So, streaming audio… to more than a few people… I managed to put together something that has been pretty much rock solid for over a year using nothing but what we had laying around.  SUCCESS!

Encoder Setup

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5691ba02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=000a16f5-d62b-4303-bb22-f0c0861be25b&displaylang=en

SRVSTART (Runs a command as a service)
http://www.nick.rozanski.org.uk/software#srvstart

A very old version of Centurion Guard (http://www.centuriontech.com/)

Windows XP Pro
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