ImgBurn's not open source but satisfies a lot of the reading/making/burning needs, though I hear bad things about some later versions having crapware (I haven't updated in years) and its reading ability/ccd creation isn't as good as CloneDVD when it comes to those pesky Safedisc games and super old CDs (try both, because results may vary).

Tread the open source line and you'll run into CLI stuff like dd/ddrescue, mkisofs, etc. and some buggy programs like infrarecorder and brasero. I never had much luck with them personally 10 years ago.

Open source isn't a deal breaker, it's just a concept I like. I'll have a look at ImgBurn and see if it meets my needs. Thanks.

An alternative is CDBurnerXP. Requires .NET and Windows 2000+ but is updated whereas imgburn is not.

hmm. Downloaded ImgBurn and ZoneAlarm detected it as infected, and deleted it. CDBurnerXP looks OK, I'll try that. Thanks.

Installed CDBurnerXP, and it looks perfect for my needs. Will find out later, when I dig out my Win95 and NT app backups (if the discs are still viable).

I use CDBurnerXP and have for years. It is a pretty nice program.

I've been using Nero for many years, but that is the last pirated app to be replaced on my main PC. And CDBurnerXP uses so much less space on disc 😀

I have always used Alcohol 120% for backing up CDs.

debs3759 wrote on 2020-09-23, 02:27:

hmm. Downloaded ImgBurn and ZoneAlarm detected it as infected, and deleted it.

If you get the installer from the official imgburn website it comes bundled with adware. But the installer on most mirrors (e.g. MajorGeeks) is adware free.

I have used cdrdao (part of cdrtools) with great success, so far.
It is mostly used for iso files or bin/toc file pairs. The slightly more common bin/cue format is also supported to some extent.
Virtually all Linux distributions ship with cdrtools and there is a whole zoo of GUI front-ends. There should be windows versions, too.
Actually, IIRC, InfraRecorder is not much more than a cdrtools front-end.

jmarsh wrote on 2020-09-23, 05:08:

debs3759 wrote on 2020-09-23, 02:27:

hmm. Downloaded ImgBurn and ZoneAlarm detected it as infected, and deleted it.

If you get the installer from the official imgburn website it comes bundled with adware. But the installer on most mirrors (e.g. MajorGeeks) is adware free.

I downloaded it from MajorGeeks, they are usually a very good source. CDBurnerXP does what I need without being overly bloated.