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:
Screenshot 2025-01-08 082909.png
Screenshot 2025-01-08 082935.png
Screenshot 2025-01-08 082953.png
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.
Zwischenablage_10-22-2024_01.jpg
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.
about window.png
Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
configbuttons.png
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
powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png
powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png
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.
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
PA for Outlook won't install
-
Hi,
I know there are already some threads about this topic, but they don’t help.
I installed paop200b2 on my Vista and Win2003 with Office 2007. But I don’t see the AddIn in Outlook, also in the menu Tools¦Trust Center¦Add-ins there’s no Add-in.
I’m working as non-admin and installed the add-in as admin. The same thing on Vista.
Any clues?
Thanks -
I have it installed on my Vista machine with Office 2007. I’m at work right now and don’t have the Vista machine handy, but if I remember correctly, it is tools/options. It comes up as one of the tabs inside there.
-
That’s correct, these are the options for the “PA for Outlook” himself.
But every add-in is also listed in the Trust Center Tab.But in my case, both are empty.
-
I just checked my add-in and it has PAOutlook.dll listed in there.
-
maybe the problem is that you installed them under different user account? Did you try logging in as admin and checking then?
Also, is it installed under programs in control panel?
-
amh209:
Thanks, it’s not the case for me.spwolf:
maybe the problem is that you installed them under different user account?
This is not a problem, this is the normal case. A normal user has no rights to install such programs.
Did you try logging in as admin and checking then?
Yes, it’s there.
Also, is it installed under programs in control panel?
Yes
For Outlook 2003 it has worked. Why the add-in isn’t installed for all users?
For example SnagIt installs an add-in too, and it’s available for all users. -
i guess we should make it optional - i am glad we figured out what is the issue.
In normal circumstances, if you shared computer with other people, would you want them to install things to your account as well?
-
In normal circumstances, if you shared computer with other people, would you want them to install things to your account as well?
In normal circumstances, they don’t have admin rights, also no installation. It’s a bad habit to work as admin.
And because you don’t have a ‘personal’ program files folder, it’s a question of setting the security on folders or install the shortcut in ‘all users’ or not.
Normally this is an option: Install “only for me” or “all users”.Also PA installs the shortcut to ‘All users’ and it’s accessible to all users.
Why not also the add-in?Thanks
-
Yes, I think it should be optional if possible, either:
- current local user only
- global; all local users
To choose option 2 the user that’s installing it should have admin rights. This should satisfy safe computing practices as well as satisfy users by giving them the option to choose depending on their scenario of multi-user or single-user pc.
Thanks.
-
Yeah, but it’s not possible.
You need always admin rights to install something in the ‘progran files’ folder. Normal user have only read access.
And Outllok is installed in the ‘program files’ folder. So you need admin rights
-
It would appear you’ve got a multi-user setup and would like to not need to give the other user admin privileges or else you would like to use your pc under a non-admin account for security purposes. It sounds like the devs will work towards making the install choices - regarding which users to install the plugin for -optional, so that should fix this issue.
In the meantime, what about making your non-admin account an admin temporarily, installing PAOP, then change the account back to a non-admin and see if you can then run the plugin succesfully as the non-admin user? I know it’s not the ideal method but maybe you can get this to work while a better solution is cooked up.
:) -
beta 3 should be up today/tomorrow, so please check it out with it…
thank you…
-
p.s. it now installs plugin as shared addin, so it should work fine.
-
PAOP is updated on downloads page, can you please check and let us know if it works properly? Also added theme support so it looks pretty now….
thanks