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.
Icons for archives problem
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i still have the same problem with archive icons tat i had in recent alphas
i use the lastest beta build and windows 2000 professional.
when will this be fixed problem not in 9.25 version
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Have you rebuilt icons with some RegistryFix tool - it might be something due some errors in alpha, and then it stayed because of Windows cache.
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yes i have used registary mechanic and norton utilities and they both worked ok but same problem still there. i have checked out version version 9.0 and it woirks ok but this version 9.5 beta same problem as before anyone else reproduce this fault?
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Try going to c:\program files\powerarchiver\icons directory with Windows Explorer and see if the all files are corectly displayed (as icons).
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i have reistalled and uninstalled pa several times to no avail and look at attcched picture of the pa icon folder. However clicking on the archive lanches the archive in pa
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I got the same problem on a fresh WIndows 2000 installation
Can’t see the icons for the archive. But no problem under WinXP
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I already sent an Email about that problem. The different filetypes associated with PA95 show the Windows default icon. If I go in PA’s icon folder I only see Windows default icon and not PA’s icons for every filetype but I can edit the icons and see them properly. I have 5 computers at home so I installed PA95 on one running XPpro and the icons show properly so I installed PA95 on 2 of my other computers running Win98SE and I have the same problem the icons associated with the different filetypes all show Windows default icon and not PA’s icons.
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I already sent an Email about that problem. The different filetypes associated with PA95 show the Windows default icon. If I go in PA’s icon folder I only see Windows default icon and not PA’s icons for every filetype but I can edit the icons and see them properly. I have 5 computers at home so I installed PA95 on one running XPpro and the icons show properly so I installed PA95 on 2 of my other computers running Win98SE and I have the same problem the icons associated with the different filetypes all show Windows default icon and not PA’s icons.
we found the problem. It will be fixed in Beta 2…
thank you!
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works for me now in PA 9.5 beta2
this thread can be closed
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thank you!
