CDStart for Windows

Name: CDStart
Rating: 1.8 (5 reviews)
Author: Swapper

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffMarch 12, 2026

CDStart helps users create autorun CDs with customizable profiles. It offers design, graphical boot, and multiboot modes, supporting multiple languages. Profiles include run, readme, and close buttons for streamlined CD creation.

Pros
- Creates autorun CDs automatically.
- Features design mode for CD profile creation.
- Provides multiboot mode for switching profiles.
- Fully graphical interface with skinning feature.
- Offers multilanguage support with eight included modules.
Cons
- Limited to CD creation; no DVD or Blu-ray support mentioned.
- No advanced scripting or conditional execution capabilities described.
- Direct disc burning functionality is not included in description.
- Profile content appears static, no dynamic updates specified.

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GENERAL

Release: October 24, 2007

Latest update: March 12, 2026

Version: 1.08

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 2,022

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

1.8/5

5 User Votes

Is this program a joke?
geobsmitApril 23, 2010
Pros
What's to like. You all have to be kidding.
Cons
There is nothing here. Total waste of time. Description sounded good.
Summary
There is nothing in this zip file. CNET should delete it from there database.
This pgm is only 227 BYTES?????????
dlcartinOctober 25, 2008
Pros
??????????
Cons
Couldn't install it, so I can't give an review of the pgm itself.
Summary
I was looking for a pgm to build a multiboot disc with and from the description this seemed to fit the bill. First of all it was free and second it was simple. When I tried to unzip it, I couldn't. That's when I noticed that the file was only 227 bytes. What kind of pgm is only 227 bytes? But, as 'BrewMan' said "...a total waste of ...time...". CNET dropped the ball on this one! The rating system should be amended so a person can give 0 (zero) stars to pgms like this one!!!
Don't bother
BrewManAugust 29, 2008
Pros
It was free
Cons
Everything else. Gives you 2 buttons that you can customize, all you get to do is choose a pic that will be on the button and 1 button, can ONLY run a program, and 2nd button ONLY lets you open a doc. Can't do ANYTHING else with the buttons.
Summary
Total waste of my time trying it out, and a total waste of the author's time creating it.
Software not available, ZIP file was empty.
bigblushyApril 22, 2008
Pros
I'm writing to let you know that I downloaded this program which was a ZIP file and there was nothing in the zip file. So, what do I do????
Cons
Couldn't review the program because the ZIP file was empty
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Swapper

Create a CD automatically.

CDStart application was designed to help you create an autorun CD. CDStart has three modes. First is a design mode, where you can create CD profiles, second is booted graphical CD and last is a multiboot mode, where the user can switch between profiles. It's intuitive, fully graphical with a skin feature. Every profile has three function buttons, run any program, show readme and close it. For readme it uses own text viewer, HTML viewer or existing Wordpad.

CDStart has multilanguage support and currently there are czech, slovak, polish, spanish, portugese, french, russian and english modules. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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User Reviews

Is this program a joke?

This pgm is only 227 BYTES?????????

Don't bother

Software not available, ZIP file was empty.

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