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CD/DVD/ISO Creation Alternative

Doug Knox · · Restored archive post · Edited by Muhd Radhi Wahab
Restored from the windows-now.com archive. This post was originally published by Doug Knox on 25 October 2007. It is reproduced faithfully for its historical and reference value, with the original author and date credited. If you are the author and would like this amended or removed, contact us.
Doing this on Windows 11?

This is the original archived post. For the current, step-by-step way on today's Windows, see our up-to-date guide: How to Mount and Create ISO Files in Windows 11.

Ok, I've tried Nero and other utilities for burning CD/DVD media from ISO files, as well as creating ISO files.  While Nero works fine, 99.9% of the time (others less so), I've been using a free CD/DVD burning tool called ImgBurn.  It can be downloaded from http://www.imgburn.com.  There's a full write up on the web site about what you can do with it.  All I can say is, "It hasn't made a single coaster yet!!"  And that's good enough for me.

From the author's web site:

ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

It has several 'Modes', each one for performing a different task:

  • Read - Read a disc to an image file
  • Build - Create an image file from files on your computer or network - or you can write the files directly to a disc
  • Write - Write an image file to a disc
  • Verify - Check a disc is 100% readable. Optionally, you can also have ImgBurn compare it against a given image file to ensure the actual data is correct
  • Discovery - Put your drive / media to the test! Used in combination with DVDInfoPro, you can check the quality of the burns your drive is producing

Enjoy!!

Frequently asked

What CD/DVD burning tool does this post recommend?

It recommends ImgBurn, a free, lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that can be downloaded from imgburn.com. The author reports it hasn't made a single coaster yet.

What modes does ImgBurn offer?

ImgBurn has several modes: Read (read a disc to an image file), Build (create an image file from files or write files directly to a disc), Write (write an image file to a disc), Verify (check a disc is 100% readable), and Discovery (put your drive and media to the test).