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In the latest version of PA, on W11 (latest build/SP) when you try to use the first level context menu - NOTHING HAPPENS (particularly when you do this from Downloads or Documents folders) - however I noticed that it DOES WORK when you use the context menu from the Desktop. Going to the second level context menu does work however.
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PA 2023 22.00.08
Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.
The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.
The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.
Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.
The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.
The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.
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In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.
I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.
When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.
I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.
Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.
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W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit
PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)
It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.
I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.
With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.
In the .pa, I can:-
preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errorsIs it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.
Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.
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PA 21.00.18 running on Windows 7 64 bit.
I made a big .PA file and thought I’d check it was made correctly with Menu / Actions / Test.
Discovered:
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See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?
Thanks :)
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Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,
time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.
To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
thank you!
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For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.
I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.
Beta key
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Why is there not any Beta key? I really not like to purchase a key only to beta test your software.
Yes it works without the any key, except that you have an annoying popup dialog.
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For PA 2006 they change te registration system.
If you allready purchard PA in the past you can get it from the shop on this site
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@Jr:
For PA 2006 they change te registration system.
If you allready purchard PA in the past you can get it from the shop on this site
Well I just found this software, and I like to give it a try. So I would like to try the beta since the final version don’t support ISO. And I’m not going to purchase a license until I have tried the application.
And in beta software you can often find a beta key, that works during the beta period.
So you don’t have limited/stript version and no annoying stuff -
the beta will function as a trial.
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All functions are working as in purchased version. No limited-stript version. You can fully test ISO stuff without key.
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All functions are working as in purchased version. No limited-stript version. You can fully test ISO stuff without key.
Yep, as I stated in earlier post everything works fine except… enter license key popup everytime I use the application. That is why I asked if there was any BETA key. So I don’t see this everytime.
I now know that there is not a BETA key, so I leave it as it is, no more questions about this. :)
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if you buy a beta version you buy a full versiopn to the next version of pa.
Just remember that.
just remember the only archiver i pay for is powerarchiver as its the best and needs supporting thats why beta is the same as full version.
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I would never buy a license for any software that I’m beta testing, unless I know it’s right for me.
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@yop:
I would never buy a license for any software that I’m beta testing, unless I know it’s right for me.
So wait for the final release and then download it’s trial version, test it for 30 days and then decide if you want to buy it…
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Yes. That is what I’m planing to do, if this application works like it should. But my question from start was if there was any beta key, so I did not have to click on the “enter license key” popup
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thats would mean you have the software for free and rememberthe software is shareware
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thats would mean you have the software for free and rememberthe software is shareware
*** A BETA Key, during the BETA Test period. ***
Not for life. Unless you like to give me a key like that :)
EDIT: If I would like to not pay for the software, I can use a “internet key” (key found on the webb) Thats not the case here.
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@yop:
If I would like to not pay for the software, I can use a “internet key” (key found on the webb) Thats not the case here.
No, you can’t. There is no key on the web for PA 2006 (at least now)
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@NTFS:
No, you can’t. There is no key on the web for PA 2006 (at least now)
Hehe I see that you have search for a key. Well I have not, I just assumed that there was keys on the web. Anyhow can we drop this issue now? I know that there is not any BETA key from you guys, and I also now know that there is no keys on the web ;)
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@yop:
Hehe I see that you have search for a key.
Yes, i did. But I don’t need it - I have a license…
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reason we never have special free beta keys is that a. our software is always fully functional, b. our beta’s are very usable, so there wouldnt be many reasons to actually purchase PA :-))).
Anyway, I think this got settled, final is out soon and this thread is cllllooooooseeeed! thanks.
