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    Which software(freeware) do you use to write DVDs on Windows Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Evil Eye, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. Evil Eye

    Evil Eye Notebook Consultant

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    As above...
    My laptop came pre-installed with NTI CD & DVD MAKER software, but i just dont like it...

    Which software(freeware) do you guys use or would recommend?

    thanks in advance!
     
    Evil Eye, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    I use Nero
    also have MagicISO and ImgBurn installed, but that's just i the rare case i need it :)
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. Evil Eye

    Evil Eye Notebook Consultant

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    dude, MagicISO and Nero aint freewares

    can you suggest me a few freewares except imgburn
     
    Evil Eye, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. Sucka

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    Sucka, Aug 21, 2007
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  5. vaio2k7

    vaio2k7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have Nero on my desktop and have been thinking of installing it on my FZ but I dont need it yet. I deleted the DVD making software Sony provided. I see there is Windows DVD maker already built into the OS. How well does this work?
     
    vaio2k7, Aug 21, 2007
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  6. icer412

    icer412 Notebook Consultant

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    nero 7 has a freeware / OEM version. which you can upgrade to the premium version. the only thing you can really do with this version is info and dvd/cd copies. At least that is what came with my ASUS G1S. It works well, but I need to buy the full version since many people are saying it's worth it.
     
    icer412, Aug 21, 2007
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    merlin_72032 Notebook Evangelist

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    merlin_72032, Aug 21, 2007
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  8. Sykotic

    Sykotic Notebook Evangelist

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    My 6400 has a dvdrw, but I have never written to a DVD. I use Roxio 7 (OEM) SO I am sure that it has DVD ability.
     
    Sykotic, Aug 21, 2007
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  9. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    i use nero 7.
     
    Jeff, Aug 21, 2007
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  10. Evil Eye

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    thanks a lot for help guys!
     
    Evil Eye, Aug 22, 2007
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  11. vaio2k7

    vaio2k7 Notebook Evangelist

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    I just downloaded something called Virtual Clone Drive yesterday, which I used to burn a 3.05GB image file for Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2. It was really fast. It shows up in Computer (Explorer) as a virtual drive, and to burn an image file you just right click on the Virtual Clone Drive, click mount, select file, and insert a blank DVD when asked. Within seconds everything appears, but it is not actually burned on the DVD.
     
    vaio2k7, Aug 22, 2007
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  12. ProntoR2

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    DeepBurner is a pretty sweet app. It's got a free version for ya too.
     
    ProntoR2, Aug 22, 2007
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  13. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    I don't use software, I just used a sharpie to write on my dvds, like if it's all documents that I backed up on the dvd, I write 'doc' on the dvd with the sharpie.
     
    f4ding, Aug 22, 2007
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  14. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    deepburner and cdburnerxp pro (does dvds too)
     
    gerryf19, Aug 22, 2007
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  15. BankBen

    BankBen Notebook Consultant

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    infrarecorder is a freeware cd/dvd burner/iso maker that is gets the job done. Best of all, the program is tiny (3.17mb) and can be run off a zip archive with full functionality.

    I believe infrarecorder is designed for xp, but I seen no indication that it wouldn't run in vista.

    Here's a very short Wikipedia article on infrarecorder if you want to read up on it.

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    BankBen, Aug 23, 2007
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  16. Arla

    Arla Notebook Deity

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    Given that about 70% of the time you can get Nero for free (after rebates) I'd go with that.
     
    Arla, Aug 23, 2007
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  17. JohnnyIrish

    JohnnyIrish Notebook Geek

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    I use Nero, for sure. It's fantastic and works really well, and yes, it was free after all the rebates I received.
     
    JohnnyIrish, Aug 23, 2007
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  19. forkart

    forkart Newbie

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    Just download MagicISO. It can burn iso file to dvd. It does a good job.
    http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-burnwin.htm
     
    forkart, Aug 25, 2007
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  20. Matt

    Matt Notebook Deity

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    I use ImgBurn. It's free and it works. ;)
     
    Matt, Aug 25, 2007
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