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[Matt_]

I'm very disappointed with Nero 7 and all the newly bundled programs that I don't even plan on using.

Is there any good freeware alternative ?

Or should I reinstall my good ole Nero 6 OEM CD ?

[rridgely]

Yes their are free burning programs that are good.

I like burnatonce
http://www.burnatonc.../index.htm?news

To make it burn dvds look here:
http://www.burnatonc...m/index.htm?faq


You could also try cd burner xp pro as well. This one is more like nero but its also kind of bloated where burnatonce is lean and built for speed and simplicity.
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

[Matt_]

Thanks rridgely. Currently installing CDBurner Pro because it is still updated.

[Andavari]

There's also DeepBurner Free. I think it's unfarely labeled as adware as it doesn't phone home and only displays a couple of small ad's to upgrade to DeepBurner Pro. Note: I tested it and it can't create gapless audio CD's, well at least it couldn't on my two systems, however there's Burrrn for creating only audio CD's.

[Ultimate Predator]

I use Nero 6 Reloaded, many people moan about Nero 7, the latest version of Nero 6 Reloaded alongside CopyMax DVD Copier works brilliantly.

[Krak]

i like CDR with Graphical front end

http://demosten.com/cdrfe/

fast, good and he never fails (for now )

[n8chavez]

Krak, on Mar 26 2006, 04:30 AM, said:

i like CDR with Graphical front end

http://demosten.com/cdrfe/

fast, good and he never fails (for now )

If you like that than I'd recommend another product based on CDRTools (CDRTFE)...try it here

I would like to point out that I have recently started having problem with that (new incompatable burner) and have swtich to O.N.E.S. here I have never had any problems with that and like it very much. It is not freeware but very cheap and very small in size, unlike nero

[TheTOM_SK]

AVS Disc Creator FREE looks promising, it is the first freeware with blue-ray support.
AVS also provide the best easy-to-use freeware AVS DVD player. I say, great job AVS.

[JohnDemolition]

there's a way that you can cheat nero into burning it if you install a demo. if you use foobar2000, you can get the foo_burninate plugin and dl a demo version of Nero 7. after it expires, you can still write to a CD. i tried it a few days ago and it burned an audio cd in less than a min.

[Andavari]

TheTOM_SK, on Apr 1 2006, 02:19 AM, said:

AVS Disc Creator FREE looks promising, it is the first freeware with blue-ray support.
AVS also provide the best easy-to-use freeware AVS DVD player. I say, great job AVS.

I'll be checking this one out for myself! It sounds good, I hope it is.

Just a note to anyone attempting to download it, go to the download page and click the direct download link, if you don't you'll end up downloading the wrong app.

[Andavari]

Thanks to TheTOM_SK for recommending AVS Disc Creator!

I tried AVS Disc Creator and one word sums it up; awesome!
I uninstalled Sonic RecordNow in favour of this lil beauty, and Burnatonce may go the same route, e.g.; being uninstalled!

BTW, I added a winapp2.ini cleaning routine for AVS Disc Creator logs which are rather hefty if left unchecked. I also added it to the freeware software thread here.

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Screenshots:

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Burning Files Onto A Disc:

[xd3vilx]

Nero is a useful software...if you use the whole package it will be a very good software if you just use the burning tool than i can say there are some freeware better than nero one...

[TheTOM_SK]

xd3vilx, on Apr 5 2006, 02:27 PM, said:

Nero is a useful software...if you use the whole package it will be a very good software if you just use the burning tool than i can say there are some freeware better than nero one...

I use Nero Express 6 mostly for burning, but I have not found a freeware, that would allow to copy a disc on HDD, like image. I use .nrg images as backups.

[wholdman]

TheTOM_SK, on Apr 5 2006, 01:44 PM, said:

I use Nero Express 6 mostly for burning, but I have not found a freeware, that would allow to copy a disc on HDD, like image. I use .nrg images as backups.

cdburnerxp pro can create image files, it creates .ISO image files.

[Andavari]

wholdman, on Apr 5 2006, 12:38 PM, said:

cdburnerxp pro can create image files, it creates .ISO image files.

burnatonce also can create .iso image files, as well as burn them.

[tsepha]

Alternatives to Nero?

I suppose Augustus was good because he was the first.

Diocletian I like because he appeared in a second season episode of Inspector Gadget in 1985.

Gellius Maximus, Pupienus Maximus, Magnus Maximus, Just Plain Maximus, and Petronius Maximus are great because they have the word "Maximus" in their name.

[lokoike]

tsepha, on Apr 8 2006, 10:26 PM, said:

Alternatives to Nero?

I suppose Augustus was good because he was the first.

Diocletian I like because he appeared in a second season episode of Inspector Gadget in 1985.

Gellius Maximus, Pupienus Maximus, Magnus Maximus, Just Plain Maximus, and Petronius Maximus are great because they have the word "Maximus" in their name.

Damn literalists. Okay, I admit, I was rolling.

I've been playing around with that AVS Disc Creator, and it gets my vote as well. And how cool is Blu-Ray support?!

[Andavari]

lokoike, on Apr 8 2006, 11:24 PM, said:

I've been playing around with that AVS Disc Creator, and it gets my vote as well.

Have you encountered the annoying bug in it that I did, info about the bug is here.

[Darkman]

wholdman, on Apr 5 2006, 11:38 AM, said:

cdburnerxp pro can create image files, it creates .ISO image files.

Would CDburnerXp work on Windows ME?

And how well? .. Anyone knows?


also .. that other one burnatonce (or whatever it's name) - the link is screwed up somewhat...
But i was at their forum.. it's spammed with porn ads..

just wondering where one can download this program.. and if it will work with Windows ME.. and how well?

[Darkman]

Found some Burnatonce download.. Is this one still the latest? (Hmm.. 2004)

burnatonce 0.99.5
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Author: Jamie Osborne
Date: 2004-04-17
Size: 3.8 Mb
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All


burnatonce is designed to write your cds quickly and with minimum fuss. The interface is simple, fast to use, yet powerful and is not cluttered with any wizards or cuddly animated characters. Unfortunately this means that less experienced users may initially need to consult this help file along with the excellent cdrfaq to get started.

burnatonce can be used to write existing images which are in cue/bin, toc/dat or iso format as well as compiling data and audio cds from various files.