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Question

Software for Copying DVDs

Apr 21, 2015 10:06PM PDT

I have a DVD of my daughter and her cousins and would like to make a copy for the mother of the cousins.

Is there an easy, simple software for this? I would prefer something free.

Thanks.

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Just copy the files to a flash drive
Apr 21, 2015 10:35PM PDT

and give them to her.

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Re:
Apr 21, 2015 10:47PM PDT

It depends on what is on the DVD if copying the files to a flash drive leads to something that works.
If not, try CDBURNERXP (free download) - assuming your computer has a DVD-burner.

Kees

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IMGBurn Will Do It Also
Apr 22, 2015 4:43AM PDT

Download and run the free software at the link below. Once that's done, assuming you have a DVD burner on your computer, place the current DVD in the drive, then start the IMGBurn program, then select "Create Image file from disc", then allow it to create an .ISO file from the DVD. When it's finished, remove the current DVD and place a blank DVD+R disc in the drive, open the IMGBurn program again, select "Write image file to disc", find the location where the .ISO file has been placed and allow the the program to burn the DVD.

http://www.imgburn.com/

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Where to click?
Apr 22, 2015 9:22AM PDT

Wow Grif, that sounds easy and sounds like what I need. But there are so many ads on this page that take you to other sites, I can't figure out what to click on to download the software - http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download#top

Nervous about clicking the wrong thing!

BTW, The DVD contains home films of our daughters.

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You just
Apr 22, 2015 11:07AM PDT

choose a mirror and click on it , a pop up will ask whether to Run or Save this.....
OR
You can go to ninite.com and download it free with no addons and its fast

Digger

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Personally, I Would Use "Mirror 7" Which is By IMGBurn, OR..
Apr 22, 2015 1:41PM PDT

It immediately opens the SetupImgburn2.5.8.0.exe download dialogue.. Or to be completely safe, click on the Ninite link below, select the "IMGBurn" box under "Utilities", then click on the 'Get Installer". This particular website is a little better at providing installers which don't have the extra adware included.

https://ninite.com/

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Prodblems with Download
May 1, 2015 11:59PM PDT

I have tried to download ImgBurn from both sites and it has failed. AVG gives message malsign.candy.

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Did you try it with Ninite?
May 2, 2015 12:02AM PDT