can still RDP to my laptop through the local network, but attempting to upgrade the laptop to the RC is proving to be most ... troublesome.

I'll have another go at it tomorrow - I might RDP in and install PowerISO and see what happens....from laptop to desktop via router.....

 

[Digger]

just to note john, i installed it locally ... never installed under RDP...

 

[johngalt]

I know - that is why I want to try it this way....

 

[deanob]

Try this:

In Group Policy Editor
1. go to Computer Configuration
2. Administrative
3. Templates
4. System
5. Remote Storage Access
6. All Removable Storage:
Allow direct access in remote sessions... set this to ENABLED.

 

[zigzag3143]

Try this:

In Group Policy Editor
1. go to Computer Configuration
2. Administrative
3. Templates
4. System
5. Remote Storage Access
6. All Removable Storage:
Allow direct access in remote sessions... set this to ENABLED.

deanob

hi and welcome to sevenforums

Just a heads up the post you are repolying to is really old. I think John has solved it by now. Its always a good idea to check the date on a post. No big deal just trying to give you a hand.

BTW your answer is right<g>

let us know if you need help

Ken