CD Recovery Toolbox Free will recover files from scratched CD/DVDs

Overview:

Recovery Toolbox for CD Free has been developed for recovering data from corrupted media of all types that are most common nowadays: CD, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, etc. The program allows you to recover files of any types. The tool completely scans disks and saves as much information as possible. During the recovery process, Recovery Toolbox for CD Free uses a lot of different algorithms, which considerably increases the amount and quality of recovered data.

Features:

• Recovering corrupted data from all most common types of media for today
• Working with data that became corrupted both after a physical damage of the media and due to program errors
• Allowing the user to completely control the recovery process
• Giving the user as detailed report about the data recovery process as possible

Review:

CD Recovery Toolbox Free is a file recovery tool made specifically for optical media. Unlike the previously reviewed Copy Cat 2.0 CD Recovery Toolbox Free can select more than one file for recovery making the recovery process for whole CDs a lot less painful than with Copy Cat 2.0. CD Recovery Toolbox Free is easy to use and was able to recover files from a scratched CD that i have making this a good utility for recovering important files that otherwise would be lost forever. Available for all versions of Windows.

Get it at http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/cd.html

MobaLiveCD offers a simple way of trying out your Live CDs

Overview:

MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called “Qemu”.
MobaLiveCD allows you to test your LiveCD with a single click : after downloading the ISO image file of your favorite LiveCD, you just have to start it in MobaLiveCD and here you are, without the need to burn a CD-Rom or to reboot your computer.

Features:

* No need to burn the CD-Rom anymore
* You can use the right-click menu for an easy and fast start
* Program without installation that you can start from an USB stick
* A clear and easy to use interface
* Light and portable application, packaged in a single executable of 1.6MB only

Review:

MobaLiveCD is a virtualization program that can quickly boot Live CD ISOs from inside Windows. All you need to do is to select the Live CD image that you want to load and MobaLiveCD will run it in a Window. I found the emulation to be a little slower than when using VirtualBox but it was decent nonetheless. You can also optionally setup a virtual hard drive for the Live CD and install a context menu option to quickly load ISOs. Since MobaLiveCD comes packaged into a single executable you can carry it around in your pen-drive or other potable device making this a a very versatile tool in my opinion.
In conclusion MobaLiveCD is a simple way of testing Live CDs. Available for all Windows versions.

Get it at http://mobalivecd.mobatek.net/en/