CDCheck 3.1.0.0b beta is available

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Posted on Thursday 10th of April, 2003 at 13:47 by DiViDeZeRo
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It has been quite a while since CDCheck was updated, but today we we're informed by Mitja Perko (CDCheck author) that a new beta version was released. There have been quite some improvements in this new version. For a complete list of changes, please check below. For those of you who haven't heard of CDCheck, here's a short description:

"CDCheck is a utility for the prevention, detection and recovery of damaged files on CD-ROMs with an emphasis on error detection. With CDCheck you can check your CDs and discover which files are corrupted. By using the program proactively, you can insure that your data on CD-ROMs are safe -- before it's too late! CDCheck provides the following features: readability verification, binary compare, CRC file creation (and verification) and file recovery."

Added:

can report ISO incompatible long filenames/directories when creating hash file
supports many new hash algorithms and file formats .SFV and .MD5
supports filenames \\COMPUTER\SHARE (no visual support yet)
compare with similarity reports where the first difference is
check reports first reading error position
Audio CD support for Windows NT, 2000, XP (administrator privileges required)
CDCheck added to context menus of files, folders and drives for easier access

Changes/Improvements

process priority can be selected from a list
faster recovery
Volume names for CDs are retrieved in thread (=> much smoother startup if CD has just been inserted)
Sounds settings in CDCheck replaced with Windows Sound Events
special .wav file handling for easier comparing (hash or binary) with CD

Bug fixes: