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Can You Use LightScribe With Windows 11?

Can You Use LightScribe With Windows 11?

Can You Use LightScribe With Windows 11

 

Windows 11 Launch

On October 5th 2021 Microsoft launched Windows 11 as a free upgrade to Windows 10.

 

When will you be able to get Windows 11?

Windows 11 will continue rolling out through mid-2022. The newer your device is, the sooner you’re likely to have access to the update. The older your PC is, the longer you’ll probably have to wait.

 

Initial Feedback

It has been just over 2 months and I have receive some initial feedback from LightScribe users who have ‘upgraded’ to Windows 11 and their experience with trying to get LightScribe to work on Microsoft’s latest offering.

 

The Good…

Things have not got worse.

Please do take this lightly. Compared to Apple, Microsoft has not stopped older software (32 bit) the ability to install and run on Windows 11. Apple’s last two Mac OS versions Big Sur and Monterey will not allow 32 bit software to install – Thankfully Microsoft has not gone down that route with Windows 11.

Just in case you did not know, the reason this is critical for LightScribe is that the LightScribe System Software is 32 bit software so no matter what Labeling software you use, you need this to install for LightScribe to work. Additionally, all the Free Labeling Software is 32 bit as well.

 

The Bad…

Things have not got better.

To summarize the initial feedback I have received, Installing LightScribe Software is no easier on Windows 11 than it was on 8.1 or 10.

The solution to installing the System Software, namely, using Windows 7 or 8.0 compatibility settings still works for most people when installing on Windows 11.

However you will still need to use the methods shown in these videos to install and use the Free LightScribe Software.

 

Further Updates

I will continue to monitor all the feedback I get, and will post additional information on how Windows 11 is shaping up with LightScribe in the coming months.

 

Please Help

Please let me know how you get on using (or trying to use) LightScribe with Windows 11. The more people who contact me with their experiences the more accurate a picture I can build and be able to bring that clearer picture to all LightScribe users.

 

You can contact me using the form on my Contact page.

I hope this has been useful to you in your ongoing LightScribe journey 🙂

 

All my best,

Steve Nelson

 

How to Install System Software on El Capitan and Later Versions

How to Install System Software on:

El Capitan OS X 10.11
Sierra OS X 10.12
Also works on…
High Sierra OS X 10.13
Mojave OS X 10.14

But, Catalina OS X 10.15 is rather hit and miss
and BigSur OS X 11 seems no go at all.
Your OSX Version Must Allow 32bit Software Installation

 

El Capitan os x 10.11 for Mac is like Win10 for Windows – Neither are LightScribe friendly.

It’s the fact that the problem stems from the fact that HP stopped developing the software back in March 2013 – nearly 3 years now long before El Capitan was released! They (the wise guys at Mac HQ) have done something different this time, as Yosemite OS X 10.10 was fine…

 

However, folks much smarter than I am have found the cause of the problem and have sent me the solution…

My thanks go to, Stefan Ilchenko and Jo Vandeweghe – Thanks guys… 🙂

 

However please understand I am not a Mac expert so I offer this to you to try but can’t offer any direct support on its implementation…

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The Problem With El Capitan OS X 10.11 and Sierra OS X 10.12

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The cause is the SIP (system integrity protection) enabled.

 

The Solution…
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To disable follow these steps:

 

  1. Boot to Recovery OS by restarting your machine and holding down the Command and R keys at startup.

 

  1. Launch Terminal from the Utilities menu.

 

  1. Enter the following command: csrutil disable

 

  1. Reboot your computer.

 

  1. Download newest Lightscribe Host software; expand the .tar file on the desktop 

 

  1. Install Pacifist 3.5.7 version and install the lightscribe.pkg file with Pacifist.

 

  1. Then you can, with the terminal command “csrutil enable”, as action describe above, enable the SIP again.

 

 

Et voilà, the LACIE lightscribe software and Disc Cover 3, come back to recognize the Lightscribe drive.

 

I hope this works for you as it has for many other long-suffering El Capitan and Sierra users…

 

Steve Nelson of LightScribeSoftware.org

Steve

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Please share this article if you have found it useful.

Let’s help as many LightScribe users to keep on Scribing… 🙂
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LightScribe and Windows 10

Will LightScribe Work on Windows 10?

Initial results are good… 🙂

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Windows 10 and LightScribe

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My LightScribe and Windows 10 System

I updated my ASUS laptop running Windows 8.1 Standard with LightScribe System Software and My LightScribe Toolbox software installed.

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Windows 10 and LightScribe Results

After updating my laptop today (31 August 2015) I can confirm the following:

1: LightScribe System Software recognized

2: LG GSA E60L LightScribe DVD drive recognized in the LightScribe Control Panel.

3: The Labeling Software from my LightScribe Toolbox 2015 recognized.

4: I successfully burned my first Label using Windows 10 and LightScribe Today 🙂

 

Simple and Template Labelers

Update 1st August 2015
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LightScribe Simple Labeler

The simple Labeler installed on my new Windows 10 Home system although it did initaly say it had not.

 

The system displayed the “Operating System Inadequate’ message. However after rebooting the laptop the Simple Labeler was indeed installed and worked perfectly.

 

The LightScribe Template Labeler

Unfortunately no luck here at all…

 

I have tried:

Administrator privileges

Compatibility settings, XP Vista and 7 but none worked.

However:

The two methods I used to fix this issue in Windows 8.1 work fine for Windows 10 as well. 🙂

 

So to see them in action go to my LightScribe Video Training website:

LightScribe.TV

I have not updated the information to refulect that the methods work on 10 as well as  8.1 but I will later today.

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Conclusion – So Far…

The good news:

Windows 10 has not broken LightScribe any more than Windows 8.1 did… 🙂
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The not so good news:

It has not fixed anything either… 🙁
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Over the days, weeks and months ahead we may find ways to overcome the problems we have and as these become known I will add to this post.

It is very early days and no doubt Microsoft will issues ‘updates’ and these may/may not help…

 

Until then, have fun with LightScribe…

 

All my best.

Steve Nelson of LightScribeSoftware.org

Steve ‘LightScribe Rocks’ Nelson

P.S. If you are running Windows 7 then try the Free Windows Software you may still want the greater flexibility of the LightScribe Toolbox, but give the free stuff a go first.

Template Labeler and Windows 8.1

Template Labeler & Windows 8.1

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Windows 8.1 Install

Over the last 3 months or so I have been testing 2 separate (although connected) methods to solve the problem of installing the Template Labeler and also the Simple Labeler in Windows 8.1.

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As anybody who has tried it knows that you can sometimes get the Simple Labeler to install but only occasionally will the Template Labeler do so.

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This situation is only worsened if you are using 8.1 Pro.

 

Videos

I have created 2 videos showing both methods, as it’s easier to watch me do it than to explain it all in text 🙂 They are on YouTube but also on my LightScribe Video Training website LightScribe.TV

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Here are the links to both videos:

Method 1

Method 2

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I hope you find them useful and I welcome any and all comments.

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All my best.

Steve

LightScribe Template Labeler

LightScribe Template Labeler

LightScribe Template Labeler Advanced Video Tutorial

LightScribe Template Labeler Video Tutorial

 

Hi there…

The best free LightScribe software by far, is The LightScribe Template Labeler

 

However for those of you LightScribe fans who love the LightScribe Template Labeler but are frustrated by the lack of flexibility of the software – I have something for you!

 

For you guys who have duplicators that run the LightScribe Template Labeler software but need a better solution that the templates provided – I have something for you too!

 

If you did not know, all LightScribe Duplicators use LightScribe’s proprietary .lsi files and the ONLY software in existence that uses this file format is, LightScribe’s own Template Labeler, or at least the version created for duplicators.

 

So therein lies the problem – BUT not any more…

 

I have been working with LightScribe for over 7 years and during that time (at least since the Template labeler was released by LightScribe) I have been asked by people who have duplicators if I had a solution to the issue of the lack of features that the software had.

 

Over 3 years ago I made it my mission to ‘reverse engineer’ the software to find a way people could use it to create ANY LightScribe label they wanted and not be limited to the templates that LightScribe provide.

 

It took a while to work things out but I finally came up with a solution, one that meant you could indeed, with a bit of manipulation, create and design of label and use this software to burn your discs, even with a duplicator…

 

To make it super easy for people, and to save me getting ‘typer’s cramp’ I created a video walk-through of the entire process. This way I know if somebody follows what I’m doing ‘on screen’ then they will have success…

 

However, although the video I used to have has been seen on YouTube by over 20,000 people, a later version of the Template Labeler had solved this is an esier way. My new video is a walkthrough of using the TL including this new ‘fix’

 

Here it is…

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I hope this LightScribe Template Labeler Video Tutorial helps you get the most from the Template Labeler.

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Go here >> LightScribe Tutorial Videos to see my other Free LightScribe videos.

 

Enjoy Scribing…

Steve