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    News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Freeware version of one of the world's most popular CD/DVD authoring tools now available to download.
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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Great news!

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    I think I'll stick with CDBurnerXP - free, lightweight and it works and all for a 3MB download. No bloatware for me
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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Great so it will burn a data cd or dvd. then you pay to upgrade to get the dvd video and music capability....

    Sod that, I will stick with ImgBurn, InfraRecorder and CD Burner XP Pro, between all three I have the best of all worlds and not a penny spent

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Isn't Nero Lite been out for a while now ?

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    That was the Linux version.

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    What annoys me is
    Users should also be aware that the software will prompt users to install the bundled Ask Toolbar during setup - you can, fortunately, opt out if you choose to do so.
    If they're bundling Ask toolbar, that's enough to stop me even downloading this, right there. I'm very disappointed to see Nero associating themselves with that. Free or not .... no way. Not me.

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    It's fairly common in freeware these days. It's the main way of funding 'free' apps as I understand it.

    Sadly some don't tell you until you're in the install stage, with many opting in as default
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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Nero Micro is great.... don't know if there's a v9 version of it though? I'm still packing 8.3.6.0 or something I think.

    Was tempted to move over to ImgBurn, as it seems to be the "pro" tool of choice I didn't get along with the layout though... maybe I should give it another try?

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Quote Originally Posted by Sumanji View Post
    Nero Micro is great.... don't know if there's a v9 version of it though? I'm still packing 8.3.6.0 or something I think.

    Was tempted to move over to ImgBurn, as it seems to be the "pro" tool of choice I didn't get along with the layout though... maybe I should give it another try?

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    Try out InfraRecorder instead for burning, a lot cleaner UI although ImgBurn is just as good

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Wow, people still use Nero? Seriously, I thought everyone had started using ImgBurn (which btw was updated a couple of days ago)...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Singh400 View Post
    Wow, people still use Nero? Seriously, I thought everyone had started using ImgBurn (which btw was updated a couple of days ago)...
    I use ImgBurn and I still use the last version of DVD Decrypted the same team made. Still has its uses and works as it should

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    Quote Originally Posted by Agent View Post
    It's fairly common in freeware these days. It's the main way of funding 'free' apps as I understand it.

    Sadly some don't tell you until you're in the install stage, with many opting in as default

    Yup, after a VERY long time of using and advocating DaemonTools, I finally had enough of the stupid installer trying to install a couple of peices of crap I don't want near my PC and ended up switching to MagicDisc instead.

    I am sure - for the most part - the strategy works, which is a shame as it means we will keep seeing this crap bundled as long as people keep clicking through installs without reading everything

    Even so, it's nice to see (probably) the most popular CD burning software given a free download, even if it is just the basics.
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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    IF youa re willing to pay, you should go for Roxio instead of Nero. I always liked the GUI

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    Quote Originally Posted by Singh400 View Post
    Wow, people still use Nero? Seriously, I thought everyone had started using ImgBurn (which btw was updated a couple of days ago)...
    I only discovered ImgBurn recently, awsome little tool. Easy to use, burns quickly and it burns properly. I always thought my DVD burners were slow but now I know it was just Nero.

    I mainly ditched Nero because it messes up my music discs. It chops off the beginning or end of a song and random songs will be scratchy in the middle.
    I have so far re-burned 10 of my music discs without problem with IMGBurn. Whether Nero is free or not I'm not going back.

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    Re: News - Nero offers freeware CD/DVD burning software

    I'll not touch Nero again after noticing quite how much memory it was using even when not in use. I've moved to CDBurnerXP and haven't looked back since.

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