optical media

Microsoft's decision to stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has coincided with an oddly specific hardware trend: a sudden rush for optical drives in Tokyo’s Akihabara that has left internal Blu‑ray burners scarce and DVD drives moving quickly off store shelves. Background / Overview...

The world of optical media archiving might seem a vintage pursuit to many, yet it is precisely within this nostalgic landscape that some of the most innovative, art-meets-technology projects are now surfacing. One such project dusted off from near-obsolescence is a method for burning actual...

For nostalgic Windows power users and those with shelves of aging audio CDs, the tale of CD2WAV32 is one that bridges the dawn of digital media to today’s sleek, hyper-connected Windows 11 environment. Once a staple in Japan’s PC and hobbyist arenas, this once-languishing CD ripping tool has...

1) Using cdburnerxp I burned a DVD mdisc on a Lite-On iHAS122-14 FU drive (currently firmware EL06) that previously burned and read DVD mdiscs. After burning, the burning test (if the burning was completed successfully) failed. Now, on that same drive, if I put the disc in, nothing appears. I...

I was unable to add files to one specific folder on a Blu-ray disc. Later, there was a zero-byte file dated 1974-07-25 that would result in error 0x80070570 when trying to rename it in Windows Explorer. Trying to open it with Notepad or through the "type" command inside CMD results in an error...

Hi, I am researching the autorun functionality in Windows and am coming across conflicting/confusing information. I understand Windows 8 automatically enables autorun by default - do you know which autorun keys, if any, are disabled (i.e. in Windows 7 only the label and icon keys are enabled...

There is an app here that, when opened, causes all AutoPlay optical media settings to revert to "Take No Action." Is there an AutoPlay setting that can thwart this, in the same manner that a file can be set to READ ONLY?

New M-Disc Technology Promises Permanent Data Retention

[SOLVED] DVD+/-R/CD+/-R will not read or write Hey guys, So I built a Windows machine recently (~8 months ago). It has Windows 7 32 bit Professional Installed on it. Twice now I have had the DVD device die. The first time it was a Sony, no a Lite-On iHAS242. The first time I thought oh...

All my trip photos were on a DVD. I put the dvd in the computer and went to open it from MY COMPUTER. It asked me if I wanted to treat the DVD like a USB FLASH DRIVE and I said ok. Then it started formating the dvd and since usually formating a disk causes all the data to be erased I aborted the...

Ok this is a strange one. I have two notebooks both with slimtype dvd burners in them. The first notebook is an old advent 7113 and the second is a brand new samsung r519. I have been running the RC of 7 on the old one for a couple of months and just after i had installed it the drive packed...

Today's free commercial software is StarBurn v.12 DVD-Blue-ray Ripper. This is one of the best on the market!! Description: StarBurn is a powerful tool for grabbing, burning and mastering CD, DVD, Blue-Ray and HD-DVD media. StarBurn supports all types of optical storage media (including...

A few IT sites have been reporting the existance of a storage feature pack. The three main features available in the beta are as follows: Active Storage Platform: This pre-release package enables Windows to restrict access to portable devices (such as a USB flash dongles) via a certificate or...