Freeware IsoBuster lets you explore a CD's File System while by-passing Windows This way you get better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data anyway (or at least partially), more CDs stay 'readable' after problems (such as Buffer Underrun), read and extraction from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, mpg (*.dat) Extraction and dat2mpg 'in one', Short File-names <-> Long File-names, recursive directory extracting, and more!

This version features:

New - Help file integrated in installation.
- F1 for help.

Improvements
- Improvement for DVD+R open session (length detection).
- Improvement for CDRW formatted track (length detection).
- Improvement for reserved tracks (No File System scanning).
- UDF (By Direct CD) is now also found in open DVD+R, DVD-R sessions.
- Compensation for UDF conflict against the specifications (Bug by InCD).
- Compensation for UDF conflict against the specifications (Bug by Padus, files > 1 GB).
- Registration dialog accepts slightly wrong IDs and Serials to make it easier.
- Added raw data extraction from image files that contain less data (IsoBuster adds EDC/ECC).
- Improvement for extraction of M2F2 mpg video from none raw image files.
- Small changes in the UDF engine, getting ready to implement some cool scanning routines.

Bugfixes
- Some complex UDF layouts were not always displayed in the right pane (TreeView object).
- Rock Ridge file names were sometimes ISO9660 File names (so, no long file names).
- CD-i directories not always detected as directories but seen as files.
- Rare crash during mounting UDF file-system.



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