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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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    • skypx
      skypx last edited by

      I just received the following e-mail today at 10:59AM:

      Version:
      PowerArchiver 2004 9.1 Alpha 1

      More Info:
      http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288

      thank you,
      PA Team

      I am assuming this was sent by mistake.

      ASUS Crosshair VII Hero
      AMD Ryzen 9 5700X
      T-Force DDR4 3600 32GB
      Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
      GTX 3080ti
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        barrejea last edited by

        I have also received Version:

        PowerArchiver 2004 9.1 Alpha 1

        More Info:
        http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=288

        thank you,
        PA Team

        then when I follow the link :

        barrejea, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

        Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else’s post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
        If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

        An error somewhere ?

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          phil @barrejea last edited by

          hi !

          me too !

          bye

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          • spwolf
            spwolf conexware @phil last edited by

            Hi,

            by mistake I have sent alpha testing notification for different group of users, which is why you have received the email. I aplogoize, as you noticed 9.1 is in testing and will be released by the next week!

            thank you!!!

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            • skypx
              skypx @spwolf last edited by

              @spwolf:

              Hi,

              by mistake I have sent alpha testing notification for different group of users, which is why you have received the email. I aplogoize, as you noticed 9.1 is in testing and will be released by the next week!

              thank you!!!

              That’s great news!!! Thanks for the update. :)

              ASUS Crosshair VII Hero
              AMD Ryzen 9 5700X
              T-Force DDR4 3600 32GB
              Samsung 970 EVO 2TB
              GTX 3080ti
              Win10 x64

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                deipotent @spwolf last edited by

                @spwolf:

                …. 9.1 is in testing and will be released by the next week!

                Scooby Dooby Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…… :D

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                  peterr @deipotent last edited by

                  I just changed my email address a few days ago, and never got the activation email. Had to have it manually approved through support.

                  Looking through my email folders, the same thing happened last year. :(

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                    peterr @peterr last edited by

                    I don’t get email notification of PM’s either, my CP setting is to receive notification of PM’s.

                    It seems to be a problem, a Google search showed some results.

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                    • spwolf
                      spwolf conexware last edited by

                      does anyone else get forum emails properly? I know we had several new users post new questions in last 2-3 days, so people have to be getting activation emails.

                      As you can see, most of google issues are anti-spam filter issues, but I know you dont have one :-).

                      thanks,

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                        peterr @spwolf last edited by

                        I didn’t get an email advice about this new post (above), so I don’t know what is stopping it.

                        The exim logs from this website will show if an email was sent though (assuming Exim is used).

                        However, as it has now been manually activated, and I do not have any problems with PA, then it’s not worth trying to find out ‘why’.

                        If I do post, I’ll just check back on the forums.

                        Thanks !!

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