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.
Access Violation on Install
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I tried to install 9.63.02 on a new laptop and I get the following error when the application starts. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling with a reboot in between.
Registration has no effect on this behavior.
Access violation at address 007ACD33 in module ‘POWERARC.EXE’. Read of address FFFFFFFF.
When I hit OK the application loads but none of the buttons show.
On a side note I could not figure out how (help anyone?) to get the images I loaded as attachments to show up inline with this post, hence the links.
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What OS are you using?
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It looks like 98
Guido
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Windows XP SP2.
The only thing odd about the systems is that there are some tightened security controls enabled in various places. I am not sure of all the details of the hardening that was done to the system.
For example parts of the registry or file system could have non-standard (i.e. default install) security controls in place.
I do have administrative privileges on the system.
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The only change I made the debug output was to change the computer name and user name to obfuscate the identity.
date/time : 2007-02-10, 08:24:04, 197ms
computer name : mysystem
user name : pa-user
operating system : Windows XP Service Pack 2 build 2600
system language : English
system up time : 49 minutes 4 seconds
program up time : 3 seconds
processor : Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.73GHz
physical memory : 408/1015 MB (free/total)
free disk space : (C:) 53.38 GB
display mode : 1024x768, 32 bit
process id : $514
allocated memory : 6.28 MB
executable : powerarc.exe
exec. date/time : 2006-12-10 10:28
version : 9.6.4.2
madExcept version : 2.7g
exception class : EAccessViolation
exception message : Access violation at address 007DB20F in module ‘powerarc.exe’. Read of address FFFFFFFF.main thread ($794):
007db20f powerarc.exemodules:
00400000 powerarc.exe 9.6.4.2 C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver
01b70000 unrar3.dll 3.60.100.215 C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver
020b0000 cabinet.dll 1.0.603.0 C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver
10000000 PAISO.DLL 1.7.3.0 C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver
20000000 DZIPS32.DLL 6.0.0.5 C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver
30000000 DUNZIPS32.DLL 6.0.0.5 C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver
5ad70000 uxtheme.dll 6.0.2900.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
5edd0000 olepro32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
63000000 WBOCX.OCX 4.6.0.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71aa0000 WS2HELP.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71ab0000 WS2_32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
71ad0000 wsock32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
73000000 winspool.drv 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
73b30000 mscms.dll 5.1.2600.2709 C:\WINDOWS\system32
73dd0000 MFC42.DLL 6.2.4131.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32
755c0000 msctfime.ime 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76380000 msimg32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76390000 imm32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
763b0000 comdlg32.dll 6.0.2900.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76600000 CSCDLL.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\System32
76b40000 winmm.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
76fd0000 CLBCATQ.DLL 2001.12.4414.308 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77050000 COMRes.dll 2001.12.4414.258 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77120000 oleaut32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
773d0000 comctl32.dll 6.0.2900.2982 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2982_x-ww_ac3f9c03
774e0000 ole32.dll 5.1.2600.2726 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77920000 SETUPAPI.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77a20000 cscui.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\System32
77a80000 crypt32.dll 5.131.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77b20000 MSASN1.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77b40000 appHelp.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77c00000 version.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77c10000 msvcrt.dll 7.0.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77d40000 user32.dll 5.1.2600.2622 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77dd0000 advapi32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77e70000 RPCRT4.dll 5.1.2600.2794 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77f10000 GDI32.dll 5.1.2600.2818 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77f60000 SHLWAPI.dll 6.0.2900.2995 C:\WINDOWS\system32
77fe0000 Secur32.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
7c800000 kernel32.dll 5.1.2600.2945 C:\WINDOWS\system32
7c900000 ntdll.dll 5.1.2600.2180 C:\WINDOWS\system32
7c9c0000 shell32.dll 6.0.2900.2951 C:\WINDOWS\system32
7e1e0000 hhctrl.ocx 5.2.3790.2744 C:\WINDOWS\system32disassembling:
007db20f sub_7db20f: ; function entry point
007db20f > cmp byte ptr [edx+eax-1], $5c
007db214 jz loc_7db223
007db216 lea eax, [ebp-$20]
007db219 mov edx, $7dce9c
007db21e call -$3d5d63 ($4054c0)
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