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.
10.20.02 with old toolbar startup funny
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I’m using 10.20.02 beta with the old style toolbar. When I start PowerArchiver with no archive part of the window is “see-through” and my wallpaper shows through. Image1.png is attached showing the effect.
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interesting… what happens when you set defaults?
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interesting… what happens when you set defaults?
Not sure which defaults you refer to.
As soon as I start to use it it redraws correctly.
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Please check with Beta 3 Rev2:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1020b3.exeand let us know if it is fixed.
thanks!
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Please check with Beta 3 Rev2:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release10/powarc1020b3.exeand let us know if it is fixed.
thanks!
A little different, not fixed.
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I Cant for the sake of me Duplicate this glitch! even after a clean install then reseting all defaults and flicking in and out of ribbon to old style.
Good look on this one Guys “n” Girls
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@Sir:
I Cant for the sake of me Duplicate this glitch! even after a clean install then reseting all defaults and flicking in and out of ribbon to old style.
Good look on this one Guys “n” Girls
Okay, maybe it’s something specific to the particular video drivers on my system. Wait and see if anyone else reports it.
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@Brian:
Okay, maybe it’s something specific to the particular video drivers on my system. Wait and see if anyone else reports it.
Good Point Brian, are there any updates for the current video card?
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I’ve tried on my Vista and my XP machine and seems to work fine each time. I have ATI cards.
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Have it too. It only happens on the desktop.
Windows 11 Pro ENU x64
Intel Core I7
32 GB RAM -
I think it has something to do with the the Grid component. I have a dutch windows, maybe this is creates the problem.
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I seem to have fixed this. It stopped when I uninstalled Novatix Cyberhawk. Maybe it was some weird interaction between Cyberhawk and either PowerArchiver or my ATI display drivers.
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@Sir:
Good Point Brian, are there any updates for the current video card?
Updating my ATI video drivers is rather complicated and error prone. Also it’s somewhat vague as to which is the latest version that still supports my ancient video card.
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Nope. Have no idea what that is.
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b3.07 still has this problem.
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this is a known fault with vista which i have been told is in the process of being fixed by microsoft. It basically is the combination of old video cards and new software like powerarchiver which use new componets that vista have to offer. no time scale was given when i relaed this problem to microsoft though they say they are looking into it
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That’s funny. Mine is on XP :)
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Have youi changed your browser recently as i know that, that can cause the problem. Can you let us know what updates are on your system and youir system specs.
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not fixed in .08
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@Brian Gregory
Could you also post the same screenshot made with explorer? I think you have another Icon above my document that is causing the problem.
I think I have found mine. “Driverstudio Remote Data”. For some reason PA can’t handle this, and it screws up the refresh of the filelist.
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@Brian Gregory
Could you also post the same screenshot made with explorer? I think you have another Icon above my document that is causing the problem.
I think I have found mine. “Driverstudio Remote Data”. For some reason PA can’t handle this, and it screws up the refresh of the filelist.
Above “My Documents” is “My Computer”.
I used TweakUI to make them appear in that order.Anyway problem is gone now I’ve uninstalled Cyberhawk.
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Disabling video hardware acceleration might give a clue as to whether it’s the video driver or not. In “Display Properties”, click on the “Advanced” button then the “Troubleshoot” tab of the Video Adapter properties page that shows up.
If the problem goes away after ratcheting down the Hardware acceleration and/or turning off write combining then the problem is almost certainly he video drivers.
