I think, there is lots of software available for Labeling on CD & DVD but still I confused which too choose as I got HP PC with Light Scribe Technology in too. I had never chance to do the labeling of CD & DVD till now. So After reading this article I would like go for it once to see the result of the technology. Thanks for sharing knowledge & reviews of it.

Just thought you might want to know!

I prefer the Linux way of installing new software. However, regarding the first comment, you don’t have to wait until Windows 7 for auto-download and install of new hardware drivers for Windows. Windows XP has had that feature for awhile, and it works in most cases. It’s a good way to bypass the bundled software on the official install CD in many cases.

I wonder how badly the next os from microsoft will fall on its face when trying to find the driver for some hardware that has no published driver.

The machine (DVD/CD reader/writer) came with a disk with software. So I put the disk in the drive and picked “install.”

Well, there’s your problem. Never, ever, ever install the crappy software that comes with the device. It’s worse than installing random crap off porn sites. No, I’m not exaggerating.

As for the whole “boot under adverse conditions” thing – am I the only person still armed with a trusty box of floppies for that purpose? You can have my DOS tools when you pry them from my cold, dead hands. (Or when the discs degrade to the point of unreadability, I suppose… Whichever comes sooner.)

Anyway, I have discovered a really simple rule for deciding what software to install on my (Linux) PCs: If the vendor won’t show me the Source Code, I won’t install it. I’d rather miss out on a bit of functionality than be held to ransom by some proprietary vendor.

The other day I decided to eschew the Sharpie route and actually print a label, so I loaded the suite and then cranked up Nero Label Designer. But the controls for printing a Lightscribe label in NLD were grayed out, so I contacted the manufacturer, who told me I should also download the Lightscribe driver, although the software disc label said it was included in the suite.

Did that, still didn’t work. The Sharpie, lying insolently on my desk, silently mocked me. With nothing to lose, I checked out the Lightscribe site, and lo and behold, there was a free label designer. I downloaded that, spun it up and was printing my first disc in a matter of minutes.

Yes, I have to turn the disc over to print the labels, and yes, they take a while. So I get one started and go do something else, and when I come back it’s time to insert another. As long as you’re not in a hurry, it’s kind of Zen.