Why do I need username password to stream?
 

Why am I required a username and password to stream from my own box yet shoutcast has not given me any information pertaining to what I need to stream? This is some ridiculous instructions I've ever read and I can probably do rocket science. Winamp>Ip address>connect>stream. How hard is that? I downloaded the winamp DSP and it's asking me for a username and password. I don't have a username and password. Shoutcast did not give me an IP address or username and password. When I try to setup the setup.bat it always ends in a page not found and error in the command. I can't run sc_serve.exe. Your instructions are not well written.

I'd like to mention EONS ago, all i did was use my ip address and stream from my box. No additional crap was needed as you can see I've been a member since 2004. I'm quite confused with this new method.

That's because it's up to you to

a) set up shoutcast DNAS on a server of your choice. "shoutcast" doesn't know it's IP address
b) when setting up DNAS, you configure the password - "shoutcast" doesn't know what you will set up

Ends up in a page not found.

Just tested with sc_serv2_win64-latest.exe and it works without any issues. My default browser shows the setup on 127.0.0.1 with port 8000. In which folder you installed it?

What ends up with that? What have you installed?