• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

FREE CD Burner software

D

DragonMasterAlex

Banned
I found this over at CDBurnerXP's website while I was searching around for freeware to include in my WinXP SP2 Unattended Install a couple of weeks back. It's light, fast, very easy to use and supports, so far, everything Nero does but without the bloated nonsense that comes with Nero these days.

Additionally the new 3.5 version that's coming up is totally written in .Net and will sport an install source footprint of only 5MB! Current size is around 11MB, but either of these is a fraction of Nero's 28.8MB core installer.

Anyway, hope you enjoy. I've tested this with a number of scenarios (bootable CD's, ISO's, compilations, Music CD's, MP3 CD's, etc.) and it definitely gets my stamp of approval. Plus it's free!! 🙂

Jason
 
From their download page:

Burning ISO Images is limited to 4,2GB
Click to expand...

Since I often burn DVDs from ISOs created by DVDShrink I think I'll wait for the next version to see if it can burn a whole movie.
 
The best program for burning DVD .iso files is DVDDecrypter -- which is also free. Much, much faster than Nero to get started, and more reliable as well.
 
yeah great program, i found it in the free software thread in programming. there's some other good stuff in there too. I can't wait for the new version, because this one hangs every now and then.
 
Glad to see a warm reception 🙂 I was so surprised by how good this thing has turned out to be that I figured I would let folks know, in case they don't. Sometimes it's easy to get caught in the hussle and hurry of finding an app that meets your needs and you miss freebies like this. I'm very excited about the forthcoming revised version as well, but I can't report that I've had a single error with this one in the 2 weeks or so I've been using it (and I use it a LOT at work 🙂

Anyway, hopefully this one will stay on the radar for folks. A nice FREE CD Burner that smokes that you can recommend in good conscience to friends and family who maybe can't spend a bunch of money.

Thanks to the authors of the software!

Jason
 
Originally posted by: cmccrkn
From their download page:

Burning ISO Images is limited to 4,2GB
Click to expand...

Since I often burn DVDs from ISOs created by DVDShrink I think I'll wait for the next version to see if it can burn a whole movie.
Click to expand...

For those that want a free burning solution for DVDShrink, try dvd decrypter, www.dvddecrypter.com which is a free (tho not open source) app for DVD ripping and burning.
 
Another free burner to consider is DeepBurner. I've been using it without problems since Nero quit on me (Nero came bundled with my CDRW, and refuses to work with the new DVD burner I purchased)
 
Originally posted by: Rauthoen
Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
For those seeking additional information or opinions, this search should direct to a few alternate threads, including the stickied thread in the software forum here.
Click to expand...

Thanks for this Link - a ton of useful s/w in that thread
Click to expand...

Yeah, I go to that thread quite alot when I'm looking for free alternatives to common programs. That thread is quite useful.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top