more DVDxcopy failures & an alternative (DVDtoolbox)

I continue to find more failures with DVDxcopy v1.41 For example, trying to backup U571 DVDxcopy tried to put a 5+ GB files on disc 2. On other movies it puts too many files in the disc1 or disc2 directory and Nero will not accept the input to burn. If DVDxcopy burns the disc it fails to play. Sometimes the Gear drivers also cause issues with Nero and other programs. This is because it adds additonal ASPI layer drivers to the DVD reader & writer. Uninstalling DVDxcopy also leaves these drivers active and in the c:\windows\system32 directory (gearsec*), and in the c:\windows\system32\drivers directory. If you uninstall DVDxcopy then, delete these files, and reboot Windows XP will display a message about removing the ASPI entries. Note, DVDxcopy works on many movies but it's failures are unpredictable. I continue to find additional failures with DVDxcopy v1.41 The program just fails with many discs. For example, with the movie U571 DVDxcopy attempts to create a single 5 GB file on disc 2. 321 studios released a version 1.50 but people on the net are having many issues with this new version. I found a program to replace DVDxcopy. It is called DVD toolbox. The program can split movies onto 2 discs if required like DVDxcopy does. It does not put a stupid notice at the beginning like the 321 studios message, and does not put in the FBI warning like DVDxcopy does. Another advantage to DVD toolbox is that you can uninstall DVD xcopy and remove the additional ASPI layer it adds. The gear drivers. After uninstall the ASPI layer is still left on your machine, even though DVDxcopy states the gear drivers have been removed. You can delete the files manually and reboot. In C:\windows\system32 you will find a file gearsec* (not sure of the exact name), and in c:\windows\system32\drivers you will see a gear drivers or two there. After you remove these files and reboot XP will state it is removing upper or lower filter drivers. There are the gear drivers that attach themselves to the DVD reader and writer drives. The gear drivers can sometimes confuse Nero. DVD toolbox does not load any ASPI drivers since it does not decrypt files on the DVD. You use DVD decrypter to do that. DVD decrypter is uses the native XP ASPI layer (as DVD xcopy should have done). The program is at this URL The program can be used as freeware. I registered to support the programmer so the program would continue to improve. The cost to register is $12.95, so it is cheap. I think we should support these programmers in their efforts to provide us with good software for our DVD backups. How to use: Start DVD decrypter in file mode Select all files of the movie (CTRL-A) Decrypt Start DVD toolbox Make a destination directory Select the source and destination directories Select execute Remove the foreign languages, and directors comments audio tracks you do not want Remove subtitles you do not want Note: always leave English subtitles even on English language movies. Needed if there is a bit of foreign talk in an English movie. This is common. Select to split to 2 discs if required Click strip split The program will make directories for 2 discs in the destination directory For example, E:\output E:\output\disc1\video_ts E:\output\disc2\video_ts

rattlebone, did you not see the other thread you posted in and what the first post is all about?, cos I think you may have missed it

Not to mention that it is a crosspost. As we already have a thread here for discussing the new DVDToolbox this thread is closed.