Ive been looking for like 8 hrs for a good recovery program for use with scratched and generally f***ed cds.. there is a proggy out there called Cd Data rescue, but it aint free.. need sumfin else.. anyone got any ideas?

maybe try one of those physical repair kits, they sometimes do good things ..

yeah i thought about but nothing beats free "sit on your ass on the internet" software

you should know why this was nuked.

There's no way any software would be able to read a really scratched CD, you'll only end up doing more harm than good.

Best way is to use a repair kit like Kun suggested.

People have told me to put scratched CD's in the freezer...... give it a wipe over with a damp cloth then put it in the freezer for a few hours.

When you get it out it should work OK for a little while, until it "thaws". It should give you enough time to copy it.

As I said I have never tried it but I have heard this works from several sources...... at least it's worth a try.

When you get it out it should work OK for a little while, until it "thaws". It should give you enough time to copy it.

Does water mix well with CD-ROMs? :)

He only said put it in the freezer not actually freeze it in water.

f*** man, have you heard of condensation

I heard the best thing to do to fix your CD is to put it in the microwave.

yeah what you said about put it in the freezer is true you can do that with screwed up hard drives as well.

you need to put it in a air tight bag so no water can get in.

Have you heard of water proof containers?

whatever you first statement makes you sound like a moron, im not going to argue a fact

ive been told by someone that at video ezy they have some uber scratch cleaner

buffs off a few layers ... they whack it in this machine for a few minutes and a normally f***ed cd comes out perfect

i was told they do it for free :S .. but they guy that told me knows some of the staff ...

maybe u can pay em to do it :D
doubt they will do ya burnt cds though .. if at all

heard the best thing to do to fix your CD is to put it in the microwave.

ROFL! DIDNT WORK FOR SUM REASON!

I have heard toothpaste works too... Just rub toothpaste all over the CD and buff it off gently and the paste fills the scratches or some s***, meh.

sifnt 10 cds in at once for 5 secs

*zap* *zap* *zap* *zap* *zap* *sizzle* *sizzel* *zap* *zap* *sizzle*

smells worse than burnt hair :S

id definatley be talking to anyone who works in a video store that hires out cd's as they have to constantly fix scratched cds;

but toothpaste is abrasive if u do it wrong i think ..... might f*** ur cd more

Hemerage, I don't think that you use that uber abrasive 'whitening' toothpaste :o)

We have a CD repair machine at work. Works like a charm too. Basically the CD just gets buffed back a bit to remove all the scratches. It's amazing how many morons don't know how to handle a CD or even worse, give it to their kids to play with.

How many times can you buff the CD before it stops working ??

Not sure about that but I guess we'll find out one day. The amount of plastic that gets buffed back is very, very small so I'd assume you'd be able to do a few times before it stops reading. Plus I reckon proper CD's would last longer than burnt ones when fixing them.

rev where do you work cus i want to drop in and give it a go.. got 600 bucks worth of software that i dont want to loose

does it cost to get ur cds buffed?
forgot u were a video ezy guy resident evil :P

where u work

i mean geographical.. i know where you work.. but not where

I'm at the Greenslopes one. Coorparoo can also do it as well. We own both stores. And another place that I know also is Civic Video at Wishart. They're along Newnham Road where Pet City is.

But anyway, bring it in if you want. Doesn't matter if it's a burnt cd or legit.

8-)

And you will be behind the desk?

yer, the guy that works at civic video mt gravatt is a total champion (colin)

im sure if u went in there and asked nicely he'd buff up a cd for ya

plus civic at mt gravatt has a full kik ass selection of all the latest games for pc for hiring

mt gravatt civic = teh winnar of video stores

Plug!