Nero offers free burning utility

IMGBurn is a much better prog.This free version of Nero offers to install ASK toolbar/search engine,requires email address for download(from the nero site,not third party sites)and to be reqistered.

saw this over at filehippo, i thought to myself at the time, "there are plenty of free burning apps free that are better than this bloatware".

its a good tool for computer newbs as it looks pretty and offers a simple few click solution but still bloatware imho.

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Originally posted by wiimatrix:

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IMGBurn is a much better prog.This free version of Nero offers to install ASK toolbar/search engine,requires email address for download(from the nero site,not third party sites)and to be reqistered.

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Originally posted by wiimatrix:

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IMGBurn is a much better prog.This free version of Nero offers to install ASK toolbar/search engine,requires email address for download(from the nero site,not third party sites)and to be reqistered.

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I always put in a fake email and can download stuff like that.

Anyway anything past nero7 is crap.....

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I've always used Nero, never really had a problem with it. I think its the layout/navigation of the program that makes it seem so easy.

crap bloatware.. did anybody ever see nero-linux? what a joke that was.

Don't be fooled people.. this is just like the way they used to give limited function free versions bundled with burners.. get people hooked and then sting them for cash because as we know... people are too stupid to type "free burning programs" into google.

Anything past Nero 7= crap-Ditto

Anything past Nero 6 has been cr@p/bloatware.

Originally posted by 1Adonis4u:

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Anything past Nero 6 has been cr@p/bloatware.

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6 is excellent.. good plugins that work well.. 7 seems ok but it's big.. 8 works alright on fista but slows down xp too much.. and 9.. no comment.

It doesn't do anything that can't be done with a few freeware tools.. these huge bloated suites of applications are completely out of date.

I might criticise it for being bloatware.. but I do have to admit the dv capture and import in 8 is excellent. Very often it works where all else fails. Why can't you just rip the bits you want out from all the rest of the crap you don't?

Originally posted by varnull:

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6 is excellent.. good plugins that work well.. 7 seems ok but it's big.. 8 works alright on fista but slows down xp too much.. and 9.. no comment.

It doesn't do anything that can't be done with a few freeware tools.. these huge bloated suites of applications are completely out of date.

I might criticise it for being bloatware.. but I do have to admit the dv capture and import in 8 is excellent. Very often it works where all else fails. Why can't you just rip the bits you want out from all the rest of the crap you don't?

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I have a nice 6.6.18 final with all the plugins which I install for people for free.. You can't find it anywhere these days.. I guess I should upload it back into the public domain from whence it came all those years ago ;)

Originally posted by varnull:

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I have a nice 6.6.18 final with all the plugins which I install for people for free.. You can't find it anywhere these days.. I guess I should upload it back into the public domain from whence it came all those years ago ;)

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Anything for free is fine by me. While the free program may have some annoyances, it's getting more and more difficult to find anything free on the legit side these days. Maybe they're thinking of the recession and the cash-strapped citizens that have to hold on to their money. Who knows? (shrugs shoulders) - BLUEBOY

Ive been using nero 7 on vista just fine, just make sure you have an later build i think im using 7.8.5.0 and make sure that uac (pah another joke) is turned off before installing.

I agree 8 and 9 dont compair to 7, 6 was probably better for just burning, but some of the features of 7 are a bit of leap forward from 6.

Although its bloated, its not like you have to install the full package, you can just go custom install and pick out the part you want and end up with a trimmer install.

I wont go past nero 6, after that its imageburn and vso convert x software is all you need.
with Xp working so fine these days I dont even need nero at all, but I keep 6 installed... Imageburn is the best thing since sliced bread it solved any dual layer burn problems I had...
Donate to image burn they deserve it....
also dvd rebuilder is a very fine program, works with imageburn
and I use cheap junk cd and dvd's with no problems.. WrecK...

I wouldn't include the obsolete convertx in that list.. flick has far more options and just does so much more...

What's that about less and less free programs? .. A little hunting turns up more and more ports of open source applications every day.. get out of that M$ "pay for everything or it's crap" mindset.. it's a lie and you know it. Sooner or later somebody will port k3b and cinelerra and then nero's days are numbered.

Nero 6.6 Ultimate was the best Nero ever. I now use ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP. Both free and lightweight.

Originally posted by varnull:

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I have a nice 6.6.18 final with all the plugins which I install for people for free.. You can't find it anywhere these days.. I guess I should upload it back into the public domain from whence it came all those years ago ;)

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I actually bought V9 when it came out, what a dog. I got my refund, but there are still things that V9 busted, during and even after I de-installed it. As this freebie looks to be V9 cut down I'd say avoid, especially if you have anything from Logitech installed.

Nero6 was their best effort, after that they lost the plot.

I've been using Nero 7.11.10.0 Lite (29 MB) for months and months and it does everything I want. After Nero 6, the software turned into a bloated suite of over 100 MB - that's when I stopped upgrading.

Nero Micro does the job for me ie Burning DATA DVD/CD discs (AVI/DIVX)...along with DVDFABPLAT and ConvertX.
Way to early to get excited about Blu-Ray.

you said it all webscout
and dvdflick looks ok as well
http://www.dvdflick.net/

For the average Joe that doesn't know much about computers this will be great for anyone else forget it, it is not worth the bother.

Many people I know use to use the free limited v6 Nero and never needed to upgrade that is why Nero stopped giving that away which makes you think why did they feel the need to bloat the program further in the first place and should just sell extra pluggins for people that want more.

I prefer v7 as it's GUI is much nicer and you still have some control of what you want to use and install and still use it as well as ImgBurn which I use the most of the time, it works better for Blu-Ray at least for me and that is what I mostly burn to now since it has become cheaper.

I've tried Nero v9 and it screwed up one of my PC's even after uninstalling it as it doesn't uninstall clean, very poorly programed app. I did buy version 8 but told Nero I would not continue to use their new crap!

I'll have to give Flick a try but if Varnull likes it I'l probably not like it.... LOL "the Devil made me say that, hehehehe..."

If there is a god he sent a message to all burners. It is this; do not, do not, do not give money or your machine freely to NERO. They can do no good for you, except below version 8. Save your burning soul, run from NERO.

And stop buying the gum with Phenolanulsidojsofh in it. You know where the sugar came from.