Hi Mike#2, On Mo 07 Jul 2014 03:06:58 CEST, Michael DePaulo wrote: > For some reason, this affects my desktop, but not my XP VM. > > Specifically, on the XP VM, the pid file is left behind. But it does > not cause PyHoca-GUI to display the message. (Nor does it prevent > PyHoca-GUI from launching pulseaudio.exe.) > > Desktop (executor): > Windows 8.1 64-bit with update 1 > Multiple sound adapters. Adapter listed below is the current default: > Audio driver name: SB Recon3D PCIe > Audio driver provider: CREATIVE > Audio driver date: 7/30/2013 > Audio driver version: 6.0.101.57 > Audio driver installer: SBRP_CD_LD_1_01_26.exe > Audio driver date (according to website): 29 Jan 14 > Accessed locally > > XP VM (mothership-xp): > Windows XP 32-bit SP3 > Running on Fedora 20 kvm/libvirt > kvm/libvirt set to provide "ac97" audio > Audio driver name: Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller > Audio driver provider: Microsoft > Audio driver date: 7/1/2001 > Driver Version: 5.1.2535.0 > Accessed over SPICE with Virt-Viewer 0.6.0 64-bit from said desktop. I know this "The pulseaudio system could not be started." message from Windows desktop sessions running as RDP sessions. As if pulseaudio chokes on the RDP audio backend. If I launch pyhoca-gui locally on those systems (sitting in front of $SCREEN, not via RDP), then the pulseaudio subsystem comes up correctly. Mike -- DAS-NETZWERKTEAM mike gabriel, herweg 7, 24357 fleckeby fon: +49 (1520) 1976 148 GnuPG Key ID 0x25771B31 mail: mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de, http://das-netzwerkteam.de freeBusy: https://mail.das-netzwerkteam.de/freebusy/m.gabriel%40das-netzwerkteam.de.xfb