A unique solution for using 3TB+ drives in Windows XP! Paragon GPT Loader is a new technology component. Solve your problem today with our solution! Become an Early Adopter of Paragon GPT Loader and add your voice and experience to Paragon Software's innovative solutions! Paragon GPT Loader includes a special driver, which augments Windows XP by adding support for GPT GUID Partition Table disks and a utility to help you initialize ultra high capacity drives larger than 2. The current version of Paragon GPT Loader cannot help you to accommodate Windows OS on a 3TB+ drive. Its main purpose is to provide access to 3TB+ drives connected internally as a secondary device under Windows XP. Only internally connected single 3TB+ drives are supported, not external storages, or those combined into RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks. Technical Support: during the Giveaway period Paragon Software provides technical support at. Please, post your questions if you have any troubles while downloading, registering and using the software. Don't wait for a disaster to strike - get an instant data and system recovery kit today to ensure your protection! Rescue Kit professionally fixes boot problems as well as retrieves your data when your system fails to boot. It even rescues deleted partitions. It doesn't create RCD, that prompt is a left-over which should be removed from the tool completely. Normally you can't do it, that's right. But GPT Loader can - it converts non-empty disk into GPT without data loss. Still guys recommending to backup no matter what before you try anything new are quite right - backup is a must have even if one uses 100% tested and reliable software, because if something goes wrong and he doesn't have backup he would have nobody to blame but himself :- The first thing after launching GPT Loader, it prompt me to create a recovery cd but I didnt see any option to create a recovery cd in this program. It doesn't create RCD, that prompt is a left-over which should be removed from the tool completely. Normally you can't do it, that's right. But GPT Loader can - it converts non-empty disk into GPT without data loss. Still guys recommending to backup no matter what before you try anything new are quite right - backup is a must have even if one uses 100% tested and reliable software, because if something goes wrong and he doesn't have backup he would have nobody to blame but himself :- 21 I'm the James from 3, not the one from 11 and 12; I've just finished trying the program. The setup was the following: Windows XP SP3 32-bits this way I ensured no native support for GPT disks in a virtual machine with 512 MB of RAM. A primary hard drive of 20GB where the OS was installed and a secondary hard drive of 2TB virtualization layer top , with a GUID partition table and a 2TB NTFS partition. The installation was pleasant, the key was also delivered to my email almost instantly. The software included a partition manager too, it's not only the GPT access driver. The Windows disk manager program was able to handle the disk, for example to format the partition, without any problem. The partition manager provided with the software was able to detect and deal with GPT disks as well. Was little time testing it but I could find no errors, nor data loss or corruption. In my opinion it's a useful program for cases I mentioned before, there're lots of companies still running Windows XP although I've not found many using GPT disks. I'm the James from 3, not the one from 11 and 12; I've just finished trying the program. The setup was the following: Windows XP SP3 32-bits this way I ensured no native support for GPT disks in a virtual machine with 512 MB of RAM. A primary hard drive of 20GB where the OS was installed and a secondary hard drive of 2TB virtualization layer top , with a GUID partition table and a 2TB NTFS partition. The installation was pleasant, the key was also delivered to my email almost instantly. The software included a partition manager too, it's not only the GPT access driver. The Windows disk manager program was able to handle the disk, for example to format the partition, without any problem. The partition manager provided with the software was able to detect and deal with GPT disks as well. Was little time testing it but I could find no errors, nor data loss or corruption. In my opinion it's a useful program for cases I mentioned before, there're lots of companies still running Windows XP although I've not found many using GPT disks. Have another look at 2. I was actually in the process of making a system backup image with Paragon software when it trashed my machine. Many thanks to everyone who confirmed they had a similar experience. It's no consolation to me to know that more people went through the same misery, but hopefully, some others will now have been spared. Have another look at 2. I was actually in the process of making a system backup image with Paragon software when it trashed my machine. Many thanks to everyone who confirmed they had a similar experience. It's no consolation to me to know that more people went through the same misery, but hopefully, some others will now have been spared. I too have had problems with Paragon Backup and Recovery 10 and 9. Similar problems where if the machine fails for any reason during restore, the system is trashed to the point where even the BOOT CD no longer works. It was necessary to remove the drive and reinstall using a second computer with the drive connected externally. This has happened several times, not just once. Paragon please listen to this feedback, you are losing your good name. I know it's free, but when fiddling with the hard drive it HAS to be safe. Constructive feedback intended here! Sorry guys, this is slightly off-topic, but important. I too have had problems with Paragon Backup and Recovery 10 and 9. Similar problems where if the machine fails for any reason during restore, the system is trashed to the point where even the BOOT CD no longer works. It was necessary to remove the drive and reinstall using a second computer with the drive connected externally. This has happened several times, not just once. Paragon please listen to this feedback, you are losing your good name. I know it's free, but when fiddling with the hard drive it HAS to be safe. Constructive feedback intended here! You should mess with software that may affect your system if you don't know how to use it. I think Paragon and Acronis are the best in harddisk management nowdays. Now, on with the program: it's a great idea, but not many are able to test it. Plus, strange terms of use... You should mess with software that may affect your system if you don't know how to use it. I think Paragon and Acronis are the best in harddisk management nowdays. Now, on with the program: it's a great idea, but not many are able to test it. Plus, strange terms of use... On another machine Xp sp3 x32 and W7 x64, not so good, I understand this is not such a good idea. Partitioned the Xp and reinstalled the W7 , boohoo! Next the alignment tools do a world of good to HDD once they are successful. On another machine Xp sp3 x32 and W7 x64, not so good, I understand this is not such a good idea. Partitioned the Xp and reinstalled the W7 , boohoo! Next the alignment tools do a world of good to HDD once they are successful. After making a systems snapshot it said it needed to restart the system to complete the process. I clicked ok, and that was the end of my operating system. I had a blank screen and blinking cursor. It seems clear something didn't work as intended. It also rarely changes, so creating one of those backups to a bootable CD can well be worth the effort. After making a systems snapshot it said it needed to restart the system to complete the process. I clicked ok, and that was the end of my operating system. I had a blank screen and blinking cursor. It seems clear something didn't work as intended. It also rarely changes, so creating one of those backups to a bootable CD can well be worth the effort. Then in a worst case scenario you just spend a little while to restore a system instead of a complete reinstall. I use Acronis for this purpose but Paragon has given away software here that can do the same. Remember it is always better to be safe than sorry. BTW, in reading the description this does not seem to mess with the drive Windows is installed on but is rather for use with drives hooked up as secondary storage. If you have Windows vista or above you probably already have support for 3TB+ drives... Before using any tool like this you should make an image backup in case anything goes wrong. Then in a worst case scenario you just spend a little while to restore a system instead of a complete reinstall. I use Acronis for this purpose but Paragon has given away software here that can do the same. Remember it is always better to be safe than sorry. BTW, in reading the description this does not seem to mess with the drive Windows is installed on but is rather for use with drives hooked up as secondary storage. If you have Windows vista or above you probably already have support for 3TB+ drives... You also can't boot XP to a GPT drive -- the Paragon GPT loader will only let XP access it, which it can't do by default. That's NOT to say don't download or try the GPT Loader -- Please do if you can -- but I hope that might save some folks a bit of time if like me they thought of checking it out, only to find out later it would be impractical because they don't have an internal disk that's either clear or can easily be cleared. You also can't boot XP to a GPT drive -- the Paragon GPT loader will only let XP access it, which it can't do by default. That's NOT to say don't download or try the GPT Loader -- Please do if you can -- but I hope that might save some folks a bit of time if like me they thought of checking it out, only to find out later it would be impractical because they don't have an internal disk that's either clear or can easily be cleared. Something is amiss here, and I am no longer going to trust my system to Paragon. Don't attempt without being prepared to rebuild your OS. I love GOTD but I have to backup 2 and 4 as I had EXACT same experience as 2 and had to spend hours to recover a corrupted partition after running Paragon Partition Alignment Tool. Something is amiss here, and I am no longer going to trust my system to Paragon. Don't attempt without being prepared to rebuild your OS. There is a potential for disaster because the MSI does not check to ensure it is running under and XP class of operating system, it allowed me to run it under 32bit Vista SP2 home premium as far as fetching the serial number and key... Thankfully I had used paragon backup and recovery tool to produce complete albeit slightly out of date images of the drive I was moving to the new 640G 2. Conversly I did not throw the baby out with the bath water, and sucessfully used paragon P2P and recovery software, this time in conjunction with the acronis alignment tool to get everything working as it should. Thankfully I had used paragon backup and recovery tool to produce complete albeit slightly out of date images of the drive I was moving to the new 640G 2. Conversly I did not throw the baby out with the bath water, and sucessfully used paragon P2P and recovery software, this time in conjunction with the acronis alignment tool to get everything working as it should. I think whoever drafted that agreement was confused and mixed a personal agreement with an agreement signed for a whole organisation collectively. In case of doubts the User binds itself to confer with PARAGON. The User is obliged to bind organs, assistants, auxiliary persons, representatives or other persons who could get in contact to information in the same way. I think whoever drafted that agreement was confused and mixed a personal agreement with an agreement signed for a whole organisation collectively. In case of doubts the User binds itself to confer with PARAGON. The User is obliged to bind organs, assistants, auxiliary persons, representatives or other persons who could get in contact to information in the same way. Is it Alpha release, beta relese candidate, closed beta, public beta, release candidate? Us early adopters of new technologies still running XP are a fickle bunch and do need to know how unstable to expect this to be... Like should we use this on GPT drives with valuable data already on it placed there by some other OS or best start from scratch on a new bare drive and take baby steps writing and verifying everything written until the driver proves itself stable? For me a critical question not asked is how mature is this GPT driver? Is it Alpha release, beta relese candidate, closed beta, public beta, release candidate? Us early adopters of new technologies still running XP are a fickle bunch and do need to know how unstable to expect this to be... Like should we use this on GPT drives with valuable data already on it placed there by some other OS or best start from scratch on a new bare drive and take baby steps writing and verifying everything written until the driver proves itself stable? In my environment we have already switched to Windows 7 in workstations but I'll try to set up a virtual machine to try it out. My congratulations to the Paragon team developing this technology. This is impressive, Windows XP is still one of the mayor operating systems out there and GPT layouts will be most useful. In my environment we have already switched to Windows 7 in workstations but I'll try to set up a virtual machine to try it out. My congratulations to the Paragon team developing this technology. Under no circumstances would I ever install Paragon software again. A previous Paragon giveaway, Paragon System Backup 2010, trashed my Windows XP SP3 system. After making a systems snapshot it said it needed to restart the system to complete the process. I clicked ok, and that was the end of my operating system. I had a blank screen and blinking cursor. I had to rebuild the machine and then reinstall Windows from scratch. I shall wait to see with interest whether this message gets published. Under no circumstances would I ever install Paragon software again. A previous Paragon giveaway, Paragon System Backup 2010, trashed my Windows XP SP3 system. After making a systems snapshot it said it needed to restart the system to complete the process. I clicked ok, and that was the end of my operating system. I had a blank screen and blinking cursor. I had to rebuild the machine and then reinstall Windows from scratch. I shall wait to see with interest whether this message gets published.
