Video Streaming from shared library in Windows

I wonder if someone can confirm my findings, I know a lot of people have been asking about this.
I use Nero7 to convert DVDs to H264 so that I can play them on my AppleTV. This I then load into iTunes on a server in a shared library.
When I do this I can view the movie on my AppleTV and also any MAC that is running iTunes. I cant get them to play on Windows (it starts downloading but then just stops without doing anything).
I then had a thought and used the covert for iPOD option in iTunes (dont ask me why ...) this has the effect of changing the Bit Rate from 64 kbps to 127kbps.
Hey presto the video now streams in Windows (still got to check it still streams on AppleTV and MACs).
I'm I going MAD or what?
Malcolm

Just to inform you it still streams on AppleTV and MACs as well.

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