How to create a program database
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Nero is able to access the free online internet cd database
(http://freedb.freedb.org). However Nero is also capable of
handling two kinds of local CD databases.

The program database (if available) usually contains a copy
of the contents of the free internet cd database. The user
database is used to store information about user defined cd
entries.

Unfortunately we may not install the imported database
automatically due to licensing problems. Users with fast
and cheap internet access will probably not need the
local program database, whereas users without any internet
access will probably find this database very useful.
However importing the free cd database into the program
database can take a long time (up to one day!). To import
the free database, please proceed as follows:

1) Extract the file "FreeDB.zip", that can be found in the
   folder "FreeDB" of the Nero master CD into a folder
   of the harddisk by using an unzip program. You will
   need about 120MB of free disk space for this operation.

2) Create a new folder with the Windows Explorer. This folder
   will contain the imported free cd database and will be
   used as program CD database later. You will need about
   250MB of free diskspace for this folder.

3) Start Nero and choose the menu command "Extras"->"Import
   internet CD database".

4) Select the folder, that you have created in step 1)

5) Select the folder, that you have created in step 2)

6) Importing the free cd database can take a long time
   (up to one day). This is caused by the huge size of
   this database with more than 100.000 CD entries and
   more than 1.000.000 title entries. You can abort this
   operation by clicking the "cancel" button.

7) Say "Yes" to use this newly created CD database as your
   new program database.

The program database allows searching for titles and artists.
For example if you always wanted to know, which Elvis Presley
CDs contain the title "In The Ghetto", then Nero can tell
you the answer.

If you also want to create a user cd database, that can hold
your newly created CD description, you can proceed as follows:

8) Create a new folder using the Windows Explorer

9) Start Nero and choose the menu command "Extras"->"Create
   new user database" and select the folder from step 8).

10) Choose "Yes" to use the newly created database as your
   user CD database.