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.
Buy a copy of 9.5 ?
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hey all, if I buy a copy, will it be 9.5 or the old 9.25 ?
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As 9.5 is in beta, today (08.08.2005) the official version is 9.25, so that would be the version you buy.
Note: Although your license code would need to be changed for 9.5 (even for the beta) it is straightforward, see the “news” page for details of this.
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Yes, the most important is that the upgrade from 9.25 to 9.5 is free. :)
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ok thanks :)
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Everyone who purchased PA from 1st of August 2005 will get free upgrade to PA2006 even if they are Business license users (purchase will count as if they purchased PA2006).
thanks,
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How far back will a free upgrade to PA 2006 be considered? I don’t recall having an account page and using my email I got my serial from does not result in a password being sent to it.
Thanks,
Krank
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How far back will a free upgrade to PA 2006 be considered? I don’t recall having an account page and using my email I got my serial from does not result in a password being sent to it.
Thanks,
Krank
hi,
just contact us via support button at top of the page with your order details.Few of the older orders were never entered online.
thanks,
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I did that and will wait for support’s reply. Thanks again.
Krank
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I am one of these old users and I just contacted your company about obtaining this account so I can get a new reg code and the email back asks me for my address and phone number. This kind of sent up a red flag, so I would like that request to be verified here by an administrator before I send that in.
As you can tell, I’m a little paranoid that my email somehow didn’t reach you and someone else is digging for my information. And please also tell me why this info is needed, thanks. Please don’t take this as an attack. I just try to be careful with my information during these times when information is stolen from hacked computers on a daily basis and spam emails and trojans try to get one to reveal bank accounts and the like.
Oh, and strangely enough SpamPal flagged this email for some reason- I’m glad I check my junk folder to make sure it’s junk.
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@Qun:
I am one of these old users and I just contacted your company about obtaining this account so I can get a new reg code and the email back asks me for my address and phone number. This kind of sent up a red flag, so I would like that request to be verified here by an administrator before I send that in.
As you can tell, I’m a little paranoid that my email somehow didn’t reach you and someone else is digging for my information. And please also tell me why this info is needed, thanks. Please don’t take this as an attack. I just try to be careful with my information during these times when information is stolen from hacked computers on a daily basis and spam emails and trojans try to get one to reveal bank accounts and the like.
Oh, and strangely enough SpamPal flagged this email for some reason- I’m glad I check my junk folder to make sure it’s junk.
Hi,
we lost registration information for some of the first users we had (around 100), which is why we need full info from them again. Phone number is not really needed, it is just something you enter. Address is needed for our database reasons. Originally, it was needed for credit card processing company.
It is very hard to verify anything if we dont have basic address information. This info is absolutly not shared with anyone or anybody and will never be used unless we need to verify some change (for instance you changed emails or similar).
thanks!
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Okay, I will email back my address then. Thanks for the reply. Interesting to know I was part of the initial 100 to pay for PA after it went shareware. :cool:
