blind_html a good cd/dvd burner and iso viewer for free today

From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind_html@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:17:18 -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 beginning, 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 pasted 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 accessible, all options are selectable) 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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Giveaway of the day is adware/spyware-free. If you want to check that yourself
and keep your

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Pro and Free versions are available.

Download

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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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solution.

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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

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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!

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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-inceleme

si.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.

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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/>

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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 cd/dvd burner and iso viewer for free today

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