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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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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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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!
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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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To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
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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.
PAE SFX Question
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Just a few things i’d like to get straight—i’ve gathered bits and pieces from the forums on the issue, but i want to make sure i have this right:
- PA can create AES-encrypted PAE archives.
- PA can create passworded PAE SFX files, but NOT AES-encrypted SFX files.
Is this correct? If so, i think the Encrypt window should gray out those encryption options or something when the “Create self-extracting archive” box is selected. I got excited thinking i could create AES SFX files.
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That is not correct.
PAE SFX will extract every kind of PAE file, including AES. You probably read about ZIP AES not being supported by ZIP SFX, which is completly different.
thanks,
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Ahh… very nice, then. Thanks for the quick reply. I know WinZip is charging an ungodly $49.95 just for their SFX 3.0 add-on. Well-encrypted SFX is useful to me for transferring files to recipients who may or may not have a compatible program, and it’s nice for it to be integrated into my archiver of choice.
Which brings me to another question… What about PA’s AES-encrypted ZIP compatibility with other major utilities? Like, i know WinZip and PKZip have had deliberate compatibility issues and such… Basically, incompatibilities and the lack of AES support in Windows’ built-in ZIP utility are why i need encrypted SFX at all.
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Here’s the information from PA’s help file:
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ZIP AES methods supported:Decrypt (read) PkZip 5.1 and PKWare Secure Zip 8.0 Single Password Strong Encryption (AES) and WinZip 9.0 AES-1 and AES-2 formats for key lengths of 128, 192 and 256 bits.
Encrypt (write) the PkZip 5.1 and PKWare Secure Zip 8.0 Single Password Strong Encryption (AES) formats for key lengths of 128, 192 and 256 bits.
So, creation of WinZip’s AES encrypted archives is not supported, however WinZip is supposed to be able to read PKWare Secure Zip AES format archives, so interoperability should be there.
Note that I have not tried any of this - PAE works well enough for my needs - so test it if it really matters to you.
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@phi:
Ahh… very nice, then. Thanks for the quick reply. I know WinZip is charging an ungodly $49.95 just for their SFX 3.0 add-on. Well-encrypted SFX is useful to me for transferring files to recipients who may or may not have a compatible program, and it’s nice for it to be integrated into my archiver of choice.
Which brings me to another question… What about PA’s AES-encrypted ZIP compatibility with other major utilities? Like, i know WinZip and PKZip have had deliberate compatibility issues and such… Basically, incompatibilities and the lack of AES support in Windows’ built-in ZIP utility are why i need encrypted SFX at all.
PkZip, WinZip and PA will read each others AES ZIP archives without any issues….