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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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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,
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Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
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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.
.REP File Association Problems
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Hello.
We use a program called Business Objects which creates business reports with the extension .rep which are emailed out to staff within a zip file.
Upon installing power archiver 9.5.1 it takes the association of the .rep file away thinking that it is an archive type file.
What archive program creates .REP files ?
I have managed to take back file association through windows file properties “open with” however there is still the issue.
When the .rep files are contained within the zip, the icons on the files appear as Business Objects. But when you double click on them power archiver does not look to the windows extensions list and tries to open the .rep report files as archives, which fails saying the file is corrupt. As of course its not a valid archive as they are report files which PA thinks are an archive.
How can we get these files to open from within the zip with the correct program. I’m do not want to retrain/change work procedures for about 50 users spread accross the region just because Power Archiver gets itself in a jam :confused: .
Any help or practical work around would be appreciated.
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Upon installing power archiver 9.5.1 it takes the association of the .rep file away thinking that it is an archive type file.
This can be prevented in PowerArchiver {Options : Configuration : File Formats}
@jporter:I have managed to take back file association through windows file properties “open with” however there is still the issue.
When the .rep files are contained within the zip, the icons on the files appear as Business Objects. But when you double click on them power archiver does not look to the windows extensions list and tries to open the .rep report files as archives, which fails saying the file is corrupt. As of course its not a valid archive as they are report files which PA thinks are an archive.
How can we get these files to open from within the zip with the correct program.
As a workaround, use the PowerArchiver {View} option. When you activate the option {Options : Configuration : Miscellaneous : “Prompt when view button is pressed”} This allows you to choose “Open with Associated Progam”.
Hope that helps.
@jporter:What archive program creates .REP files ?
Sorry, I have no idea :confused:
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This can be prevented in PowerArchiver {Options : Configuration : File Formats}
As a workaround, use the PowerArchiver {View} option. When you activate the option {Options : Configuration : Miscellaneous : “Prompt when view button is pressed”} This allows you to choose “Open with Associated Progam”.
Thanks Terry. I already had that set, and it does show busobj.exe (the Buiness Objects executable) in the open with list. However if you click on it using the open with method it still returns the same error as I mentioned above.
“PowerArchive can not open this file. It does not appear to be a vaild archive. Note: check the files is not in use. If you are trying to open an EXE file, it may be corrupt or is not in the proper format. If you are trying to open a multi-volume ZIP archive, please open the last file of the set.”
Why did PowerArchiver add the .REP file type in the first place ? One I can’t find any references to .rep archives in the first place and two it makes my 50 or so copies of PA that I paid for useless as I can’t roll it out to my users.
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Thanks Terry. I already had that set, and it does show busobj.exe (the Buiness Objects executable) in the open with list. However if you click on it using the open with method it still returns the same error as I mentioned above.
Are we talking about the same thing? The PowerArchiver View dialogue does not have an “open with list”? It shows “View Using…” and a “View” button to activate.
Highlight the file in the PowerArchiver window and then use the Toolbar button “View”.
Do not double click the REP file as then PA will still try to open it - not sure why :confused:Why did PowerArchiver add the .REP file type in the first place ? One I can’t find any references to .rep archives in the first place and two it makes my 50 or so copies of PA that I paid for useless as I can’t roll it out to my users.
If you disable the REP association in PowerArchiver and use your Buiness Objects executable to reapply its own association for REP files, it should work - are you saying it doesn’t.
I think that when installing/upgrading PA, you can use the options:
- Associate PowerArchiver with recommended formats
- Show configuration options for first installations
By de-activating the first and activating the second, the “Options/Configuration/File Formats” can be used to deactivate the PA - REP association (and any others you wish) at first run.
Note: I cannot check for real REP files, but this does work with a TXT file I renamed as REP and then associated with my text editor, for example.
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.rep are used as game files for some games, and are compressed zip archives, which is why that happens.