Alcohol 120% 1.9.6.5429

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Alcohol 120%, is a powerful Windows application that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs and CDs. In addition, the program lets you store your most used CDs as images on your computer, so you can call them up at the click of a button. Home users make backup copies of their game CDs and movie DVDs, allowing the kids to treat multimedia disks roughly, without destroying their value. Librarians and school administrators use Alcohol 120% to archive their institutions' collections of recordable media, protecting themselves against the daily wear and tear that damages discs. Business users use Alcohol 120% to make duplicate backup copies of software titles, ensuring that they will continue to have access to their licensed software, even if their physical CDs become damaged and unusable. With Alcohol 120%, you no longer have to worry about CDs or DVDs getting lost, stolen, or damaged. Duplicate discs work just like the originals, and your entire collection can be archived safely.

Changelog:

- NEW b5t, b6t and isz in image finder and shell extension options
- FIX Minor bugs found
- FIX Automount problem
- UPDATE Supported drive list
- UPDATE SPTD to v1.50

About Alcohol Free Editon: There are no limitations on this version, other than the ability to create only 6 virtual drives. The retail version still supports 31 virtual drives. This version of Alcohol 52% is for private, non-commercial, single home computer use only. The license is provided personally to you and for that reason it does not allow you to make any duplicate (copy) to be sold, borrowed, assigned, leased or transferred.

Download: Alcohol 120% 1.9.6.5429

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#1 Computer Guru on 02 Jul 2007 - 21:09

I thought this program was long dead. It used to be my favorite, until DT 4.0.... though I'll probably switch back (DT has spyware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#2 rEiVeRjOhN on 02 Jul 2007 - 21:21

what is the benefit using this proggie instead of daemon tools the free version ? i dont think the free version has spywares

#3 +BeLGaRaTh on 02 Jul 2007 - 21:38

the free version of DT does indeed have spyware now ... For the moment it is optional (but you have to remember to choose not to install it), but they are moving to make it compulsory to install it shortly I have heard, like they have with pro

(4 replies) #4 nullie on 02 Jul 2007 - 23:14

Alcohol 52% is not simply a virtual drive machine, it also rips CDs and DVDs to disk, creating a 1:1 bit perfect copy on your hard drive. These images can then be mounted with Daemon-Tools, or Alcohol 52%. Alcohol 120% enables you to burn these images. In combination with Alcohol 52%, and maybe a tool like YASU, you should be able to rip and run all programs/games from your hard disk without the disc.

Both Alcohol and Daemon-Tools have bundled software to help pay for development and distribution costs, and both are "optional". With Alcohol, it includes the Alcohol "Toolbar" which will always be installed, but can be removed by simply using the included uninstaller (in it's Start Menu program group, or Add/Remove programs).

If you were to have to choose between Alcohol 52%, and Daemon-Tools, it all matters on your use. If you want to be able to create disk images, then all you need is Alcohol 52%. If you don't, either will do, but I think Alcohol has a better image manager.

Last edited by nullie on 02 Jul 2007 - 23:19

#4.1 Croquant on 03 Jul 2007 - 01:02

It's been my experience that "toolbars" (READ: Spyware) don't actually uninstall when you run the uninstalation utility, so I'm suspicious of the claim that it "can be removed by simply using the included uninstaller"

In short, I take a pass on any software that insists that I install spyware, and so should you.
So long as Daemon Tools allows me to out-out of their spyware toolbar and Alcohol 120 doesn't, I'll stick with Daemon Tools.

#4.2 CRIKEY on 03 Jul 2007 - 06:40

beleive me this one does uninstall i tested it with hijackthis the it dosen't appear at all in the log after removal and that log matches the one from before installing besides starwind which i choose to install

#4.3 Esvandiary on 03 Jul 2007 - 11:21

I don't know about you guys, but if you get Alcohol 52% Free Edition (note the bold, it is a different installer/product) then the toolbar is simply a checkbox during the install that you can untick...

The only limitation with 52% FE is that you can only make 6 virtual drives... Seems pretty good to me!

#4.4 nullie on 04 Jul 2007 - 00:16

To other users, don't mind Croquant's post. Alcohol-Soft and their products are very respectable. The toolbar enables searches of 120search.net, which is Alcohol's protection database. It also can search ask.com. The product contains zero spyware, popups, pop "unders," or anything else of the sort. It doesn't collect any data other than what any other type of search engine would.

#5 nullie on 03 Jul 2007 - 03:25

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#6 eilegz on 03 Jul 2007 - 04:09

i have problem with alcohol after update the virtual drive do not appear

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