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.
Vista 5600 (RC1)
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PA doesn’t work in this version either. Seems like they’ve kept the application model.
Also, RC1 is a ‘locked’ version of Vista build. Application model will not change any more so if you make it compatible for RC1 it will live up to release. -
I have the same problem. Seems like MS broke something in RC1
Guido
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5600 is nice, isnt it? Quite nice.
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Yes it is.
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i’m using it as my primary os on my desktop and about half time on my laptop with no problems. (still using delphi 6 at work. doesn’t work so well in vista :))
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I’m also using it as a primary OS as I just can’t get used back to XP :D
Btw, any fix on the horizon? Must be some small problem for PA to crash.
Also, I like the new Office interface, but Outlook HTML rendering seems to be broken.
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I’m also using it as a primary OS as I just can’t get used back to XP :D
Btw, any fix on the horizon? Must be some small problem for PA to crash.
Also, I like the new Office interface, but Outlook HTML rendering seems to be broken.
Also it downloads images every damn time instead of saving those into the mail itself.its same as before - registration protection, kernel crash :-).
Should be fixed soon though. We will update 9.6x when that happens.
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Why don’t you use your own protection instead of that silly thing. Cracks are anyway all over the Internet…
You loose more on incompatibility than you gain on protection…
Who wants to buy PA will do so anyway. Who doesn’t will use a keygen anyway.
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Why don’t you use your own protection instead of that silly thing. Cracks are anyway all over the Internet…
You loose more on incompatibility than you gain on protection…
Who wants to buy PA will do so anyway. Who doesn’t will use a keygen anyway.
there are no keygens :-). Thats the whole point… with “our” protection, there were around 500 of them :-).
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Hmm. I would expect a more underground knowledge from a developer. :)
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Hmm. I would expect a more underground knowledge from a developer. :)
Well, just xxx.xxx :)i still didnt find any keygens for PA2006… Just serials. There is an big difference there.
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In any case, we should have support months before Vista is officially released.
thanks,
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i still didnt find any keygens for PA2006… Just serials. There is an big difference there.
Which protection toolkit do you use?
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Can’t wait till PA works in RC1 but I will miss the nice Zip icons MS made for archive files. Anyway to use PA and keep those?
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Can’t wait till PA works in RC1 but I will miss the nice Zip icons MS made for archive files. Anyway to use PA and keep those?
sure - you can take them and use PA skins to set them as PA icons - quite easy, just skinning info on this website.
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Thanks for the info. One more thing: I noticed that if you place a file within an archive, that Vista will prompt you to either cancel or overwrite. With PA, it inserts the new file, but also leaves the original file there too. Can PA be configured to overwrite the old files?
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Thanks for the info. One more thing: I noticed that if you place a file within an archive, that Vista will prompt you to either cancel or overwrite. With PA, it inserts the new file, but also leaves the original file there too. Can PA be configured to overwrite the old files?
that depends on the path saved - if files have same path, it will be overwriten, if they dont - they it wont.
check archive in explorer view in PA in case you dont understand what I mean…
thanks,
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OK, I’ve just installed the ‘vista ready’ 9.63 powerarchiver which does not work so I then uninstalled it but vista now does not know how to open standard zip files. Any ideas on getting that working?
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OK, I’ve just installed the ‘vista ready’ 9.63 powerarchiver which does not work so I then uninstalled it but vista now does not know how to open standard zip files. Any ideas on getting that working?
right click on any file and select Send to> Compressed folder. I think thats what it is called.
Windows will then ask you if you want to re-associate with Compressed Folders.
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I’m afraid that did not work any other ideas?
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I’m afraid that did not work any other ideas?
did it actually ask you for the re-association? It just didnt work? Or?
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Sorry should have made that clearer. I Right Clicked and sent a file to a compressed folder. The zip was created succesfully but I was not prompted about the association. Attempting to open the file prompts for you to choose a program to associate but it’s the os i’m trying to reassociate. Is there a version on the horizon that works with rc1?
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Sorry should have made that clearer. I Right Clicked and sent a file to a compressed folder. The zip was created succesfully but I was not prompted about the association. Attempting to open the file prompts for you to choose a program to associate but it’s the os i’m trying to reassociate. Is there a version on the horizon that works with rc1?
Maybe I can create an .reg file for you to re-associate.
As to the Vista, YES, soon, I hope.
thanks,
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Just choose Windows ‘explorer.exe’ as the program in ‘file association’ and check 'always use this program.
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thanks, I can now double click and open a zip again. Now if i can just get the compressed folder icon back…
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thanks, I can now double click and open a zip again. Now if i can just get the compressed folder icon back…
i have to find clean Vista installation, and when I do, I will attach an registry script that will do that…
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Why does PA 2004 work but PA 2006 doesn’t?
Suppose its a bit like Nero in that way Nero 6.6.0.6 worked but the new 7 one didn’t.
Ok yes power archiver 2004 works fully on windows vista, you can download it here:
http://download.oldversion.com/powarc926.exe
Yes its a retail copy, no it does not have keygen, you can use trial. May be a slow download tho.
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They use a component that doesnt work in Vista yet. They are waiting for a new version.
Guido
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I’m a registered user of PA 2006 is there any way i can get hold of a key for PA 2004 as I am now using it on Vista RC1?
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email us at support so we can give you reg number as well OR if you purchased PA 2004 or before, you can login to your account and you will still be able to get PA 2004 from there.
thanks,
