Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).
The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.2605
Hello!
I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
I use the new version 22.00.11.
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Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .
The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
I know it has non standard quotes in it.
However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.
Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.
Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.
When will a fix be implemented?
On installing the program I am getting the error message:
"Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe
CreateProcess failed: code 2
The system cannot find the file specified"
This can’t be right!
I am using the latest official build of Windows 11
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
Just tried using the Modern (Windows 10) Icon set and seeing a few missing icons in both PowerArchiver Burner and PowerArchiver Encryption screens . They are all there in the Minimalistik icon set and the only difference I can see is the former is blue and the latter grey. In version 22.00.9
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I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.
This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.
Hello!
The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
(When) will there be one?
Thanks!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
Win 11 64 bit
I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).
However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.
What can I do to sort this out?
For example:
Download this ZIP file: http://dslstats.me.uk/files/dslstats32W-6.5.zip
Everything in the ZIP file is in a directory “dslstats32W-6.5”.
However when I extract using right click “Extract Here” the name of the directory created is “2W-6.5” !
I am running PA 22.00.09 on Windows 11. I have seen the same happen with some other kinds of archive too.
PA 10b2: 3 bugs on Windows XP x64
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Hello,
1 - Annoying: when running a fresh install of PA 10 B2 on a XP x64 workstation, the shell extensions are not available in the explorer, even if the option in the installer has been set and the options in PA is reported enabled.
2 - Minor: when entering registration code, if, by mistake, you enter a PA 2006 code (I had half a brain cell this morning), the license information wizard succeeds and ask to restart PA to complete the registration procedure. Of course, when you restart PA, you have to enter a correct registration code.
It would be nice to have a warning dialog that the code
is for PA 2006 and that a new code is to be retrieved from the account page.
Entering the PA 2007 code solves the problem of course.3 - Really Annoying: when an archive is opened in PA, If I select a few files from my archive, I cannot drag-drop them to an explorer window. When I try to move my selection, PA tries to rebuild a selection and not do a drag-drop.
Vykranth
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1. I will check for it - I think I know where is the problem.
3. Which format? Are there any UNICODE filenames inside (I saw this problem only with unicode files inside archive).
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2. thats impossible due how our system works.
3. It happened to me once, but I couldnt reproduce it anymore, so any other info on the archive helps….
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1. I have XP Pro x64 Workstation 2 at work and have no problems with the shell extentions. However, you do have to create the extention list 1st in the options menu as their doesnt seem to be a default list once installed.
2, I agree that it would be a nice to have a menu that apears informing you that the serial you entered is correct or wrong without having to restart the application. However, it is a “nice to have” not an essential piece of work that has to be done.
3. I have had this exact same problem and for the sake of me I cant Replicate it! rest asure when i do I will let you guys know.
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More info.
2 - The registration stuff is really minor. Once I read the e-mail and got the 2007 code, everything was fine.3 - I have the problems on rar archives.
On zip files, it’s a question of position of cursor: I can drag drop files when I move a selection when the cursor is on the file name or the icon in the file list view.
When the cursor is above the date, file types or any columns right to file names, the selection is reset.
It’s a bit tricky because the selection spans all the row.
On Rar archives, it’s systematic.
I got the problems with these archives from this link
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/42551303/Vykranth
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Regarding 1,
In options once enabling shell extentions you “have” to create the menu’s you wish to show via submenu or else it will not show when you right click despite enabling it!
I have provided a breif image of what it should look like.
PA Crew, can you create a default shell extention menu and should a user wish to change this they can via the options menu.
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@Sir:
Regarding 1,
In options once enabling shell extentions you “have” to create the menu’s you wish to show via submenu or else it will not show when you right click despite enabling it!
I have provided a breif image of what it should look like.
PA Crew, can you create a default shell extention menu and should a user wish to change this they can via the options menu.
reported problem is with x64 specific extensions, not related to selecting what extensions to include.
By default, shell extensions are turned on. Submenus are not, only when you have PA 2006 installer before, and PA doesnt reset its usage… However if you do clean install or reset PA settings, hybrid shell extensions are shown by default.
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Shell extensions will work now on x64 systems as well from Beta 4. Thanks!
