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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

      T

      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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    • File Explorer Shell Extension crash on Junction

      W

      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 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files

      Brian Gregory

      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:
      a) PA always issues a UAC prompt to do this!
      b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

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    • Functions in Windows 11 Context Menu don't work in some directories

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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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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      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…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
      Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later

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    • PA 21.00.18 testing via context menu causes extraction of files

      D

      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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    • Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts

      Brian Gregory

      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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    • Testing .pa archives

      PA_Fan

      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 errors

      Is 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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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

      Clipboard02.jpg

      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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      phil last edited by

      hi,

      1 - single click doesn’t work here, as it used to work before !

      2- when you work on directories, to open files you want to access, the toolbar turns to grey, until the file is well opened ! at that time it becomes effective again !

      3- could it be possible that when opening PA, we could start with something else than the “start” directory ?

      sorry for the english.

      bye

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      • TBGBe
        TBGBe last edited by

        @phil:

        1 - single click doesn’t work here, as it used to work before !

        Sorry, I don’t understand. What do you mean by “Single Click”?
        @phil:

        2- when you work on directories, to open files you want to access, the toolbar turns to grey, until the file is well opened ! at that time it becomes effective again !

        Yes, while opening the archive, PA is “busy”.
        @phil:

        3- could it be possible that when opening PA, we could start with something else than the “start” directory ?

        Options / Configuration / Folders
        Startup location.

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          phil @TBGBe last edited by

          hi, and thank you

          instead of clicking twice to open a file in the archive, i choosed to click once, in the options… that doesn’t work, i must click twice…

          i know how to choose the start directory, i meant when opening PA, the “start” directory is highlighted… can i choose another directory, for example “my docs” ?

          thank you

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            spwolf conexware @phil last edited by

            Turn on View> As a Web page option to enable one click actions.

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              phil @spwolf last edited by

              hi,

              i’m used a bit with PA, and that’s already done !

              the version before was OK with that…

              thx

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware @phil last edited by

                hm, I checked it with as a web page option in French release, and it works. Where exactly it doesnt work? Inside of archives or?

                thanks!

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                  TBGBe @phil last edited by

                  @phil:

                  i know how to choose the start directory, i meant when opening PA, the “start” directory is highlighted… can i choose another directory, for example “my docs” ?

                  If I set the folder options to
                  Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\TBGBe\My Documents\

                  Then that folder is highlighted when starting PA (in explorer view). Is that not what you want :confused:

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                    phil @spwolf last edited by

                    @spwolf:

                    hm, I checked it with as a web page option in French release, and it works. Where exactly it doesnt work? Inside of archives or?

                    thanks!

                    hi,

                    my settings :

                    • explorer view
                    • like a web page

                    so :

                    on the left of the screen, i got all of “my computer”, with all the contents (C:, D:, etc.)

                    if i click on D:, for example, it opens all the files that should open with a single click… but doesn’t work here, and the whole line selection doesn’t either…

                    don’t understand why…

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                      phil @phil last edited by

                      sorry, my head’s off

                      it does work well when i work on an archive

                      i’ve got the habit to singleclick into Windows Explorer on any kind of files, so i was waiting to do the same into PA!

                      sorry again

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