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I've converted an MP3 to an .exe before actually. &nbsp;I don't recall what software I used, but go to google and type &quot;MP3 to EXE&quot;. &nbsp;I'm sure I still have the program on my home PC....<br />
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If you do convert the MP3 to an EXE then you wouldn't need a player. &nbsp;You could use SRVANY.EXE and SRVINSTW.EXE to make your custom service.<br />
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I've converted an MP3 to an .exe before actually.  I don't recall what software I used, but go to google and type "MP3 to EXE".  I'm sure I still have the program on my home PC....

If you do convert the MP3 to an EXE then you wouldn't need a player.  You could use SRVANY.EXE and SRVINSTW.EXE to make your custom service.

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Hello,<br />
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Next to our server running Windows Server 2003 we have our telephone system that uses an external sound source for playing continuous messages (when a caller is waiting, for example). We want to have a MP3 file played repeatedely on the server. If I simply use Windows Media Player, it stops working whenever another session (such as remote desktop) is initiated. <br />
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Is there any way to have the MP3 file started and played as a service?<br />
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Thanks for any help.
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Hello,

Next to our server running Windows Server 2003 we have our telephone system that uses an external sound source for playing continuous messages (when a caller is waiting, for example). We want to have a MP3 file played repeatedely on the server. If I simply use Windows Media Player, it stops working whenever another session (such as remote desktop) is initiated. 

Is there any way to have the MP3 file started and played as a service?

Thanks for any help.

Play song as a service

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).