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    Powerarchiver is dead no updates to fix bugs no new features, no communication and errors in program update system with scripting errors. Duplicate context menus windows 11 no fixes no updates I declare that this is the last version.
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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.
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    Closing PA 2010 under Win 7

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    • spwolfS Offline
      spwolf conexware
      last edited by

      what happens when you reset defaults? same?

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      • drteethD Offline
        drteeth @spwolf
        last edited by

        @spwolf:

        what happens when you reset defaults? same?

        It was installed yesterday, and I have changed the same things that I always change when I install PA…mainly the interface and not much else.

        Setting to default values may take a second or two off the time. I also noticed similar delays when clicking buttons on some boxes. For example, clicking ‘ok’ in the main configuration box (options > configuration in modern interface) took a similar delay to close.

        This issue is only affecting PA so far in Win 7 i.e. no other programs have this issue.

        Regards

        DrT

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        • spwolfS Offline
          spwolf conexware
          last edited by

          so classic interface is faster?

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            drteeth @spwolf
            last edited by

            @spwolf:

            so classic interface is faster?

            If that was the only difference (you’d have to compare my reg file against default values) then yes. Never use the classic interface at all myself.

            I have just checked with Vista and the issue is NOT present. Seems specific to Win7.

            Cheers

            DrT

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            • spwolfS Offline
              spwolf conexware @drteeth
              last edited by

              @drteeth:

              If that was the only difference (you’d have to compare my reg file against default values) then yes. Never use the classic interface at all myself.

              I have just checked with Vista and the issue is NOT present. Seems specific to Win7.

              Cheers

              DrT

              it might be something as weird as drivers for the graphics card. How fast does it close when you hit close in Classic interface?

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                drteeth @spwolf
                last edited by

                @spwolf:

                it might be something as weird as drivers for the graphics card. How fast does it close when you hit close in Classic interface?

                Which PC do you want me to check…the one with Vista or the Athlon XP? The former is a Centrino Duo laptop.

                Both have nVidia graphics chipsets. But how come only PA is affected by this and no other app at all? Don’t forget closing PA with the default values (on the Athlon)was only slightly faster than with the modern interfece…a noticeable delay is still present on closing.

                I can also test on the slow starting Celeron which has an Intel integrated chipset.

                Cheers

                DrT

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                  spwolf conexware @drteeth
                  last edited by

                  @drteeth:

                  Which PC do you want me to check…the one with Vista or the Athlon XP? The former is a Centrino Duo laptop.

                  Both have nVidia graphics chipsets. But how come only PA is affected by this and no other app at all? Don’t forget closing PA with the default values (on the Athlon)was only slightly faster than with the modern interfece…a noticeable delay is still present on closing.

                  I can also test on the slow starting Celeron which has an Intel integrated chipset.

                  Cheers

                  DrT

                  i doubt anything i can think of makes an difference right now, it has to be something very specific.

                  I was talking about one with Win7 that has the slowdown, that slowdown is not due to Win7 itself, it is combination of something. As I said, we ourselves have 10 computers running Win7 and Win7 has been quite popular with PA 2010 crowd as well.

                  What happens when you install PA 2009 on that same computer which has slowdown?

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                    drteeth @spwolf
                    last edited by

                    @spwolf:

                    i doubt anything i can think of makes an difference right now, it has to be something very specific.

                    I was talking about one with Win7 that has the slowdown, that slowdown is not due to Win7 itself, it is combination of something. As I said, we ourselves have 10 computers running Win7 and Win7 has been quite popular with PA 2010 crowd as well.

                    What happens when you install PA 2009 on that same computer which has slowdown?

                    PA 2009 closed faster than 2010, about 3-4 secs.

                    I was talking about one with Win7 that has the slowdown,<<

                    The point I am trying to make is that EVERY PC that I try PA 2010 on has the slowdown (both on closing and getting out of dialogue boxes). It is just that the faster the PC, the less noticeable it is. My fastest PC is an Athlon 4800 x2 with 4GB of memory and the slowdown is still there, but hardly noticeable. If all your PCs are relatively modern, you won’t see it either.

                    Cheers

                    DrT

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                    • spwolfS Offline
                      spwolf conexware
                      last edited by

                      i am not sure what you mean under slowdown - 12 seconds is an big issue and big bug, under 1 second is normal.

                      I notice no such slowdown on any of our Win7 computers, if I slow my cpu down so PA takes 7 seconds to start (instead of 2 regular seconds), i can hit X to close PA and there is no noticable slowdown i can see.

                      Is that slowdown that you notice only on Win7 or all ALL computers you have, all OS’s?

                      What other software do you have on those computers, do you use same AV on all of them?

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                      • drteethD Offline
                        drteeth
                        last edited by

                        Same AV on all, Kaspersky 2009 (XP and Vista) or Kaspersky Win 7 beta. The slowdown is only associated with Win7 and affects all my PCs. The faster the CPU the less of a slowdown there is. I mutliboot all my PCs. All my tests have been run on at least 2 OSs on each PC.

                        SOLVED. I disabled the AV on Win7 - no change. I uninstalled the AV, and NO delay anywhere anymore. As PA is the only program to be affected by this, perhaps a chat with the chaps at Kaspersky may be in order.

                        Cheers

                        DrT

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                        • spwolfS Offline
                          spwolf conexware
                          last edited by

                          ah, there you go… good one. I knew it had to be something specific.

                          What really sucks is that I quite often notice that disabling AV’s doesnt really disable them :).

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                            spwolf conexware
                            last edited by

                            now what version of Kaspersky is that?

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                              spwolf conexware
                              last edited by

                              (exact)

                              and also, if you could complain as an customer, that would be even better (we will also complain).

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                                drteeth @spwolf
                                last edited by

                                @spwolf:

                                now what version of Kaspersky is that?

                                8.0.0.1081 beta for win7, downloadable from within win7.

                                Cheers

                                DrT

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                                  drteeth @spwolf
                                  last edited by

                                  @spwolf:

                                  (exact)

                                  and also, if you could complain as an customer, that would be even better (we will also complain).

                                  Will do that now.

                                  Cheers

                                  DrT

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                                    spwolf conexware @drteeth
                                    last edited by

                                    @drteeth:

                                    Will do that now.

                                    Cheers

                                    DrT

                                    thank you!

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                                      drteeth
                                      last edited by

                                      It looks like the problem might have been solved in the next build, viz 8.0.0.1082

                                      Cheers

                                      DrT

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                                        spwolf conexware @drteeth
                                        last edited by

                                        @drteeth:

                                        It looks like the problem might have been solved in the next build, viz 8.0.0.1082

                                        Cheers

                                        DrT

                                        awesome, you definetly got to the bottom of that one! Couldnt believe it had 10 seconds delay :)

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