CDRIdentifier Utilty reads the ATIP information on CDRs, showing details of manufacturer, etc. http://cd-rw.org/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/cdridentifier.cfm
EndItAll utility for Windows Allows you to stop applications running on Windoze machines - useful before before installing software, as well as to ensure that no background apps can interrupt CD burning processes. http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/enditall/
Windows 2000/XP ASPI layer Use this is you have problems running EAC under Win XP - download the file and put it in the EAC program folder; start EAC, press F9 and set the interface to "Installed external ASPI interface" ftp://ftp6.nero.com/wnaspi32.dll