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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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    • 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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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

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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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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,

      time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
      Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.

      Features implemented:
      PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
      PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.

      Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.

      To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.

      thank you!

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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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    PA 2007 is deleting startup items from registry

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      dragon57 last edited by

      I just installed the beta 8 version of PA 2007 and noticed it still deletes (or tries to on my machine) startup items from HKCU/Run in the registry when the installer runs. I have a program that blocks additions or deletions unless I approve them, but it shouldn’t be doing this.

      The forum search feature doesn’t work for me, so forgive me if this has already been posted.

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      • spwolf
        spwolf conexware last edited by

        What exactly it deletes? Beta 8 installer will remove all keys added by Beta 7 due to update issue we had. We fixed it but it will work fine in next update, which is beta 9.

        If thats what you meant.

        thanks,

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          dragon57 last edited by

          It tries to delete entries for two utilities that start automatically when Windows comes up, StrokeIt and Getmail.

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          • spwolf
            spwolf conexware last edited by

            that would be strange - what program are you using for monitoring registry?

            thanks,

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              dragon57 last edited by

              I am using Spybot Search & Destroy’s resident program called Teatimer. The funny thing about this is I just installed the latest beta and it tried deleting the same entries as before, plus this time it tried to delete Teatimer from the startup key as well.

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware last edited by

                It is big conspiracy :-)

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                • spwolf
                  spwolf conexware last edited by

                  we will check it out with spybot…

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                    Try uninstalling PA and installing it again. See if it happens again.

                    If it does - let it delete it, and see what happens (does it actually delete it).

                    thanks,

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                      dragon57 last edited by

                      Been there, done that. And yes it does actually delete the entries.

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                      • spwolf
                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                        did you actually uninstall PowerArchiver completly?

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                          dragon57 last edited by

                          Yes. Can you tell me what registry entries I can manually check to clean everything out after I uninstall? I can try one more time and do a clean install to see if the behavior still exists.

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                          • spwolf
                            spwolf conexware @dragon57 last edited by

                            @dragon57:

                            Yes. Can you tell me what registry entries I can manually check to clean everything out after I uninstall? I can try one more time and do a clean install to see if the behavior still exists.

                            we are checking it out, i will let you know…

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                            • Normandie
                              Normandie @spwolf last edited by

                              @spwolf:

                              we are checking it out, i will let you know…

                              I have had the same problem with the startup entry for Superantispyware. As soon as I uninstalled PA2007 I no longer have a problem with SAS entry being deleted or blocked. I reinstalled 9.64 and no more problems.

                              Hope this helps,
                              Normandie

                              Edit:

                              I just tried reinstalling PA2007 and the SAS entry in startup was deleted again.

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                              • spwolf
                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                Issue with dissapearing startup items that show in system tray will be fixed in Beta 11. Please note B11 not B10, as change will only work after first update of fixed version (which is B10).

                                thanks,

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                                • spwolf
                                  spwolf conexware last edited by

                                  please check with RC1… thanks
                                  It will be fixed, as long as you installed B10 as well (or of course, if RC1 is first install)…

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                                    dragon57 last edited by

                                    I just installed RC1 and I didn’t see the problem I saw before. Thanks!

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