Wanted : Cdburner Software

https://cdburnerxp.se/

While the basic software is useful, it comes with a plethora of other software that is questionable at best and malware at worst. My Firefox browser is still recovering from an accidental install of web buddy (I think that was its name), as a result I have switched from Avast to Malware bytes. So, is there any other ISO burners that don't come with the crap. Malware Bytes won't let me install the package.

Win 7 Ultimate
DVD RW

BTW can a DVD R disk be burned as a CD (for older CD ROM drives)?

 

+1 on the ImgBurn recommendation.

A CD-R holds up to 700MB of data. A DVD-R holds 4.7GB single-sided, 9.4GB double-sided. Odds are very high that the DVD ISO won't fit on a CD. You would have to open the ISO (several archive file managers like 7-Zip and PeaZip can do this), extract the files & folders, and package them together in smaller "chunks" to fit on CDs.

 

There is also Ashampoo Burning Studio 2019 which is also free aswell. if you go to their website. https://www.ashampoo.com/uk/gbp/pin/5410/burning-software/Ashampoo-Burning-Studio-2019

 

My thought, and it may be a bad one, is using a Blank DVD burned to a CD format. I currently have over 20+ blank DVDs , why would I buy CDs if I don't need them? Overkill, perhaps, but I prefer thumb drives at the moment for serious use. Micro center sells 28Gig USB3's for $4 nowadays.

 

If you're wanting an audio cd, you may be able to do it. Read this short page. I would try one and make sure it plays before doing too many.

https://itstillworks.com/how-to-burn-an-audio-cd-on-a-blank-dvd-10411.html

 

I burn CD-R and DVD-R without additional software. Just copy the data to a folder, making sure you don't go over the size of the blank disk, pop a blank disk into your CD/DVD-RW drive, right click and drag to highlight all the files you want to burn, then click "Burn to disk" on the drop down menu. Just make sure you CD/DVD-ROM drive is write capable. You can also purchase a separate CD/DVD writer for around $50 dollars, which is what I did after my CD/DVD-ROM drive quit working. Cheaper than having a new one installed!

 

Windows 7 comes with burning built into Windows. Just have to enable the feature through Start->Default Programs->Set default programs->Windows Disc Image Burner. Click on WDIB and set it as the default. Now it will be at the top of your right click options for files/.isos etc. Also, if you get the hang of using it, Windows/Windows Media Player/etc. have a number of buttons for burning. You can highlight files and burn them, such as music, etc., from within Windows Explorer

 

OK, I have gotten to this screen. Now what?

 

Click on "Windows Disc Image Burner". Then click on "Set this program as default" on the bottom.

Now whenever you are hovering over a file, a right click will give you the option to burn the file (should be very top of the context menu). You can do this with groups of selected files or a single file (like an .iso). Windows seems to know what you want when you select the burn option at least it has always done the right thing for me. In Windows Media Player there is also good support there for burning and also in the Windows Explorer context bar:



You can look for the burn option anywhere while viewing in Windows Explorer this way. It's always a right click away too...