DAEMON Tools is an advanced application for Microsoft Windows which provides one of the best optical media emulation in the industry. DAEMON Tools enables you to use your CD/DVD images as if they were already burned to CD/DVD.

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- SPTD 1.62;
- Full Windows 7 support;
- Windows Sidebar gadget for easy accessing of general DAEMON Tools Lite features;
- DAEMON Tools Lite Panel was removed;
- GUI redesign and improvement;
- No need in “Run as Administrator” option for the first DAEMON Tools Lite start;
- Revised License pages in Setup;
- Languages updates.

Bugs fixed:
- Problem with image mounting from RAID volumes larger than 2 Tb;
- Some issues with opening image file on mounting;
- Showing Wait Dialog in command line mode;
- Inability to mount *.mdf image without *.mds file;
- Problem with SPTD installation from DAEMON Tools Lite setup in silent mode;
- Some minor bugs.

Note: Disc-Tools.com is an authorized publisher of DAEMON Tools software. Any unauthorized distribution of our software is strictly prohibited. If you would like to distribute DAEMON Tools software, including publishing on your site, please fill in Publisher application form with your full name, specific website URL(s), and point of contact. We will respond as soon as possible. Thank you.

Astroburn is a simple tool for burning and mastering CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD media. Astroburn supports all types of optical storage media (including CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, BD-R/RE, HD-DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM) as well as a wide variety of burning hardware. With Astroburn you can perform burning and mastering operations. Astroburn enables you to create CDs / DVDs with just a few mouse clicks. Astroburn is easy to learn and to use.

Astroburn is the perfect match for DAEMON Tools Lite!
You could start Astroburn directly from DAEMON Tools Lite interface (Mount'n'Drive Manager) and burn images you are using with DT Lite.

Key features:

• Burn your image files with Astroburn.
• Compose audio projects using additional feature for listening to the music before start burning.
• Master your own data projects by setting or lifting restrictions for filenames and filesizes. It's simple! All you need is just to select the apropriate filesystem.
• Make perfect disc copies. Firstly Astroburn will create a proper image file and then burn it to any storage media you want. To keep the image or not - you decide!
• Find out the best read speed for your physical drive with Astroburn and create proper image files by choosing your disc type.
• Quckly or fully erase rewritable discs. If the maximum erase speed is not good for your drive - no problem! You could slow it down for safer disc erasing.

Key benefits:

• Small size
• Quick on start
• Easy-to-use

Bugs fixed:

• Large files burning in UDF;
• Unicode UDF file system supporting;
• Burning of iso9660 boot image;
• Minor GUI bugs.

DAEMON Tools Pro is CD & DVD emulation software which allows users to make CD/DVD disc images, create a virtual CD/DVD drives and play CDs & DVDs without the need for the physical disc.

Now DAEMON Tools Pro Evaluation enables you to choose whether to setup DT Pro Standard or DT Pro Advanced Evaluation and enjoy the full DAEMON Tools Pro version functionality for 20-days trial period. If you wish to use DT Pro without restrictions you could buy Full version.

Application info site: www.daemonpro.com

You could get help at: www.daemonpro-help.com

Other DT Pro verisons distributed by: www.disc-soft.com

Detailed comparison of DAEMON Tools Pro with other DAEMON Tools products is available at our F.A.Q. section.

- DAEMON Tools Pro enables you to create up to 16/32 virtual drives, allowing you to run your CD/DVD images at over dozens times faster than from a conventional CD-ROM. If you choose DAEMON Tools Pro Advanced during the setup process you will be able to emulate up to 2 IDE devices.

- DAEMON Tools Pro supports more CD/DVD image types than any other CD emulator! It is able to emulate nearly all CD/DVD image types on the market today.
Your original CD/DVD discs can be safely stored away; DAEMON Tools Pro Images mean that you always have your expensive media stored safely on your Hard Drive for instant retrieval at the click of a button. No more searching for the correct disc or software application install disc, everything is at your finger tips.

- DAEMON Tools Pro enables you simultaneously use your CD/DVD as an image and bring up your route planner written on another CD-ROM, without having to eject and reload any physical discs. The 16/32 virtual drives ability of DAEMON Tools Pro means you can have the equivalent of 16/32 CD-ROM Drives in your Home PC all accessible simply and quickly running your Disc image at hundreds times faster than that of a conventional CD-ROM drive. If you need a program or CD it is immediately there - always ready to use!

- DAEMON Tools Pro at the office:
Program discs and many other applications generally require the original Disc to be in the computers CD-ROM drive, this restricts the amount of people in your office who can have access to the same software at the same time without the cost of additional discs, DAEMON Tools Pro virtual drives resolves that problem for you. No more hunting around the offices for that elusive disc you need to run your application, every thing you require is just a click.

Note: Disc-Soft.com is the only authorized distributor of DT Pro software. Any unauthorized distribution of our software is strictly prohibited. If you would like to distribute DT Pro, including at a shareware site, please fill in Publisher application form with your full name, specific website URL(s), and point of contact. We will respond as soon as possible.

Release Notes:

What's new:

- SPTD 1.60;
- Full support of Windows 7;
- IDE virtual adapter support on Windows 7.

Bugs fixed:

- System lockup when mounting images from Nvidia RAID controllers;
- System lockup after manual unplugging of USB removable device with mounted image in hibernate or standby.

SPTD stands for SCSI Pass Through Direct layer. Basically SPTD is similar to other access layers used by other programs who provide access to storage devices but it has a lot more features that make this interface unique.
SPTD EULA: http://www.duplexsecure.com/download/SPTD-162.rtf

Issues addressed:
- fixed problems with some RAID controllers.

SPTD stands for SCSI Pass Through Direct layer. Basically SPTD is similar to other access layers used by other programs who provide access to storage devices but it has a lot more features that make this interface unique.
SPTD EULA: http://www.duplexsecure.com/download/SPTD-162.rtf

Issues addressed:
- fixed problems with some RAID controllers.

Decent SHA1 and MD5 checker for one or two files. The program is an utility to calculate and verify the MD5 checksum of all DAEMON Tools files (DAEMON Tools downloads) and SPTD files (Duplex Secure downloads).

A fast and easy-to-use calculator that allows to compute message digests, checksums and HMACs for files, as well as for text and hex strings. It offers a choice of 13 of the most popular hash and checksum algorithms for calculations.

Major Features:

- Support of 12 well-known and documented hash and checksum algorithms: MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2( 256, 384, 512), RIPEMD-160, PANAMA, TIGER, ADLER32, CRC32.
- Support of a custom hash algorithm (MD4-based) used in eDonkey and eMule applications.
- Support of 2 modes of calculations: HASH/CHECKSUM and HMAC.
- Support of 3 input data formats: files, text strings and hex strings.
- Work with large size files. (Tested on file sizes up to 15 GB).
- Drag-and-drop support.
- Quick and simple installation.
- Calculates hash/checksum and HMAC for files of any type: music, audio, sound, video, image, icon, text, compression, etc., with the extensions: .mp3, .wav, .avi, .mpg, .midi, .mov, .dvd, .ram, .zip, .rar, .ico, .gif, .pif, .pic, .tif, .tiff, .txt, .doc, .pdf, .wps, .dat, .dll, .hex, .bin, .iso, .cpp, .dss, .par, .pps, .cue, .ram, .md5, .sfv, etc.