[dj]

Hi, nosound:

I don't actually have the Player on my computer at the moment, but its setup is the same as its big-brother programs (Musician and Composer).

First, did you re-boot after installing the Notation Player? That way, you can be sure that Player is looking for the installed midi devices.

Once you've done that, run Player and look at the Setup Menu and select Midi Devices Configuration (keystroke: qdc). For each port installed on the system, you should see a listing that looks like:

In Out (Ex) (In)ternal Device Whatever the name of your device is
In Out (Ex) (In)ternal Device Whatever the name of your device is

Click on the lower (not bold print) listing and choose Test from the menu list above. A short file of quarter notes will appear and play through. If it plays, right click on the device listing and choose "Set as default playback device." and you're laughing.

If it doesn't play, right click again, choose Properties and make sure that it's selected as an output device.

Notation Software products are quite robust in finding installed Midi devices and I've not seen an instance where problems couldn't be solved.

And Sherry Crann, on the help desk, is very fast and efficient.

Good luck.

David