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.
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
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.
