2023-01-07
2.1.1.2201 | FIX Retail registration problem.
FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives. |
2021-10-21
2.1.1.1019 | ADD support for Windows 11
FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2021-06-23
2.1.1.611 | FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2021-04-28
2.1.1.422 | FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2020-04-20
2.1.0.30316 | FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2019-07-04
2.1.0.20601 | FIX Virtual drive problems in Windows 10 1809 and 1903
ADD support for more drives |
2018-10-14
2.0.3.11012 | FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2018-06-15
2.0.3.10521 | FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2018-02-25
2.0.3.10221 | ADD Saving 'Mode 2 Form 1" track as 2048 bytes per block in ISO fomat, CD Dumping.
ADD Retro game profile |
2018-02-11
2.0.3.10203 | FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2018-01-23
2.0.3.10121 | FIX Windows KB4056894 update issue for win7
FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
ADD support for more drives |
2017-05-03
2.0.3.9902 | ADD support for more drives
FIX Minor bugs reported by users. |
2017-02-20
2.0.3.9811 | UPDATE SPTD v2.12 (for Windows 10)
ADD support for more drives
FIX Minor bugs reported by users. |
2016-10-12
2.0.3.9326 | UPDATE SPTD v2.11 (for Windows 10)
ADD support for more drives
FIX Minor bugs reported by users. |
2016-04-07
2.0.3.8806 | ADD support for more drives
FIX AMD SATA driver conflict issue in Windows 10
FIX Minor bugs reported by users. |
2016-03-10
2.0.3.8703 | UPDATE SPTD v1.89 (for Windows 8.1 and older operating systems)
UPDATE SPTD v2.10 (for Windows 10)
FIX Minor bugs reported by users. |
2015-12-30
2.0.3.8426 | UPDATE SPTD 2.08
FIX Missing data type
FIX minor bugs fixed
FIX Update issues for some Windows 10 users |
2015-11-16
2.0.3.8314 | UPDATE SPTD updated to 2.05 for windows 10
UPDATE Virtual drive updated for Wiindows 10 for system compatible issues.
UPDATE SPTD 2.05
FIX minor bugs fixed.
FIX bypass the no error message, when burning failed issue in win7 |
2015-04-20
2.0.3.7612 | FIX SSE2 necessary issue. in Virtual drive engine, Alcohol.exe and AxShlExHlper will not crash any more if your CPU does not support SSE2 or newer command set.
FIX AxCmd shows no message if help file does not exist.
FIX AxCmd mounting/unmounting issue while using drive letter not number id of v-drive.
FIX Minor bugs. |
2015-03-28
2.0.3.7520 | NEW Support for Windows 10 Consumer Preview
NEW Virtual AHCI Optical Drive for Win10
UPDATE Supported burner list, more added
UPDATE SPTD V1.87 (for all other OS except Windows10)
UPDATE SPTD V2.02 (for Windows10 tech preview only)
FIX hpdskdlt warning would be shown while installing |
2014-10-24
2.0.3.6951 | FIX Fixed some minor bugs
UPDATE UACHelper updated for more advanced feature.
UPDATE iSCSI management improved, sometimes it would show duplicated drives, now it won't. |
2014-10-10
2.0.3.6890 | NEW 'Verify disc' feature in image burning wizard
UPDATE More burners supported
UPDATE Languages updated
FIX minor bugs |
2014-09-26
2.0.3.6850 | NEW B5T and B6T image file format support for burning
UPDATE Languages updated
UPDATE More burners supported |
2014-09-12
2.0.3.6839 | UPDATE Languages updated
UPDATE More burners supported
FIX MDX/MDS 2.0 burning might fail for certain CD image file with RMPS data included
FIX Minor Bugs
FIX Context Menu conflict with certain software shell extensions |
2014-08-29
2.0.3.6828 | NEW Full support for burning rmps for .mdx and .mds 2.0 image files
UPDATE DPM chart plugin for MDX and MDS 2.0
FIX Bug on burning ISZ DVD image files |
2014-08-18
2.0.3.6732 | FIX Please update to this version if you already downloaded 2.0.3.6731 (Major Bug Found when burning image files) |
2014-08-17
2.0.3.6731 | NEW MDX, ISZ image file format for burning
NEW Remove online help from installation package to save download time. download can be downloaded after help menu item selected if required.
UPDATE More Drives supported
UPDATE Firewall setting to add filter for public/private network for all versions after Vista
UPDATE Add Sharing icon in main window.
UPDATE Better manufacturer detection for BD-R/BD-RE media discs in DVD/CD Manager
UPDATE More drives supported
FIX MDS not listed as first supported image format
FIX Problem with iSCSI Initiator bug
FIX systemtray icon hidden after setting it to "Always Show"
FIX Refresh button on Image Making Wizard and Copy Wizard |
2013-11-16
2.0.2.5830 | NEW Alcohol Installer now supports 9 different languages
NEW Indonesian Language Supported
UPDATE SPTD V1.86
UPDATE 120 New burners added to Device Support List
FIX Minor Problems reported by users |
2013-10-10
2.0.2.5629 | NEW Support For Windows 8.1
NEW Smart File Advisor
UPDATE SPTD V1.84
UPDATE Device Support List
FIX Minor Problems reported by users |
2012-11-28
2.0.2.4713 | NEW Support For Windows 8
UPDATE Device Support List
UPDATE SPTD V1.83
UPDATE Device Support List
UPDATE A.C.I.D Wizard
FIX Minor Problems reported by users |
2012-04-16
2.0.2.3931 | UPDATE System report check
FIX Problem with automatic version update check
Important to update to this latest version, if you already installed 2.0.2.3929 as you would not receive newer version notice |
2012-04-12
2.0.2.3929 | NEW Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview
NEW Improved Reading and Writing Engines
NEW Enhanced System Reporting
NEW Real Time Optical Drive support
UPDATE SPTD 1.81 (supports Windows 8 customer preview)
UPDATE VDriver updated to 4.44 (supports Windows 8 customer preview)
UPDATE Installation script for Automount Service
UPDATE Alcohol Audio Converter
UPDATE Language Files
FIX Anti-virus / firewall fix for internal setup error |
2010-09-17
2.0.1.2033 | FIX Xtra Wizard Window Opening Problem.
FIX Please download again if you have Russian Language missing.
UPDATE Drive support updated. |
2010-09-10
2.0.1.2031 | NEW Save XML Image File List
NEW SPTD virtual-drive kernel
UPDATE Drive support updated.
UPDATE Language Files
UPDATE SPTD 1.74
FIX minor bugs fixed.
FIX Invalid Image Size error |
2010-07-02
2.0.1.1820 | NEW Alcohol Audio Converter
UPDATE Double space in file name or file description problem. (image file list xml file, the AlcoholImageFileList version upgraded to alcohol 1.1
UPDATE Drive support updated.
Minor bugs found.
FIXOn-the-fly copy in Copy Wizard would not work, "No space on disk" error shown.
FIXImage Finder sometimes crashed Alcohol on certain systems.
FIXOptions in File -> Image file list -> Shell context menu wouldn't work.
FIXProblem with wait for disc window, when burning multiple disc's Alcohol could not detect new disc's being inserted on certain systems.
FIXWhen attempting to burn an already burned RW disc, and selecting the option to erase the disc, sometimes (randomly) erase woulD not be performed on certain systems.
FIX Invalid Image Size error when windows theme changed. |
2010-02-04
2.0.0.1331 | NEW User Interface with Full Unicode Support
NEW Folder Management
NEW Enhanced Reading Writing Engines
NEW Audio Converter Plugin for MP3 Conversion
NEW Alcohol iSCSI sharing Centre
NEW Built in Protection Scanner
NEW SPTD Version 1.62
Audio Plugin can be downloaded from
http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_Audio_Converter
Once installed select Device>Audio Converter |
2009-04-24
1.9.8.7612 | UPDATE SPTD to 1.58
UPDATE Read and Write engines
UPDATE Language files
UPDATE Devsupp.dll offering support for more drives
NEW Supports Windows 7 Beta versions
FIX User reported bugs |
2009-04-02
1.9.8.7530 | UPDATE Read and Write engines
UPDATE Language files
UPDATE Devsupp.dll offering support for more drives
UPDATE A.C.I.D to V 1.1.9040
FIX User reported bugs |
2009-03-17
1.9.8.7507 | NEW Improved Dumping/Burning engine, better stability and speed
FIX Issues with Vista User Interface
FIX Bugs reported by some users
UPDATE Some language files
UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives |
2009-02-24
1.9.8.7421 | NEW Improved Dumping/Burning engine more stability and speed
NEWAlcohol now supports UAC (User Account Control) in Vista and users will find it much easer to adjust this option.
NEW iSCSI sharing center will now notify the user if windows native firewall is on and enable the user to add it into the exception list automatically.
[New] Vista SP2 Beta fully supported
FIX Addressed some blacklisting problems
FIX Bugs reported by some users
FIX Problem, where some Drives were not showing the correct manufacture ID of blank Media.
UPDATE Some language files
UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives. |
2008-11-23
1.9.8.7117 | NEW A.C.I.D Wizard "Alcohol Cloaking Initiative for DRM"
NEW Add Context Menu in explorer for burning image file
NEW Improved Dumping/Burning engine more stability and speed
NEW Latest SPTD layer version
FIX Problem with some Drives Not showing correct manufacture ID of blank discs.
FIX The incorrect 'Processor Info' display on some Operating systems, especially for Core 2 Dual new processors
FIX addressed some blacklisting problems
FIX Bugs reported by some users
UPDATE Some language files
UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives |
2008-02-22
1.9.7.6221 | NEW DVD/CD Drive EDM System (Enable/Disable Manager)
NEW Improved Dumping/Burning engine more stability and speed
NEW Blu-ray format (single and double sided) are supported in the Xtra Wizard
NEW Blu-ray format (single and double sided) are totally supported in Alcohols Burning & Dumping Wizard now.
NEW DPM extraction and writing for more accuracy with some drives.
NEW Performance graphic now supports Blu-ray format (single and double sided)
FIX Problem with some Drives Not showing correct manufacture ID of blank discs.
FIXThe incorrect 'Processor Info' display on some Operating systems
FIX Addressed some blacklisting problems
FIX Bugs reported by some users
FIX Auto play doesn't show in x64 platform problem
UPDATE Some language files
UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives |
2007-12-22
1.9.7.6022 | NEW Alcohol Xtra, Pre-mastering wizard
NEW Reading Engine, Speed Improved
NEW Writing engine, Speed Improved
NEW Data Type Setting options for DVD medium
NEW SPTD layer version 1.53
NEW Increased memory buffer for x64 system, if you have more than 4GB RAM installed, the maximum buffer size could be set as 1GB.
32bit system, 3GB or more RAM installed, you can set max buffer as 512MB
FIX Special ICH9 device drive incompatibility issues
FIX Missing volume name of discs after auto mount upon system restart
FIX Addressed some blacklisting problems
FIX Bugs reported by some users
UPDATE Help files
UPDATE language files
UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives
UPDATE Upgraded Starwind ISCSI function
UPDATE ISCSI controller in Vista, admin mode is no longer required |
2007-07-02
1.9.6.5429 | NEW b5t, b6t and isz in image finder and shell extension options
FIX Minor bugs found
FIX Automount problem
UPDATE Supported drive list
UPDATE SPTD to v1.50 |
2007-06-04
1.9.6.5403 | NEW Increased memory buffer from 128 to to 256
NEW support for isz, b5t b6t image file formats
NEW Upgraded Reading Engine, Speed Improved
NEW Upgraded Writing engine, Speed Improved
NEW Upgraded Starwind ISCSI function
NEW SPTD layer to version 1.47
FIX Addressed some blacklisting problems
FIX Bugs reported by some users
FIX Vista compatible problem concerning activation
UPDATE language files
UPDATE Devsupp additional support for more drives |
2006-11-20
1.9.6.4719 | NEWSPTD driver version 1.38.
NEW Full Windows Vista (Build 6000) compatibility 32Bit and x64 editions.
FIXProblem to add Virtual Drive after installation in some computers
FIX Minor bugs reported by users.
FIX Problem related to system report after burning/dumping.
FIX A bug found in RMPS while burning some custom made MDS files.
FIX Problem reported with virtual drive and InterVideo DVD Copy 5.
FIX Error code 12 as reported by some users during install.
FIXRMPS emulation problem for DVD+R media that occurred in some DVD drives.
UPDATE Book-type setting features to support Plextor LG and new generation of Liteon drives.
UPDATE Language Translations.
UPDATE Alcohol data type profiles.
UPDATEAlcohol Virtual Drive engine.
ADD Support for more devices, you can find more detailed information on our development page at http://www.alcohol-soft.com/devsupp/ |
2006-11-02
1.9.6.4629 | NEW SPTD driver version 1.35.
NEW Full Windows Vista RC2 (Build 5744) compatibility 32Bit and 64Bit editions.
NEW RMPS V2, a totally new generation of our RMPS feature
NEW Option to install Alcohol with or without Virtual drive function.
NEW EWSS (Enhanced Weak Sector Scanner).
NEW. Shell Context Menu support in all x64 platforms. (XP, Windows Server 2003 and Vista RC2).
UPDATE Shell Context Menu to sort drive list by drive letter, and single menu item when only one virtual drive is installed.
UPDATE Alcohols Sector Viewer in CD/DVD Manager, now provides more detailed information for DVD.
UPDATE Alcohol data type profiles.
UPDATE"Ignore Media Type" Function; to include DVD media.
UPDATE. Alcohols help files
UPDATE Language Translations
UPDATE Alcohols Virtual Drive engine.
UPDATE Alcohols write engine
UPDATE Alcohols read engine
FIX Missing installed device drivers list in Alcohols system report for X64 platforms.
FIX "Invalid User Buffer." Error, that affected some systems.
FIX. Minor bugs reported by users.
FIXProblem related to U3 USB if RMPS function was active
FIX Problem related to Acronis True Image issue
FIX Problem related to Mac Drive issue
ADD Support for more devices, you can find more detailed information on our development page at http://www.alcohol-soft.com/devsupp/ |
2006-09-26
1.9.5.4521 | FIX minor bugs reported by users.
UPDATE The DPM extraction engine.
UPDATE Virtual Drive engine.
UPDATE Language translations.
FIX Problem with PerfectDisk reported by developer
ADD Support for more devices, you can find more detailed information on our development page at
http://www.alcohol-soft.com/devsupp/ |
2006-07-31
1.9.5.4327 | UPDATE Virtual Drive engine.
ADD Support for more devices, you can find more detailed information on our development page at http://www.alcohol-soft.com/devsupp/
FIX minor bugs reported by users. |
2006-06-15
1.9.5.4212 | ADD A.S.S. function for DVD media.
ADD Support for more devices, you can find more detailed information on our development page at http://www.alcohol-soft.com/devsupp/
UPDATE Language translations
UPDATE The DPM extraction engine, for measuring of dual layer DVD disc.
FIX Virtual drive numbers problem which occurred in some rare cases.
FIX Some minor bugs reported by users and beta testers.
FIX Device list will be sorted by drive letter now.
FIX The wrong data size identification of multi-session DVD+R media
FIX The axcmd.exe blank message dialog problem in Windows 2000. |
2006-02-26
1.9.5.3823 | UPDATE Virtual Drive engine.
UPDATE Alcohol Command Launcher and Shell Extension Context Menu to support image files with Unicode file names.
UPDATE Language translations
FIX a rare incompatible problem with some external racks (Firewire and USB) while burning media.
ADD Support for more devices, you can find more detailed information on our development page at http://www.alcohol-soft.com/devsupp/
FIX some minor bugs reported by users.
ADD Win64Bit compatibility.
FIX DEP (Data Execution Prevention) conflict problem.
UPDATE 9 Improved. DPM for DVD media.
ADD Upgrading system
ADD log timestamp as the format user has set in their system.
UPDATE Help Files
ADD Selected speed logging during dumping image
UPDATE Improved readingwriting engines |
