The Nero® Burning ROM application is one of the most popular burning applications for Windows® and the Linux® operating systems. It is well known for its clear and intuitive user interface. The popularity and widespread use of this software is also due to the distribution of the Nero Express® version, which is bundled with optical drives. The instructions below describe how to download and install this freeware product and burn as many CDs and DVDs in Windows® as you want.
Instructions:
- Open your Internet browser and go to the Nero® Burning ROM website.
- In the Nero® main navigation bar, click on the “Downloads” button. From the list of versions, click on the “Free Version” link. For Nero® 10 it is the “Nero Kwik Media™” product.
- Type your email address into the box and click on the “Download” button located on the right.
- Save the file to any location on your computer.
- Locate the downloaded file and run the installer by double clicking on the file. If your operating system asks you for confirmation, click on the “Run” button.
- When the extracting process finishes, click on the “Install” button.
- On the next window, set your preferences and then click on the “Next” button.
- To continue the installation, you must restart your PC.
- After your computer restarts, the installation wizard will continue and you will need to read and confirm your acceptance of the “License Agreement.” Choose the “I accept the terms in the license agreement” radio button and click on the “Next” button.
- On the next page, click on the “Install” button again.
- When the installation finishes, click on the “Finish” button.
- In order to activate all of the Nero Kwik Media™ features, you must launch the application. In the right pane, click on the “All apps” button to get to the Nero store.
- Click on the “Free Download” button under the Nero® Kwik Burn and log in or register to finish the free “purchase”.
- Now you can burn data and music, and copy files to CDs and DVDs in Windows® with ease.
Warnings:
- The first initialization of the application takes some time, so be patient and wait until the GUI is displayed.