blind_html a good burning software that is free for today!

From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind_html@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:09:18 -0800

hi folks, sorry i got this out so late, but had other things going on.

i just checked give away of the day, and found an updated version of a
CD/DVD/HDDVD/Blueray burning package that i have there last version and it
works great, very accessible, with just a touch of jaws cursoring at the very
begining, and maybe not that in this new version, and you can get it for free
today, grab it, install it, and then go play with it to see what i mean.

here's the info, sorry i just copied the page for speeds sake and ppasted it in
below:
Giveaway of the Day - StarBurn v.11

January 11, 2009StarBurn is a powerful tool for grabbing, burning and mastering
CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD media. StarBurn supports all types of optical
storage media (including CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Dual layer DVD-R & DVD+R,
BD-R/RE, HD-DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM) as well as a wide variety of burning hardware.

StarBurn is easy to learn and to use. In addition to advanced DVD authoring and
mastering features StarBurn offers a number of step-by-step wizards for novice
users.

New features of StarBurn v.11

Data Burning Wizard is completely re-written. Now the form has big drag-n-drop
capable two panel window instead of the simple file list as it was before.

All of the wizards are now simplified. Application can run in two modes:
Advanced (all wizard pages are accessable, all options are selecable) and
Simple. Most of the wizard pages are not shown. Basic default options selected.
Number of steps required to perform any action had decreased in ~2 times.

UDF mastering can now perform multi-session (append already created UDF discs)

Minor issues has been fixed.

Complete list of features <http://www.rocketdivision.com/starburn.html>

User Rating: Rate It!
454 (74%) 163 (26%) 115 comments

System Requirements:
Windows 32-bit and 64-bit

Publisher:
Rocket Division Software </category/rocket-division-software/>

Homepage:
http://rocketdivision.com/down...
<http://rocketdivision.com/download_starburn.html>

File Size:
11.5 MB

Price:
The program is available for $49, but it will be free for our visitors as
a time-limited offer.

Download StarBurn v.11 now <http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/download/?id=4616>

Mirror link #1 <http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/download/?id=4616&mirror=1>

Unzip the package you've downloaded, and carefully read the instructions which
you can find in the readme.txt file. This readme.txt file is included with all
our downloads. Follow the instructions carefully to install and activate the
software.

StarBurn v.11 is available as a Giveaway of the day! You have 5 hours 5 minutes
to download and install it.

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<http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html>

Giveaway of the day is adware/spyware-free. If you want to check that yourself
and keep your system healthy, we recommend Advanced SystemCare package.
Pro and Free versions are available.

Download
<http://www.download.com/Advanced-SystemCare-Free/3000-2086_4-10407614.html?part=dl-6271865&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=10991574>
or learn more <http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html>

Terms and conditions

Please note that the software you download and install during the Giveaway
period comes with the following important limitations:

No free technical support

No free upgrades to future versions

Strictly personal usage

THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWABLE
BY LAW, END USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF
THE DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

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StarWind is an advanced, software-only iSCSI Target implementation for
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StarPort fully implements iSCSI and ATA-over-Ethernet client side protocols
enabling you to connect to remote storage appliances.

115 Comments »

Thanks as always. This will come in handy. It installed very well in xp and
works great. Thanks again.

Comment by applefox - January 11th, 2009 at 3:03 am

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Whiterabbit asked that someone post the forum link here with a list of today's
games, so here it is:

<http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4588>

From Whiterabbit:

Another weekend day without a game giveaway, so here's a great selection of
games for you. There's got to be something amongst this lot and yesterday's to
get even the most reticent of gamers to sit down and try out a few. I've
focused on the unusual as much as possible today, but have also included a
couple of classics as well. I'll start off with and finish with the familiar.
In between there's a collection of the most wonderful games, with brilliant
ideas. there's one that reminded me a little of that great adventure film
starring Rachael Welch The Fantastic Journey, another one of my entomology
module when I was an undergraduate and the rest a mixture of the weird and
wonderful. ...

Games:

Screamer - arcade racing game
Chromatron 1-4 - laser game
Super Tummy Bubble - sort of match 3 concept, but different
Arc Aether Anamolies - arcade action shooter
Biocosm
Artificial Nature - arena shooter
Dyson - strategy game
Ultimate Mortal Combat 3

Sweet dreams, Whiterabbit :-)

Comment by JJ2 - January 11th, 2009 at 3:05 am

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I use starburn v.10 regularly (25th October 2008). AWESOME program. Thumbs up
GOTD

Q) Do you need to uninstall previous versions before installing?

Comment by Chronopie - January 11th, 2009 at 3:06 am

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It does everything except compression which unfortunately makes it totally
useless.

Comment by anomyous - January 11th, 2009 at 3:16 am

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Doesn't work on Ubuntu - THUMBS DOWN!

just kidding. but Already too much free alternatives to make this one
interesting.

Comment by gokudomatic - January 11th, 2009 at 3:18 am

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StarBurn is my favorite free DVD burning software, I always use it to burn
video to DVD, thanks GAOTD. But it's pity that it cannot burn ISO file to DVD,
any one know which software can burn ISO?

Comment by Sucre - January 11th, 2009 at 3:18 am

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So from the Rocket Division Software LTD Website this must be the Enterprise
Edition..
SW from the British Virgin Islands!

Comment by Victor Fisher - January 11th, 2009 at 3:23 am

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Improved to make it more user friendly. Just pay strict attention during the
installation or it will change your home page & default search engine to
theirs! I just don't get it! Why on earth a company producing software in this
class, would even have that in the installation?

Nobody has any business attempting to sneak that in, NOBODY!!!!!

Comment by ww2vet56 <http://gotd> - January 11th, 2009 at 3:24 am

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How to install StarBurn portable version?

Comment by Ximing Deng - January 11th, 2009 at 3:25 am

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seems to work well on vista.

i was looking for a good burning software for a while now.this one's a keeper.

tanks gotd + thumbs up

Comment by baba manda - January 11th, 2009 at 3:25 am

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DVDFab much better. Nuff said.

Comment by Hai - January 11th, 2009 at 3:29 am

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Downloaded and installed on XP-pro SP3 with no problems.

The instructions say the registration number will be sent by e-mail after
installation however I received no e-mail.

After reopening the program I see that it is already registered.

Comment by Kickapoodle - January 11th, 2009 at 3:32 am

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#4. Yes you do. I Tried to install this version but popup window appeared
saying I had to uninstall previous version first.

Comment by wbcalla - January 11th, 2009 at 3:43 am

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What's the big giveaway here? The only difference between each version
(Free,Professional,Enterprise) is the different levels in the Support their
plans (Silver, Gold ,Platinum). According to GAOTD's "Terms and conditions" #1.
No free technical support. So, I don't see any advantages in downloading any
other than the Free version.

Keep on smiling : )

Comment by Suzyville - January 11th, 2009 at 3:43 am

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#7 Sucre,
I haven't downloaded version 11 yet but I have StarBurn version 10 and it can
burn ISO images to DVD. I can't imagine they would remove that basic burning
feature in version 11.

Since you asked, I will mention my application of choice:
ImgBurn <http://www.imgburn.com>

Comment by allthumbz - January 11th, 2009 at 3:48 am

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Win Vista.
Uninstalled version 10. Installed fine version 11.
When I run starburn as admin it says "licensed to GAOTD user", when I run it as
non-admin user it says "you have 30 days left".
Uninstalled version 11 and ran setup agian, nothing changed.
Anyone alse facing this problem?

Comment by sms - January 11th, 2009 at 3:50 am

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sorry for the typo: agian is again, alse is else :(

Comment by sms - January 11th, 2009 at 3:52 am

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At #5: Actually it does burn and create ISO images. Does most everything any
other burning software can do.

Comment by Steve - January 11th, 2009 at 3:53 am

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Sorry, that should have been directed at #7

Comment by Steve - January 11th, 2009 at 3:56 am

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Don't Miss this one!
This was one of my all time favorite GAOTD items! Works great. Previously gave
away v 10. Great to see new version today!!!
Whenever I install a new program over an old program, for safety I ALWAYS
uninstall the previous version. And I use Revo Uninstaller to do it because it
removes traces of program left behind from previous version. (google the
software, it is free & well worth it!)
Then, after using Revo, I install the new version. One exception to
uninstalling: Don't do it if you are installing an "upgrade" where they want to
check to see if you actually own the previous version.
Often uninstalling previous version is not necessary. But there are a few cases
where problems do arise from previous versions. Failure to uninstall a .dll
file, etc. Safe thing to do is uninstall first.

Comment by John C - January 11th, 2009 at 4:11 am

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The last few times this software was offered here, the asking price was about
$500.upon checking their website, I can't find any program with that high a
price tag - did they finally come to their senses, or is this a completely
different version than what has been offered in the past?

Comment by hamstergirl4444 <http://hamstergrl.deviantart.com/> - January 11th,
2009 at 4:12 am

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@Sucre (#7)

Try DVDdecrypter for DVD ISOs <http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/>

Comment by Colin Wilson - January 11th, 2009 at 4:12 am

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#17 - When this is installed in Vista . Right click on the icon for the
program.. go to properties and select the compatibility tab.. check box "run as
administrator"

Comment by MrLatin - January 11th, 2009 at 4:23 am

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So the program (Help -> About) says StarBurn Version 11.

However, if you go to the developer's website (you can access it via the link
in the software description above - "Homepage") it lists Version 10.5 as for
sale.

So are we getting a version they are not even selling yet or.?

Comment by Ashraf <http://www.gotdreviews.info> - January 11th, 2009 at 4:27 am

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If you go under Help -> About you will see that the program says "StarBurn
Version 11".

However, on the developer's website, listed as "Homepage" above, it lists
Version 10.5 as for sale.

So either we are getting a version that they are not selling yet or.

Comment by Lakjin <http://www.politicallymotivated.net> - January 11th, 2009 at
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#17

Nope. What Vista are you on? Try uninstalling it using RevoUninstaller and
reinstalling.

Comment by Lakjin <http://www.politicallymotivated.net> - January 11th, 2009 at
4:31 am

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Can this be used on Vista 64 bit?
Looking for Vista 64 bit compatable burning program.

Thanks! :)

Comment by justpassingby - January 11th, 2009 at 4:41 am

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In which it is better than the freeware CDBurnerXP?

Comment by Wojtek - January 11th, 2009 at 4:53 am

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This is a great giveaway, I highly suggest you to download it and try it out
yourself! One of the best ever given away!
@#26 - they're probably giving it away here like a beta, to see the reviews
before selling it. I have no problem with that, in fact I wish more software
vendors would do so. We get a newer version for free, and they get valuable
reviews.

Thumbs up!

Comment by KsbjA - January 11th, 2009 at 4:56 am

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To #7 (and #19/#20 for his help) to create an ISO you have to use the Create
Image process. Not as obvious as in other systems where you create DVD or Image
via the same process.

Comment by PeteH - January 11th, 2009 at 5:02 am

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@ #19 But it still doesn't compress and it also failed at backing up my Dark
Knight DVD.

Comment by anomyous - January 11th, 2009 at 5:20 am

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Although I can't use this due to minimum system requirements, I'm sending this
GOTD notice to friends who probably can. Besides, ImgBurn is a class act in
itself (#7-Sucre, #16-allthumbs) and is FREE.

By the way, I really like Giveaway of the Day !

Comment by Joe Brazzeal - January 11th, 2009 at 5:37 am

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#4 It states you have to uninstall previous version while installing.

#7 Here is a link as to how to create ISO -
<http://www.rocketdivision.com/info/StarBurn_ImageBuilder.pdf>

Here is a link as to how to burn ISO -
<http://www.rocketdivision.com/info/StarBurn_ImageBurner.pdf>

# 9 I agree no program should ask this! Why would I want to change my homepage
and search engine???

# 17, 28 I just installed and opened on Vista Ultimate 64 bit without a
problem. Have not tried it out yet.

I have been using Version 10 and worked as it should with no problems on Vista
Ultimate 64 bit.

Thanks for another good program,
Gary

Comment by Gary Scherler <http://www.scherler.com> - January 11th, 2009 at 5:39
am

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# 7 Not sure but this mite help you out i love it works awsome on my computer
great to have cant say 1 bad thing about it does what it says and with quality
also there are vids of it on youtube as well. ConvertXtoDVD
<http://www.vso-software.fr/>

Comment by TheCuz - January 11th, 2009 at 5:46 am

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the last version of this was a good one but i did down load this for some of
the added features ( i think i have downloaded this program 3 or maybe even
four times from here and they all worked well on vista home premium 64 bit and
they seem to get better and better )
just got done downloading the windoze 7 beta and will burn it tomorrow (at a
slow speed) and see how it goes ( the last 4 or 5 images that i burn i used the
last version of this program and they all worked )
might post more comments tomorrow on how it works

Comment by justchuck69 - January 11th, 2009 at 5:46 am

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does this software compress data,i need to backup my pc but,it doesnt accept
the dvd?

Comment by LEEOMA - January 11th, 2009 at 5:54 am

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Very nice. Great improvement over previous version.

Small remark to the developers:

Thanks for listening to our comments and adding drag 'n drop capability.
However, you have only added proper drag 'n drip in the data burn wizard in
expert mode. Without the expert mode you only get one pane and drag 'n drop
only works for entire folders and not for files. Furthermore drag 'n drop
doesn't yet work in the other wizards.

I would also like to see support for unicode characters in different languages.
At the moment I can't even drag in a folder with a foreign name in the none
expert mode. (unicode seems to be supported in expert mode).

You are definitely on the right track (no pan intended (-:), but we would like
to see your software becoming just perfect, so keep up the good job.

Thanks a lot

Comment by anonymous - January 11th, 2009 at 5:57 am

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This was one of my all time favorite GAOTD items! Works great. Previously gave
away v 10. Great to see new version today!!!
Whenever I install a new program over an old program, for safety I ALWAYS
uninstall the previous version. And I use Revo Uninstaller to do it because it
removes traces of program left behind from previous version. (google the
software, it is free & well worth it!)
Then, after using Revo, I install the new version. One exception to
uninstalling: Don't do it if you are installing an "upgrade" where they want to
check to see if you actually own the previous version.
Often uninstalling previous version is not necessary. But there are a few cases
where problems do arise from previous versions. Failure to uninstall a .dll
file, etc. Safe thing to do is uninstall first.

Comment by tasha <http://www.tasha.com> - January 11th, 2009 at 5:58 am

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GREAT software, had installed the last version a while back, lost it and
actually purchased it as it was reliable and simple and even my gran uses it.

TIP: check the installation dialogs carefully, at the last prompt, it asks to
set the homepage, search page and add some other stuff, possibly to try to
generate some coin from the "free" software.

I had not been on GAOTD for quite some time so seeing this again as my welcome
back was rather nice after missing out on a "screensaver" yesterday (Whoopee)
:-P

Comment by anton - January 11th, 2009 at 6:09 am

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This program is useless to me as it doesn't compress ISO files when copying,
another wasted hour.

Comment by Tall53 - January 11th, 2009 at 6:18 am

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Really like this program, it has saved my behind in the past when Nero would
mess up. Had troubles on this XP install though. Uninstalled v10, ran setup but
splash screen came up saying 30 days left with no option for registering.
Uninstalled and reinstalled again, this time splash screen says its registered.
So, try, try again.

Comment by David - January 11th, 2009 at 6:18 am

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#25 and #28: thanks!
I have vista business.
I've also tried RevoUninstaller, but I still get "30 days left" message in
non-admin user.

Comment by sms - January 11th, 2009 at 6:21 am

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(#29) Why would it say "System Requirements: Windows 32-bit and 64-bit"?

You know, it says 64-bit

Comment by Fionn - January 11th, 2009 at 6:28 am

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Donloaded and installed no problem on Windows 7 beta, but when tried runnen got
error message:

SPTD driver is not installed! Please reboot your PC after StarBurn installation

I tried rebooting, but when running received same message.

Comment by anonymous - January 11th, 2009 at 6:44 am

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There are those that seem to like this program, but I'm not one of them. The
things I found wrong about it, remain wrong! Take for example the Data Burner,
would anyone here like to tell me how to restore data or an ISO image after its
been burned to disc? Alternatively, where can a user find that information in
the Help file? How about cutting mp3's on DVD's? It's not as if mp3's are some
obscure protocol. Then there's the audio burner where I can add one song at a
time to my 24.7 GB music collection to burn it all on 6 DVD"S. Yeah right!

In my humble opinion, the program is an insult, and adding injury to that
insult, if I was not paying attention during the set-up procedure, the program
would have hijacked my home page along with my default search engine; be it IE
or Firefox. By definition, programs exhibiting that behavior are classified as
Adware, plain and simple. It does have a plus side in that the Disc Eraser does
indeed erase discs. As for the program being able to work with Flash Drives,
considering that we are rapidly approaching the point where disc's will go the
way of 8-Track's, Beta format, VHS cassettes, and the dinosaurs; no comment.

Comment by Renegade - January 11th, 2009 at 6:46 am

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Although im sure it is a good program, im just hopeless at working anything
computer-wise.

Whenever I use the program, this message comes up:
Creating DVD-Video Sytem Failed!
Exception Number: 18
Exception Text: "
Eject

I havent a clue what exception number 18 is ??

However, the program is probably decent.

Comment by Michelle - January 11th, 2009 at 6:53 am

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Thank you for the gift.
For those who want to have a link to an always free burning software:
<http://infrarecorder.org/>
InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows.

Comment by Mihai Leach <http://nowebsite> - January 11th, 2009 at 6:59 am

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If I may, I'd like to muse a little.

1) Lots of concerns and questions today. Like, will it burn, won't it burn,
will it compress an ISO file, 30 day trial, etc. Try again! It's registered to
"giveawayoftheday" on my XP Pro system that I just happened to be using when
this hit at 3:00 A.M. EST this morning.

2) Could all these questions relating to ISO files be, because Windows 7 Public
Betta finally hit sometime last night? I got mine and a product key for it
about 1 A.M. and thats what I was doing at the time this give away posted.
Heres the link and yes, it would appear theres still some copies left:
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/>

3) Thats one big ISO file at 2.43 GB. And, it has to be burned on a DVD. To be
sure it will burn an ISO file on a DVD, I made one with Nero & one with Star
Burn v.11. The PC that I'm going to be installing Windows 7 on will boot from
either. It's a keeper if you have the need!

4) Read comment #9 before you install this program & do pay attention during
the install or you'll be left with a small job & something you won't like, a
changed home page. Rocket Division, thats enough already! I'm already mad about
AT&T partnering with Yahoo & dislike my new home page already. My search engine
is Google & will remain so but thanks anyway, AT&T and Rocket Devision.

Comment by who said that <http://gotd> - January 11th, 2009 at 7:17 am

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Take a little care with this program because with version 10.5 when I tried to
repair Windows with the OS cd it give me an error : «couldn´t find
starportlite.sys»; and it as to do with a file of Star Burn v10.5!After wuen I
wanted to boot windows it was allways begining with the configuration program
tell all the time the same error. Happyly I fixed the boot with other program.!

Comment by Paulo <http://naturalidadesnanet.blogspot.com> - January 11th, 2009
at 7:20 am

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So, we're back to endlessly useless comments.

All decent software upgrades properly during installation. This uninstalls your
previous version during installation, although I don't like the fact that it
doesn't inform you of successful uninstallation (it was instantaneous on my PC,
so it wasn't clear that it had done so).

Undesirable installation options are nothing new, and aren't new for this
vendor. If you don't pay attention to installation options, you shouldn't be
allowed near computers, and deserve what you get.

ISO support is right in your face, with big buttons, you can't miss it.

Um, hello, 64-bit support is noted right at the top of this page.

Why in the world would anyone in their right mind complain about getting newer
versions than are presently offered for sale? This is also not a new situation.

No, the different StarBurn versions aren't the same, as anyone can tell by
checking the website. Traditionally, Rocket Division Software has offered their
top products on GOTD. The listed price indicates that this is the top version,
although that's not always reliable. The About doesn't say.

This version removed the SDK, although you can download a free version when it
becomes available for StarBurn 11.

StarBurn Enterprise edition supports remote burners (reading from remote
optical drives is supported by all versions). Since my other computer is dead,
I can't test that, but I did install StarWind Lite (included). It downgraded an
ancient Microsoft XML Core Services 3 which some other software had installed
to an even more ancient 2.6, but I doubt that matters. Vista uses XML Core
Services 6 SP 1.

Comment by Fubar <http://despair.com/> - January 11th, 2009 at 7:20 am

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@#9 I don't think they're trying to "Sneak" anything in on us by asking us to
change our home page. If they did it without our knowledge or without an option
then that would be "Sneaking" it in. I mean would I be "Sneaking" into your
home if I made it clear that as an option that I might be coming only if you
told me to? I think some of those on dial up or with slower systems might enjoy
having a home page that wouldn't suck the life out of a systems resources as
AOL does as an example. If you're not pumped up on caffeine and clicking like
someone in a race you'd take the time to read each install page and deselect
any of these options (And that's all they are just options).

I'll give this program a try because I enjoyed the last one given away, and
I've found it a useful and user friendly burner. Thanks GOTD and RDS for the
offer.

Comment by Phil - January 11th, 2009 at 7:33 am

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#7 you can try

<http://www.download.com/BurnAware-Free/3000-2646_4-10878661.html?tag=mncol>

or any other suitable prog listed under CD Burners category (link at top of the
page)
or choose some of "Most popular CD Burners downloads" at the bottom.
Of course you can also make a Google search with keywords: burn +ISO free -try
-buy -trial -purchase
;-)

Comment by peli11 - January 11th, 2009 at 7:33 am

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Clue: When ever you download a program, look for a box to check that ask if you
want to "make this your home page".
Be sure to uncheck it, so it does not become your home page.

Comment by lyn - January 11th, 2009 at 7:37 am

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Works great on vista home prem. Nice ui. I noticed it has a small memory
footprint as compared to say ashampoo burning studio 8.

Thanks GAOTD!

Comment by John - January 11th, 2009 at 7:42 am

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THANKS for drag 'n drop. Now just to add Unicode and we have perfect burner.

Comment by Haizo - January 11th, 2009 at 7:58 am

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Thanx, but no thanx..-I have got Ashampoo Burning Studio 8. Do I need to say
more...?

Comment by knusto <http://knusto.com> - January 11th, 2009 at 8:12 am

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Why install from GAOTD when v10.5 is free ? and also can be reinstalled if
uninstalled . GAOTD does not allow reinstall after installation time period is
over , after the time period is over if you must uninstall then reinstall ,
software is no good and that sucks , if your gonna give it away then do just
that GIVE IT AWAY with no time limits .

Comment by Ed - January 11th, 2009 at 8:17 am

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previous version 10 offering saw my laptops DVD burner but this version 11
offering does not see it regardless of whether it is run as admin or not. Might
have to roll back to the previous version!

Comment by TK - January 11th, 2009 at 8:31 am

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Am I dense here but I don't see how this will burn videos to DVD. I see the
create supervideo CD and starburn video CD, but not DVD? Will this author, then
burn a video DVD from MPEG files?

Comment by Skyman - January 11th, 2009 at 8:36 am

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Will this software convert DVD To iPod? Anyone know of a program that does?
Thanks.

Comment by Harry - January 11th, 2009 at 8:37 am

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Installed fine on Vista 64. I did not get the have-to-run-as-administrator
problem someone described above, perhaps because I am the only user of my
laptop and I am the administrator by default. Did not do a job yet, but the
interface looks impressive, and when I clicked around on the buttons nothing
froze or crashed. Seems to be a wide range of tasks, including file ripping. I
thank GAOTD for this offering.

Comment by davidrs - January 11th, 2009 at 8:51 am

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Installed with no problems on Windows 7 Beta 1 64 bit. I just got the Windows 7
Beta yesterday and reformatted my drive. Now I have Starburn again! Thanks
GAOTD, this is an excellent program. I love the rom emulator and have never
made a coaster when burning anything with this program. It might take a little
longer than some of the other burning engines out there, but I prefer to take
my time and get it right. This is a good program folks, just take your time and
get to know it before you throw it out.

Comment by housry23 - January 11th, 2009 at 8:59 am

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@60: CloneDVDMobile converts DVD to iPod.

Here: <http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonedvd-mobile.html>

Comment by buzz123 - January 11th, 2009 at 9:05 am

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I LOVE this software! I'm running XP SP2. I downloaded v10 when last offered. I
was almost afraid to do the upgrade because if it isn't broke, don't fix it!
But I took the chance. The install ran the uninstall to remove v10 then
proceeded flawlessly to install v11. Registration went smoothly and I burned a
test DVD with no problem. Get it while you can!

Comment by Carl - January 11th, 2009 at 9:09 am

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Sucre:

ImgBurn will burn ISO to DVD.

<http://www.imgburn.com/>

Thanks,
phil

Comment by philfactor - January 11th, 2009 at 9:17 am

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Ok, windows requirements = 32 bit & 64 bit.
I bought my system in 2001, and I just don't remember what I have bit wise, as
I haven't had to deal with that number since. Why not just give the operating
system as always? I have Win200ProSP4, anyone know if that is 16 or 32 bit, I
just don't remember, although if I had to guess, I would say 16 bit. Thanks.

Comment by MrRoadRage.com <http://mrroadrage.com> - January 11th, 2009 at 9:27
am

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I have used this before, thanks GOTD. This time around though, when
registration was complete, it attempted to change my homepage. Nortons360
caught it, so no damage here.

Comment by JoizeFnf - January 11th, 2009 at 9:28 am

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Thanks GAOTD, have been looking for a free DVD burning program. Had the trial
version of Express Burn which even a dummy like me can use it's so easy but
free trial is running out in a couple of days. You saved the day again GAOTD,
thank you!! Installed & registered without a problem on Vista Home Premium.

Comment by Cindy - January 11th, 2009 at 9:35 am

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Since there aren't any official game giveaways this weekend, there are some
games, demos, and other cool stuff if you have an nVidia GeForce 8 series or
higher GPU (some need really high-end cards). First, you should install the
latest drivers, just released, then check out the Graphics Plus Power Packs (#2
is now available). They have PhysX enabled games, patches, and demos, CUDA
enabled multimedia application trials, PhysX enabled physics demos, PhysX
screensavers, etc.

People over-value what they own, and become emotionally attached to their
computers. There are always comments from people with ridiculously obsolete
hardware and software. I haven't kept up with the best deals, but just walking
through a Walmart, I noticed a dual-core computer with 2 GB RAM, 320 GB hard
drive, multiformat burner, semi-decent video card, 19? LCD, and Vista for $398.

There's a been a lot of Vista-bashing this week, typically from people who
don't know anything about Vista. Of course it's bloated and CPU-intensive,
that's true of every new Microsoft OS release, and largely intentional. Very
few people upgrade their OS, Microsoft makes most of their money from OEM
installations. Significantly greater hardware requirements means most people
will need to purchase a new PC, which benefits the OEMs and Microsoft. The OEMs
want new versions of Windows to have features that people want, but greater
hardware requirements, so people will buy new computers. Microsoft wants the
same thing, because that's where it gets much or most of its income. Vista has
lots of nice features which should have been in Windows long ago (although the
UI still isn't up to basic standards of the '70s). I haven't found
compatibility to be an issue. I can understand why those with older games
wouldn't like it, games have always been notorious for terrible coding and
therefor not working on newer versions of Windows. The two things about Vista
that irritate me the most are the ones that many people have mentioned, which
is much worse stability than XP (not in terms of crashing, but in terms of OS
rot to the point of requiring reinstallation), and its inability to remember
and use the correct folder views. While you can specify basic folder views and
formats, you can't specify specialized formats. For example, sometimes .zip
files display zip-specific information, and sometimes they don't. Recently, I
had two zip files in the same folder, and it would display one correctly and
one incorrectly, repeatedly, but a few minutes later it was working again
(after a very long period of not working at all).

I've always recommended that people check and upgrade their drivers directly
from the specific hardware vendors (the component or card OEMs, not the
computer OEM), whenever possible. While some may occasionally be available via
Windows Update or the computer OEM, in most cases you can get newer, beta,
related utilities, or cool stuff directly from the card/component vendors.
Newer versions of my Realtek audio drivers are available about weekly. Intel
has cool drivers for my network adapter that add very useful property sheets to
the Windows Device Manager views (only), and aren't available via Windows
Update. I've already mentioned some of the nVidia stuff, they have more,
including system and GPU information and overclocking utilities. It wouldn't
let me change the core clock on my mid-range card, but I was able to slightly
overclock the memory (a nuisance to set, since it will kill the entire PC), and
seriously overclock the pixel shaders (non-fatal display artifacts if set too
high).

Comment by Fubar <http://despair.com/> - January 11th, 2009 at 9:35 am

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Thanks JJ2 for posting the link to Sundays free games for me. There was no way
I was going to wake up after less than 2 hours sleep lol. I'd not actually
finished adding games to the list, ss... the following are the final few that
I'll be posting for the next week as Wizzard will be taking over. My intention
was to post enough games to ensure that most community members who like to play
the games will find something to keep them occupied (assuming you have the time
to play a game). I also wanted to highlight the variety of great freeware games
that didn't follow the trend (of late) for churning out Hidden Object, Time
Management and Match Three clones.

You'll find links to a massive collection of freeware Mahjong games (over 90 of
them) as well as a link to lots of Card games, a genre that I've tended to
forget when posting games for the free games project. Then there's some more
games from the Independent Games Festival (I.G.F.) called Rescue: The Beagle,
Maze 'Em Up, and Everyone Loves Active 2 and finally a few Bowling games that
include Rag Doll Monkey Bowling, Bowling Masters, Real Bowling and Arcade
Bowling:

<http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4588>

Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen - January 11th, 2009 at 9:50 am

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Does anyone know what the Starpot Lite DVD Rom emulator is?

Comment by bg1256 - January 11th, 2009 at 9:58 am

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hi
looking for iso burner to dvd for-WIN 7-todays software is perfect for this
just use the image burn function and it will burn iso to dvd very easy and
simpel

Comment by shlomo - January 11th, 2009 at 10:01 am

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This is the best Burner I'm used. I had some crap blank DVDs that I was having
trouble burning with other software. StarBurn has burned every one perfect.
I've been using various burners for years and this one is the best.

It has a long list of features but the important thing is that it does an
impressive job of burning.

Keep in mind that it is a BURNER not DVD authoring software, an MP3 tool, a
player or any other tool that some newbies here think it should be.

Take a look at the Action bar: Burn Data, Burn Audio, Burn Video, Burn Image
(ISO), Erase Disc, Decrypt DVD, Decrypt Blue Ray, Grab Image, Create Image,
Build Image, Build UDF Image, Grab Audio, Compress Audio, Star Port. That is an
impressive list for a Burner.

Comment by danzeb - January 11th, 2009 at 10:07 am

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Fubar and Ashraf you rock! I never bother reading any of the
other comments; if you two like it, it's a go for me!

Comment by Kayla - January 11th, 2009 at 10:13 am

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Will this program work on Windows 98 ???

Is making an image the same as a clone ??

George

Comment by George Hale - January 11th, 2009 at 10:14 am

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Thank you for this giveaway, it works just fine with my computer using XP Pro
sp3, it made it easy for me to grab a single file from a music cd.

Comment by sgrams - January 11th, 2009 at 10:14 am

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I like most here have Version 10 from the last time it was given away.

It's worked flawlessly and I've had no problems with it.

This looks much the same so probably just updated and made better (If that was
possible)

I did'nt see the Network Version of the burning facility just yet but I'd guess
it's there somewhere!

Thumbs up on this of course.

Comment by Bert Simmons - January 11th, 2009 at 10:24 am

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I downloaded this the last time it was offered. For some reason I can't get it
to copy dvds. I even tried a program called DVD43 which is supposed to let you
copy them. Can someone PLEASE help me out in some of your comments. I would
greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!

Comment by Tony - January 11th, 2009 at 10:26 am

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#60 The ever unpopular Nero will convert to MP4 under the function 'Recode'.

Installed in Vista 64 Home Premium withh no problems. Thanks GAOTD for a good
resource.

Comment by Alien_Bay - January 11th, 2009 at 10:27 am

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program introduction video
<http://www.seyretogren.com/video/program-incelemeri/starburn-cd-dvd-yazma-programi-incelemesi.html>

Comment by keza - January 11th, 2009 at 10:33 am

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The Good

* Has almost every trick in the book that deals with burning CDs (including DVD
ripping, VCD burning, ISO creation, etc.).
* Has the ability to detect your CD drive and report to you its capabilities.
* Network burning capabilities.
* They don't charge $495 for it anymore. :P
* Has built in ability to mount ISOs.
* Fairly light on resources (uses ~8 MB RAM idle)

The Bad
* Minimizes to your system tray when you minimize.
* No 'back up your files' feature per se.
* File browser seems a bit unnecessary; program would look a lot better and
more compact without it.
* Cannot burn 'video' Blue Ray/HD-DVDs (?)
* Program only works with ISO image files and not other formats.

Registration:
Went fine. Just be weary of the program trying to make it's developer search
page your default search/homepage while installing.

Free Alternatives:
***Correct hyperlinks found in my full review
InfraRecorder
CDBurnerXP
ImgBurn
Ashampoo Burning Studio Free
DVDFlick

Verdict: There are tons of disc burning software out there. However, with the
abundance of features and relative ease to use, StarBurn really does stand out.
I would definelty call this a keeper if you have a need for a disc burning
software. As for free alternatives, the one that stands out is Ashampoo Burning
Studio. Ashampoo is just as abundant in features as StarBurn and is just as
easy to use - plus it is always free. Most of what you can in StarBurn you can
do in Ashampoo and vice versa. The key differences between StarBurn and
Ashampoo as I see them are the following: Ashampoo supports CUE/BIN and ASHDISC
along with ISO image format. Ashampoo has a 'back up' feature. StarBurn has
network burning capabilities and DVD rip abilities (removing DRM). StarBurn
uses up less computer resources - 8 MB vs 35 MB while idling. Both Ashampoo and
StarBurn are great programs and both are recommended by me - you just have to
make up your mind which one you want. I personally prefer StarBurn solely on
the basis that I find the interface to be more 'professional' and StarBurn uses
less computer resources.

Full Review: GOTDReviews.info <http://www.gotdreviews.info>

Comment by Ashraf <http://www.politicallymotivated.net> - January 11th, 2009 at
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To comment 73, the description at the top of this page says "In addition to
advanced DVD authoring and mastering features StarBurn offers a number of
step-by-step wizards for novice users." But again I ask, will this actually
author DVDs? I want to make DVDs that I can use to watch my (currently
.mpg)recordings in my DVD player.

Comment by Skyman - January 11th, 2009 at 10:47 am

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Can't burn my youtube (.FLV) videos to DVD because it says they are not in
right format :(.
Tried Windows Mediamaker to do that, it at least burnt them to DVD in MPEG
format although there was a lot of skipping.

Comment by rajajohn - January 11th, 2009 at 10:47 am

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============
I have a Media Center PC with a TV card. It records as ".dvr-ms" files.

Is anyone aware of any freeware that will convert this video format to a more
common one?
=============

Comment by MetSci - January 11th, 2009 at 10:53 am

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I know #7's questions' already been answered, but I'd like to offer my favorite
freeware ISO burner: BurnCDCC . It's only 68k, doesn't need to be installed,
and uses a single executable file.

#16 & 42:
Starburn registers itself only to the user account that installed it, which
means it's not registered in any of the other user accounts on a PC. This is a
problem that several GOTDs in the past have had. Ideally, the program should
store its registry information in HKLM instead of HKCU. #23's solution should
work, although you'll have to set the compatibility mode for all users, and
you'll have to enter your admin password every time you want to run the program.

#71:
StarPort Lite I imagine is the same as StarPort Personal on the publisher's
site, which emulates an ISO file as a new DVD-ROM drive on your PC. This is
useful for when you want to run an ISO without burning it, or want to copy a
disc you use often to your harddrive and run it from there.

#75:
The publisher's site says that you have to have Windows XP SP2 at minimum in
order to run this program. So no, it won't work on Win98.

Comment by Jay G. - January 11th, 2009 at 10:55 am

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I installed this last time it was given away and uninstalled it because it will
only rip CDs to wma format.

Comment by Josh - January 11th, 2009 at 11:10 am

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Installation problem/bug/failure on WindowsME which IS a 32-bit operating
system. Thumb down for not fulfilling promises.

Comment by Mike - January 11th, 2009 at 11:25 am

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I always use IMGburn (to make ISO to burn to DVD), and also use DVDShrink 3.2.
Both are absolutely free. Couple this with ANYdvd, and you can burn almost
anything with these programs. I haven't tried this program yet, but will give
it a shot.

Comment by SR - January 11th, 2009 at 11:50 am

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I made a comment earlier that it installed on Windows 7 beta with no problems,
well it installed fine, but as soon as I went to run it, I get an error that
the driver was not installed and to restart. Well I had already restarted, but
I did it again and got the same message. I have tried everything, installing
and running in Vista compatibility mode, XP compatibility mode and of course I
am running as administrator. I expect things to not work while testing beta
software, especially an OS and have sent a message to MS about the problem. I
am posting this so that all those that got in on the Windows 7 Beta, don't try
to download and install this. Thanks anyway, GAOTD this is one of my favorites.

Comment by housry23 - January 11th, 2009 at 12:01 pm

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what can this do that ImgBurn, DVDshrink, DVD Decrypter can't do? Cause those
are all free-ware and work great.

Comment by dippydoo - January 11th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

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Hi all!

just one question for you: what's the difference between the free version and
the commercial one of this GAOTD?

It seems to me that the only difference between the 2 versions is that only the
commercial one has network burning capabilities but, apart from that, both
versions are quite similar.

And why in the developer's website is the last Version for sale 10.5 rather
than 11?

Comment by john q. - January 11th, 2009 at 12:45 pm

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Oh how I wish you guys would speak english. lol

All I want to know is how to make a viewable copy of a DVD movie. Is this
program all I need or do I need another in conjunction? I dl this last time it
was available (In Oct I believe. v.10) and have been unable to figure out how
to make a viewable copy of a DVD.

Any help/suggestions (in plain english) would be greatly appreciated!

Comment by Daisy - January 11th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

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I'm just setting up a new machine, so the arrival of this updated version was
absolutely perfect timing. Excellent!

One thing concerns me though. Once installed, a requester pops up asking for
Starburn to be allowed through the Firewall in order to check for updates.
However, wouldn't an update result in the software's 'registered' status being
compromised? Just a thought.

Oh, and Developer please note there's a typo in the above mentioned requester.
Otherwise, I'll give this brilliant and indispensable application 11/10 plus my
undying gratitude.

Comment by Mothballs - January 11th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

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Excellent, reliable, high quality software. I very rarely need an application
like this, otherwise I would have bought StarBurn v10. One of the best GOTDs
I've acquired. Highly recommended.

One comment however - the need during installation to untick the options to
change your home page and search provider to theirs, slightly spoils their
image in my eyes. My home page! Give me a break. And as for search provider, if
they seriously think they're in competition with Google, then hiding the
announcement in the StarBurn installation routine isn't the way to tell us. LOL

Comment by Steph - January 11th, 2009 at 1:14 pm

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#45: ".would anyone here like to tell me how to restore data or an ISO image
after its been burned to disc?"

Not entirely sure what you mean?. An ISO is an image of everything on the disc,
just the way the data will be burned on the disk - not the way it's stored on
hard drives. To see what the disk would look like, mount the ISO on a virtual
drive. To extract the data, use IsoBuster. To create an ISO from disc, most
CD/DVD burning software.

"How about cutting mp3's on DVDs?"

There is no such thing. Mp3 files are converted from other formats, or by
recording. Loads of software available, including WMPlayer. TO put them on a
CD/DVD, burn a data disc - treat them like any other file, though folder/file
naming may have some restrictions on some players. An audio CD is a different
format, using wav files at 16/44.1. An audio DVD is a specialized format
requiring special software & players, AFAIK at extra cost.

"As for the program being able to work with Flash Drives"

Again, not entirely sure what you mean?. Flash drives are treated just like
hard drives as far as Windows & most current PCs are concerned. Nothing special
to reading or writing to flash storage, other than being able to connect to it
- i.e. if you want to use a SD card, you need a SD card reader/writer.

".we are rapidly approaching the point where disc's will go the way of
8-Track's, Beta format, VHS cassettes, and the dinosaurs"

And we have been for what?. about a decade now?
;?P

Comment by mike - January 11th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

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Running xp pro sp2 and had previous starburn gaotd version.

Like some other comments mentioned above, automatically detected previous
install and asked to unistall prior to proceeding and than secondary message to
insure that setup and wizard was not opened and to close prior to install.

However, I had obviously had the wizard opened and ready to launch after
clicking next, left everything as was and I clicked the next on the sencondary
message. No probs and I unchecked the two options that would redirect ones
default setting.

Received instant registration as gaotd user upon opening software which flashed
briefly before launching the software.

Haven't tried the functionality yet but here's a note: Blu-Ray DVD Decryptor
(Experimental)

Comment by j mac - January 11th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

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I never did figure out why StarBurn v10 would not run on my PC (it always said
a basic burner engine was not installed though it was) but, I like Rocket
Division software in general so I had to uninstall v10 to try v11. V10 was
still there for me to try again whenever I got to burning!! I have others as
well which I have been using; now I will retry StarBurn. Thanks to everyone
involved. For those wondering, I run Vista HB with a 3GHZ P4 and 2G RAM on this
1 0f 6 PCs on our home network - highly tweaked of course.

Comment by Geek CSI <http://www.geekcsilive.com> - January 11th, 2009 at 1:18
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Program will not run on Vista 32-bit after erasing previous version-

Produces error box:

"Failed to Create Empty Document."

Solution urgently needed.

Comment by BobR - January 11th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

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I remember the last time I've had problems installing it on Vista Home Premium .
I'll stick with Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 . It has everything I need ( it
even has a Label Designer ! ). And it ripps DVDs - Ashraf ! . And it is really
light on my Vista Home premium.
Don't know if GAOTD will allow this , but there's a tip to get Ashampoo Burning
Studio 2009 for free here :
<http://for-free-on-internet.com/2008/12/ashampoo-burning-studio-2009-worth-4999-free-promo-on-computerbildde/>

Comment by Flor - January 11th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

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Wow, I really don't think I have ever seen so many confused posts here before.

This is a burning program, not an archiver.

If you don't know the difference between data, audio, and video cds/dvds, then
you need to take a few minutes to learn, because you obviously aren't ready to
burn.

If the software offers installation options, and you ignore those and just
click "ok" on every screen, and the software makes changes to your system that
you don't like, whose fault is that?

I use Imgburn and various other programs, so I won't be installing this
particular software on XP, and even though some of the features are nice to
have in an all-in-one, the last giveaway of this program was an overpriced
network edition with the same installation options of a toolbar and search
engine that are unnecessary and intrusive in shareware and for that reason
alone I didn't want to install it. Finally, the useful comments here pertaining
to Vista and Windows 7 have decided me against installing on those OS's,
although on first blush it appears 7 users won't even require installation of
this type of software.

Comment by gmon - January 11th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

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#84, MetSci, DVR-MS files are just MPEG-2 containers with additional
information, and encrypted if DRM'd. There are lots of freeware and commercial
programs which can do the conversion. Some are complex and use pilfered
commercial codecs. There was a nice integrated one I used to use on MCE 2005.
When I started using Vista MC, I didn't want to risk messing up my installation
with software designed for MCE 2005, so I'm using DVRMStoMPEG
<http://dvrmstompeg.googlepages.com/dvr-mstompegconverter>, which doesn't
install, and is just a VB GUI for FFmpeg. Vista MC is bad about screwing up the
beginning of analog and digital recordings. DVRMStoMPEG will do the extraction
when many converters will fail to find the MPEG-2 data if there are leading
errors. You can Google for other alternatives, or check the various MC forums.
Note that you can only extract content from non-DRM'd DVR-MS files. Since many
of my recordings are now digital, I no longer bother with MPEG-2 and DVDs. Many
HDTV recordings won't even fit onto a dual-layer DVD, and Blu-Ray media is too
expensive. I just dump the DVR-MS files to external hard drives. If I need to
convert HDTV to DVD, I have VideoReDo TVSuite
<http://www.videoredo.com/en/index.htm> (it can also do the MPEG-2 extraction,
but chokes on leading errors). Also, note that if you intend to burn DVDs,
recorded video can have all sorts of errors and generally doesn't meet DVD
encoding standards. While most DVD players will accept some slop, they're
generally not as forgiving as PC codecs. That's why I use VideoReDo. There are
freeware alternatives which I haven't used, I don't know if they're as good.

Comment by Fubar <http://despair.com/> - January 11th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

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#59: "I don't see how this will burn videos to DVD. "
<http://www.rocketdivision.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1652>
- - -
#60: "Will this software convert DVD To iPod? Anyone know of a program that
does?"
Check many (most?) previous video converters offered on GOTD, or check out the
software/reviews/links at videohelp.com
- - -
#82: "But again I ask, will this actually author DVDs? I want to make DVDs that
I can use to watch my (currently .mpg)recordings in my DVD player."

As far as software goes, there are 2 types of DVDs - decide what you want to
create, & that pretty much decides your software. If you want menus, then spend
the cash for something like one of the Sony programs, or learn how to use one
of the open source DVD Author GUIs - DVD author is quite a bit harder to use
than most commercial products, requiring some knowledge of DVDs on top of
knowing how to use the software. If you're willing to forgo the menus, there's
a fair selection of free video converters & tools at videohelp.com. If you want
to put more than 2 hours of video on a DVD (pretty much the absolute max for
watchable quality), you'll need to burn dual layer blanks, & the standard for
burning DL discs is ImgBurn. As far as *any* burning program authoring DVDs,
the closest you're going to get to something *workable* there is Roxio's suite,
which includes a Pinnacle program. It's actually not a function for any burner
program, though most authoring programs also burn discs so it can get confusing.
- - -
#84: "I have a Media Center PC with a TV card. It records as ".dvr-ms" files.Is
anyone aware of any freeware that will convert this video format to a more
common one?"

Simplified, they are mpg2 in a different wrapper. Info & tools at the green
button site. I use the Videowave version that came with Roxio EMC9 - it
converts without a re-encode. the only software I'm aware of that does that.
- - -
#88: No offense intended or implied, but the software (Shrink & AnyDVD) you
mentioned is only good for ripping retail DVD movies.
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#90: "what can this do that ImgBurn, DVDshrink, DVD Decrypter can't do? "

Ummmm. a LOT actually. ;-) Shrink (which is cool - don't get me wrong) has 1
purpose: reducing the size of movie DVDs to hopefully fit on 1, single layer
DVD blank. Decrypter removes copy protection. ImgBurn is great, but it's far
from the friendliest program to use, & doesn't have a large set of features -
it was never intended to compete with Roxio, Nero, or Rocket Division.

Comment by mike - January 11th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

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#14 There is another difference between the three versions other than the
support plans.

Only the Enterprise edition can record to remote CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD burner
over TCP/IP.

Another note.The website shows version 10.5 not version 11.

Comment by macaque - January 11th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

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Just a thought for the one who is having issues with Windows 7 Betta & drivers.
I'll be installing Windows 7 Betta on my spare hard drive tomorrow, on my Vista
desktop. It's a Dell so I have what they call a resource CD. It has all my
drivers for XP & Vista. I've been reading about 7 since I first heard of the
public release. The best I can determine is that its built on Vistas code. I'm
going to install the system & try all my Vistas drivers. Then double check in
the device manager. I'm thinking you might not have the ROM drivers installed
correctly.
I downloaded my Windows 7 ISO file & burned it on a DVD with todays give away &
the PC will boot to it for an install. I did it using Vista Ultimate with no
problems.
I apologize to GOTD for this post not entirely relating to todays offer. I'll
update the driver thing later this week, maybe Tuesday when I know for sure if
I can burn with Windows 7. However, I'm going to try a few other burning
programs to, Nero, Ahaampoo v8 & Roxio Premier if necessary.

Comment by Charles K <http://gotd> - January 11th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

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Thanks Jay fir your comment #85 on Win 98.(#75) ! I did look at their site but
my old eyes missed that information.

Thank
This is a great site abd the comments are very good !!

George

Comment by George Hale - January 11th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

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So many comments or questions could be saved by reading (highly recommended
when installing software on your pc's)

The following screen comes up just after the license agreement but it is
helpful, possibly pertinent, information, not the license aggreement:

INFORMATION
Please read the following important information before continuing.

When you are ready to continue with Setup, click Next.

=============================================================
StarBurn (Give Away of The Day)
Copyright (c) Rocket Division Software 2001-2008. All rights reserved.
<http://www.rocketdivision.com>
mailto:support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
=============================================================

Description
===========

Burn discs of any kind, from Audio CD to High-Definition Video.

Did you download a high-def burning utility only to find that it does not
support your minty Blu-Ray burner? Got a message saying "Your disc burner is
not supported, please update the driver"? StarBurn works with all CD, DVD and
HD burning hardware with no issues, and supports all optical disc formats from
legacy Audio CD to brand-new Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs. Of course, you can burn
a data CD, a single or double-layer DVD video or data disc just as easily!

Ever had a bunch of MP3s, but couldn't figure how to make a proper CD to play
back in your car? Make an Audio CD from WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF or WMV files
from within a single application. Make a Video CD, Super VCD or even a DVD
video from a movie in almost any video format from the very same application.
Burning data CDs and DVDs is equally easy no matter what you store. Erase or
rewrite CD-RW discs, create double-layer DVDs and perform just about any
burning task with StarBurn.

Burning a disc is now extremely simple thanks to the StarBurn new wizard-style
interface. Feel a little more advanced? Try the Power GUI that allows you to
fine-tune your discs and adjust burning properties. Want to fit more on a CD or
DVD than the standard allows? Increase your storage capacity safely and easily
with StarBurn's Power GUI by adjusting the Overburn!

Did you ever wonder what's inside that ISO file? ISO files are disc images that
contain information about the entire CD or DVD disc. Until now, your only
choice to see what's there would be burning the image onto a blank media.
StarBurn conveniently mounts the ISO image and creates a separate drive letter,
allowing you to work with the image as if it was a real disc inserted into your
CD/DVD drive - yet without actually burning anything! No need to waste blank
media, and no more waiting till the burning finishes - just mount an image with
StarBurn, and you're ready to roll.

System Requirements
===================

* Windows XP SP2 (Windows Vista recommended)

* 800 MHz Intel Pentium III class processor (2+ GHz Intel Core2 Duo recommended)

* 512 MB of RAM (2+ GB of RAM recommended)

* 30 MB of free hard disk space for StarBurn application data

* CD/DVD drive (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD burner recommended)

* Fast Ethernet connection for network burning (GbE or 10 GbE connection
recommended)

Installation and Setup
======================

To install the program please download and run the installation package and
follow the instructions of the wizard.

Version History
===============
November 30, 2007 (Version 9.0)
December 28, 2007 (Version 9.5)
January 21, 2008 (Version 9.8)
March 20, 2008 (Version 10.0)
October 20, 2008 (Version 10.5)
December 30, 2008 (Version 11)

........ OK so it is obvious that many just go CLICK CLICK CLICK without ever
reading, then ask useless questions or complain about a FREE program because of
their lack of understanding of the capabilities because they can't take a
minute before inserting something in their OS.

You did your best GAOTD but it seems futile - people just don't take it as
their responsibility to manage their PCs anymore.
........ and Thank you, GAOTD......

Comment by Tom - January 11th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

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I'm with #92.

I just want to be able to transfer a DVD movie to my hard drive and then be
able to burn a viewable copy from there, as I only have one DVD burner and one
CD burner on my computer. I've checked the HELP info provided and nowhere do I
find the info that I'm looking for. I have XP sp3.
Yes, I am a novice senior at this, but at least at my age, I'm still trying to
learn new things. Some of you, in your postings need to realize that not all of
us have reached your stage in understanding this new technology. Thank you
GAOTD for all that you provide. Many of your games stimulate the mind and are
great for hand and eye coordination. It is appreciated.

Comment by Butterfly 42 <http://giveawayoftheday> - January 11th, 2009 at 2:55
pm

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When burning a CD it does handle CD-Text, sort of. It'll copy the song title
but fails to copy the Disk title, instead replacing the disk title with
"CD-Text" and then instead of copying the disk artist's name it replaces it
with "StarburnAudioCD".

STUPID!!!

Comment by alhall - January 11th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

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Does this software convert other files (example: .avi) to dvd?
Sorry I am not very proficient in computer talk.
Thanks

Comment by suzystars9 - January 11th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

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Thank you so much! I was needing a good program to burn dvds. I was wondering
does it also allow subtitle files?

Comment by Heather H. - January 11th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

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I've had one peculiar problem with the previous version of Starburn - it seems
that when I uninstalled it (for lack of need), all of my other programs that I
got from GAOTD that either ripped, converted or copied DVD movies stopped
working. Occasionally when one of these programs failed (like Plato DVD copy,
for example) I would get an error message that a Starburn file was missing. It
even crashed my DVD-Xcopy that I didn't get from GAOTD so now I am unable to
use any of my DVD movie ripping, copying or converting programs at all. This
makes me leary of installing version 11 of StarBurn at all.

I am hoping that by installing this current version somehow my other programs
will begin to work again. I will be doing this tonight and post an update if
possible.

Cheers - Jon651

Comment by Jon651 - January 11th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

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#107 and #92
There are two ways to do this. If the DVD is content protected, you can try to
use the "DVD Decrypt" tool. Or if the DVD is not content protected, you can use
the "Grab Image" tool.

Both tools will rip the contents off your DVD and place the in an ISO file on
your computer. An ISO file is, more or less, a disc image. Now in order for you
to be able to view your movies, you will have to mount this ISO file. There is
a feature called "Create DVD" under "StarPort" in the left hand menu that
enables you to mount ISO files. Run it and browse to where you saved the ISO
file that you ripped from the DVD. Mount it and the ISO file should show up in
My Computer as if you put in a disc. From here its the same as if you had the
file on a disc and inserted it into your disc drive.

Hope that helps!

Ashraf
GOTDReviews.info

Comment by Ashraf <http://www.gotdreviews.info> - January 11th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

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I would like to make a quick change to the comment above.

I said that you could use "DVD Decrypt" or "Grab Image" to rip DVDs. I made a
mistake. In reality you only need to use DVD Decrypt to rip a video DVD
regardless of if it is content protected or not - no need to bother with "Grab
Image".

The process I described above still applies however.

Comment by Ashraf <http://www.gotdreviews.info> - January 11th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

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#92 and #107

Along with my above comment, I added a step by step guide with screenshots on
how to rip DVDs and watch them directly from your computer in my full review
<http://www.gotdreviews.info> just for you guys =P. Look towards the bottom of
the page above free alternatives. Enjoy =)

Comment by Ashraf <http://www.gotdreviews.info> - January 11th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

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Installed and ran OK. I have been using Ashampoo burning studio 7 for quite
some time, and just upgraded to version 8. It is much better than StarBurn, but
that is to be expected. Thanks any way GAOTD. Keep up the good work

Comment by Fred - January 11th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

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blind_html a good burning software that is free for today!

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