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PA2023 Win10, (same problem with older releases but never reported)
PA Soft is installed on partition D. (exclusive for installed progs)
Then I created on my partition G: the folders as configured in PA Settings ‘Folders’.0fcf1b09-1b91-4b74-b250-f8cf908a3348-Ashampoo_Snap_maandag 20 maart 2023_11h54m34s.png
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The problem : Any activity on PA is saved in these folders…
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I am still using Powerarchiver 2022 and it does not show pdf markups in the preview. Is there a setting to get version 2022 to show pdf markups in the preview? If not, does this work in version 2023?
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The question that I have about PA archives is what happens if say ConeXware, as a company, dies in the future? What happens to any PA files that are created today? Can these files be decompressed with a copy of a PowerArchiver that can no longer phone home to the mothership thus can’t be registered or activated?
I mean, I can understand that new PA files wouldn’t be able to be created if the program isn’t registered but what about an un-registered copy because well, the question that I posed above?
It’s questions like this that make me not want to store anything really valuable in PA files out of fear that I, at some point in the future, might lose access to said data inside those files. OK, 7ZIP might not be able to compress as heavily as PA but at least it’s open source and any 7ZIP files will still be able to be read and decompressed ten, twenty, or fifty years from now.
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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.
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Is this a known problem? Is there a fix coming? This is a primary reason I buy PA.
I’ve tried both methods I know to extract multiple zips at the same time. 1) Multi Extract feature in the GUI. 2) In Windows File Explorer, select multiple zips, right click, use PA context menu to Extract or Extract To…
Is there a setting I missed? Or maybe it really is processing in parallel, but I can’t detect it? Nothing tells me in the Processes in Task Manager that multiple PA extracts are running. And my CPU, memory and disk resources do not look like a lot of extracts are running.
I’m using PA 2022 Standard version 21.00.18 on Windows 11 Pro version 10.0.22621 Build 22621.
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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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Is the version Preview 2023 also considered to be tested by the testteam ? In the past we got messages in the forum for testing out version x.x, to be downloaded by fastring, or I missed the one for 2023. (I discovered 2023 on the official web…)
CU, Pirrbe.
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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 :-)
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Hi there, been a user since 13 years now and in past whenever I had a problem or question I could email, however since 3 weeks it seems like everybody is dead?
Anyway, as kind of a last resort, I post this email a 4th time but in this forum instead now, in the hope for help:
"This is the 3rd time I am emailing you guys as I am missing a working code for the preview of Power Archiver 2023Can you please help me? I am a 13 years lasting customer of yours, and I am shocked thatr for whatever reason my support tickets are ignored now, why?
thanks in advance!
All the best!
Joerg" -
Re: Explorer.exe Crash on right click
This appears to be happening again with the Power Archiver 2022 shell extensions.
When I have Use Explorer Shell Extensions enabled in Power Archiver Configuration and right-click on c:\Users\username\Start Menu, (hidden Junction file), File Explorer crashes.
I have version 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit installed in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.1826).
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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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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.
Key Problems
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Hi,
I’m a german user of PA2005 and I want to use the new version 2006. But there is a problem: It says that my key is wrong in PA 2006?!
What can I do? Or, what I have to do?
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I think you have to go to http://www.conexware.com/shop/ and log in.
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Thank you!
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Indeed, all previous PA orders get International keys as well, so you just need to login to get your keys.
thanks!!!
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I just can’t logon since I don’t have a password… Never subscribed there.
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I just can’t logon since I don’t have a password… Never subscribed there.
I have the same problem. The email I received after purchasing my copy just mentions the serial but no password for the conexware site…
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Two options:-
a) If your email address is still valid - use the “Lost Your Password” query :D
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Terry is right!
Extremly small number of user is not listed on the site, only question is if your email changed or not…
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Terry is right!
Extremly small number of user is not listed on the site, only question is if your email changed or not…
I was not listed in the database. Nathan just added my account and now everything works fine.
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I’ve sent in a couple of requests to try and get access so that I can get my new registration code, but nothing has been sent back yet. I sent one when we got the notice that a new version would be out soon, and then again this past weekend.
How long does it generally take to get a response with login/pw information?
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I’ve sent in a couple of requests to try and get access so that I can get my new registration code, but nothing has been sent back yet. I sent one when we got the notice that a new version would be out soon, and then again this past weekend.
How long does it generally take to get a response with login/pw information?
If your email is not registered, you will need to contact support via contact page above and explain your situation.
If your email is in the database, response is automatic.
thanks,
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If your email is not registered, you will need to contact support via contact page above and explain your situation.
If your email is in the database, response is automatic.
thanks,
I did that, twice. My email address has changed since my original order, but I did include a copy of the original confirmation email showing my previous email address along with my current email address.
Guess I just have to wait a little longer…
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Same for me. I’m still waiting for an answer. In the meanwhile I have to wait for the countdown every time. Annoying…
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Just to be 100% certain.
If the email address you used when registering PowerArchiver is no longer valid, then you cannot contact Conexware via the Account / Shop page because the auto-response will still go to the “old” address!
You should complete the online support request form { or send an email (from your correct address) to support (at) conexware.com} giving your original registration details and clarifying that your email address has changed.
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Yes, I understand, but that address is still valid, but empty.
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Just to be 100% certain.
If the email address you used when registering PowerArchiver is no longer valid, then you cannot contact Conexware via the Account / Shop page because the auto-response will still go to the “old” address!
You should complete the online support request form { or send an email (from your correct address) to support (at) conexware.com} giving your original registration details and clarifying that your email address has changed.
I did that 2 Days ago (sent Mail to Support Address). No answer yet.
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I did that 2 Days ago (sent Mail to Support Address). No answer yet.
Will keep waiting. :)send it again, we either didnt receive it or you didnt receive our reply.
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Done :)<br /><br />Subject is “PA 2006 Key / Log-In into Account” and it comes from “Neroon <neroon (at) darkness.ruhr.de>” -
Some Mailing with Drazen solved the Problem. :)
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I have exactly the same problem.
I have a very old lifetime key that I can’t use with the new version. I even still have the original mail where Drazen sent the original key.However i couldn’t login because my email-address since then has changed.
The first time I mailed to the customer support I got a mail like ‘no problem, send us your private data and we will create a new account for you’.
I did that - however I never got an answer nor am I able to request my login data by that email (that I put in my answer mail) over the website.Now comes the interesting part:
After that I mailed about 6 times to the customer support. I don’t get an answer at all. After the 2nd time I deactivated all my spam filters since I was suspecting that any answer mail got stuck. Nothing.
I was about to convince my company with 300 people with use Powerarchiver instead of Winzip. Since it offers alot more feature with the same interface - but with this current support behaviour I am stuck at the moment.
So please… Dear support people… if you read this - please help! You can contact me using this board for example. I checked that mail coming from this board is going through (I could not have registered otherwise)
From Germany, Hamburg
Carsten Schmitz
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i have entered your data long time ago, I will check it out and email you.
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Ok… now i got something. Thank you!
