Which Windows OS 4 Shoutcast Streaming?

NightAire · 29th August 2004, 04:59

Currently I run Windows 98SE on a 750MHz AMD Athlon, 128 MB of RAM. I'm running Winamp 2.91, SpacialAudio's mp3PRO encoder, and Shoutcast server version 1.9.2. I stream to Live365 who relays both a dial-up (24kbps) and a broadband (64kbps) stream for me.

It is moderately stable and mostly successful... occasionally I forget to reboot and it will lock up or freak out in a random crash of some kind... tonight I dealt with it doing... SOMETHING... every couple of seconds which I couldn't hear here but listeners were telling me it was stutering. A reboot fixed most of it, but anytime I opened almost anything, the stream locked briefly.

I'm debating about taking the station down soon, long enough to reformat the drive (my OS is on one drive and my music on another) and possibly putting Windows 2000 on. I could obviously upgrade my Winamp, ShoutCast, etc. at the same time.

If I went to 2000, I could convert the music drive to NTFS.

Advice? Other than "anything but Windows?"

THANKS for your help.

Gene Savage

John_Shumate · 29th August 2004, 07:15

Use Windows 2000 and up..better realiability and has the NTFS File format.

If ya really want more than that, go with Linux

DjDemonD · 30th August 2004, 20:02

I wouldnt recommend Windows 98 for anything really except making very old slow pcs with not much memory boot up.

I have been shoutcasting for 3 years and begun on windows 98 which as you stated above requires constant rebooting due to memory leaking.

Windows 2000 is (if you set it up carefully and pick drivers carefully aswell) remarkably stable. I can expect anything upto 3-4 weeks of uptime on any one win2k box before I usually reboot them myself following upgrades or adjustments.

One word of warning though when 2k fails it does so in very spectacular fashion. Missing system files, blue screens of death etc... it dies and stays dead.

Windows XP i have never really had any experience with and [paranoia]dont like the idea of everytime a service pack comes out more and more things are monitored and reported on by microsoft, I also dont trust an operating system with built in remote software (like PC anywhere)[/paranoia]

Wavestreaming · 30th August 2004, 22:03

If your talking about home streaming computer streaming to a server, probably windows XP pro.

If your talking about a streaming server - I'm a fan of Windows 2003 or Linux.

ClubbedOut · 31st August 2004, 11:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Wavestreaming
If your talking about home streaming computer streaming to a server, probably windows XP pro.

If your talking about a streaming server - I'm a fan of Windows 2003 or Linux.

This is the set up that I use and it works well for me. I run Windows XP Pro and my dedicated server has Fedora on it.

PAUL_HELZ · 31st August 2004, 21:41

i had nothing but problems every broadcast i did with win ME. Now have have win XP i never have any problems at all!

Vchat20 · 31st August 2004, 22:38

for a server, i agree with wavestreaming and windows 2003. it comes with the windows media server by default so if you ever have the need or want to go with windows media, youre not limited to an external host.

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29th August 2004, 04:59	#1
NightAire Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owasso, Oklahoma USA Posts: 20	Which Windows OS 4 Shoutcast Streaming? Currently I run Windows 98SE on a 750MHz AMD Athlon, 128 MB of RAM. I'm running Winamp 2.91, SpacialAudio's mp3PRO encoder, and Shoutcast server version 1.9.2. I stream to Live365 who relays both a dial-up (24kbps) and a broadband (64kbps) stream for me. It is moderately stable and mostly successful... occasionally I forget to reboot and it will lock up or freak out in a random crash of some kind... tonight I dealt with it doing... SOMETHING... every couple of seconds which I couldn't hear here but listeners were telling me it was stutering. A reboot fixed most of it, but anytime I opened almost anything, the stream locked briefly. I'm debating about taking the station down soon, long enough to reformat the drive (my OS is on one drive and my music on another) and possibly putting Windows 2000 on. I could obviously upgrade my Winamp, ShoutCast, etc. at the same time. If I went to 2000, I could convert the music drive to NTFS. Advice? Other than "anything but Windows?" THANKS for your help. Gene Savage

29th August 2004, 07:15	#2
John_Shumate Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA Posts: 386	Use Windows 2000 and up..better realiability and has the NTFS File format. If ya really want more than that, go with Linux Sincerely, John Shumate - Owner of High Tech Entertainment

30th August 2004, 22:03	#4
Wavestreaming Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,563	If your talking about home streaming computer streaming to a server, probably windows XP pro. If your talking about a streaming server - I'm a fan of Windows 2003 or Linux. Wavestreaming \| Shoutcast Hosting \| Auto DJ \| How To Start An Internet Radio Station

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30th August 2004, 20:02	#3
DjDemonD Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK Posts: 59	I wouldnt recommend Windows 98 for anything really except making very old slow pcs with not much memory boot up. I have been shoutcasting for 3 years and begun on windows 98 which as you stated above requires constant rebooting due to memory leaking. Windows 2000 is (if you set it up carefully and pick drivers carefully aswell) remarkably stable. I can expect anything upto 3-4 weeks of uptime on any one win2k box before I usually reboot them myself following upgrades or adjustments. One word of warning though when 2k fails it does so in very spectacular fashion. Missing system files, blue screens of death etc... it dies and stays dead. Windows XP i have never really had any experience with and [paranoia]dont like the idea of everytime a service pack comes out more and more things are monitored and reported on by microsoft, I also dont trust an operating system with built in remote software (like PC anywhere)[/paranoia]

31st August 2004, 21:41	#6
PAUL_HELZ Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 61	i had nothing but problems every broadcast i did with win ME. Now have have win XP i never have any problems at all!

31st August 2004, 22:38	#7
Vchat20 Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,273	for a server, i agree with wavestreaming and windows 2003. it comes with the windows media server by default so if you ever have the need or want to go with windows media, youre not limited to an external host.