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[SOLVED] Windows 7 x64 Network Shares (Video and Music) Drop Out Intermittently (WMC7 and Sonos)

So we started noticing that videos streamed from the New Rig to the Living Room PC and music streamed to the Sonos were cutting out after about 5 mins.

Everything was working fine until last week when some security updates from Microsoft were installed.  Why would this be?

1. Hardware - checked all network connections/cables, and optimised the Wifis channel (using inSSIDer 4). Then updated firmware for router and the network adapter.
2. Software - checked to see that all network settings were what they were supposed to be (using Homegroup, media streaming on) and ensured Services were set to optimise sharing.  Then did a system restore (which can only do successfully after uninstalling AVG!).  Finally, the problem appears fixed after following these steps to ensure UPnP device host, Windows Media Player Network Sharing services are restarted and set to 'Automatic' and then going into WMP12 Libraries and ensuring that Streaming is turned on.

Why, Microsoft?

Further Info:
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The History and Future of Everything -- Time

The Importance of Definitions

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Who said...

"Puny god."

"It's not an S."

"This drink... I like it!"
"I know, it's great right?"
"ANOTHER!"

"This isn't a car."

"I can do this all day."

"Yeah, I was. But after five days of agonizing pain, the cobra died."

"I hate working here — they are so weird!"

"No! They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother."

"I have to make sure these people never bother us again in our lives."
"What are you going to do?"
"What I do best."

"You asked me to come say goodbye. Sayonara!"

"There's uh...water in the tap."

"The rest of him was too fat for my horse." (You will NEVER get this).

"Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities"
"Think a bullet in the head might interfere with them more."

"Okay, Robin wishes he was me."

"It was considered a very sexy name at the time."
"It sounds like an STD."

"You haven’t killed anybody in months!"
"That’s a positive thing!"

"Maybe I went and did the worst crime of all: I got civilized."

Previously on "Who said..."
December 2012
October 2010
June 2010
January 2010
December 2009
August 2009
January 2009
May 2008

Roswell Processor

Edit: turns out this was a marketing play by NVidia to drum up interest in their new Tegra K1 processor!

New Media

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Really would like this tech to work

XDModo solar charger sticks to the inside of a window to soak up the sun

Helm's Deep ≡ Death Star

Think about it

A A RON

NEW RIG

• Streacom FC5WS Evo fanless chassis & 160W pico PSU
• Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H LGA1150 Micro ATX Motherboard
• Intel Haswell Core i7 4770T 2.5GHz 45W HD4600 8M Quad Core CPU
• Corsair 32GB (4x8GB) XMS3 DDR3 Memory
• Samsung SSD 840 PRO 2.5-inch SATA 128GB MZ-7PD128BW
• WD 3TB 3.5" WD30EZRX Caviar Green HDD
• 2xWD 2TB 2.5" WD20NPVT Green Power HDD

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Software for New Rig
And Now (Software)
And Now (Hardware)
Getting Closer to Next Project
Next Project
Windows 7 Starter Kit
2nd Baby Arrived (father doing well)
Baby News
RKHTPC

Mobo for New Rig

GA-Z87MX-D3H

Further Info:
Software for New Rig
And Now (Software)
And Now (Hardware)
Getting Closer to Next Project
Next Project
Windows 7 Starter Kit
2nd Baby Arrived (father doing well)
Baby News
RKHTPC

Dumb Ways to Die

+Zombies

The Age's 'OddSpot' Monday April 15, 2013

A US perfumer has launched two new fragrances for zombies. Zombie for Him is a mixture of dried leaves, mushrooms, mildew, moss and earth and Zombie for Her is similar with a touch of dregs from the bottom of the wine barrel for a feminine touch.

Why Teens Are Tiring Of Facebook

Software for New Rig

• Windows 7 (64 bit)
• AVG Anti-Virus
• Google Chrome
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Reader
• Media Center Studio
• Sonos Controller for the Play 3s
• Shark Windows 7 Codecs
• inSSIDer 3
• 7-Zip
• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 
• VirtualCloneDrive
• Duplicate Photo Finder
• Exact Audio Copy
• VLC Media Player
• GOM Player
• MKVtoolnix
• Mp3tag
• Microsoft Office
• Dropbox
• CDisplayEx
• Skype
• iTunes :(

Further Info:
And Now (Software)
And Now (Hardware)
Getting Closer to Next Project
Next Project
Windows 7 Starter Kit
2nd Baby Arrived (father doing well)
Baby News
RKHTPC

I Can Haz Productivity?

I Can Haz Productivity? Why You Should Look at Cute Animals at Work

Who said...

"Hand me the keys you c*cksucker!"

"I didn't kill my wife!"

"What happens to us in the future? Do we become as*holes or something?"

"Gimme da f*ckin' keys you f*ckin' c*cksucker motherf*fucker, lalalalalala!"

"Give me my f*ckin phone call!"

"Hey Malkovich, Think fast!"

"Some motherf*ckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill."

"Hand me the keys you f*cking c*cksucker! What the f*ck?"

"That's it, man. Game over, man. What are we gonna do now?"

"Hand me the keys you c*cksucker!"

"Have you ever tried shawarma?"

"Ray, if someone asks you if you're a god, you say 'YES'!"

"Hand me the keys you f*cking c*cksucker!"

"All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain."

"And now, a word on nutrition..."
"Jeez, he's f*cked up!"

"You're going to need a bigger boat."

"The Good, the Bad and the Eww of Earwax Removal" by Melinda Beck, WSJ , 16 October 2012

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