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    • Powerarchiver 2021 incorrectly extract tar.xz file

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      Configuration:
      Powerarchiver 2021 20.00.73
      Windows 10 Education 10.0.19042 Build 19042

      When extracting gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz , Powerarchiver wrongly thinks some .exe files have a length of zero:

      98773b3b-65c0-48fa-8cd4-d081b2e0adee-image.png

      Once extracted:

      D:\Temp\Powerarchiver\gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf\bin>dir *.exe Volume in drive D is DATA Volume Serial Number is 0E12-BCA2 Directory of D:\Temp\Powerarchiver\gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf\bin 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,391,599 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-addr2line.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ar.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-as.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,030,119 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,389,293 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++filt.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,027,513 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-cpp.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 4,040,503 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-dwp.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 391,769 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-elfedit.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-g++.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,026,926 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-10.2.1.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 609,607 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ar.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 609,607 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-nm.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 609,607 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ranlib.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 2,165,533 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-dump.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 2,343,605 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-tool.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 2,450,233 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov.exe 2020-11-20 07:54 PM 9,605,899 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gdb.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 3,028,997 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gfortran.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,412,943 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gprof.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.bfd.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.gold.exe 2020-11-20 07:41 PM 25,546,567 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-lto-dump.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-nm.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objcopy.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objdump.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ranlib.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-readelf.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,393,083 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-size.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 1,392,464 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strings.exe 2020-11-20 07:10 PM 0 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strip.exe 32 File(s) 67,465,867 bytes 0 Dir(s) 1,002,422,431,744 bytes free

      When the same archive is being extracted from a git bash session (after having installed git 2.30.1 for Windows 64 bit version from git-scm.com), the .exe files are extracted as expected:

      xz -k -d gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz tar xf gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar cd gcc-arm-10.2-2020.11-mingw-w64-i686-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf/bin ll *.exe -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1391599 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-addr2line.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1421598 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ar.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 2028927 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-as.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3030119 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1389293 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-c++filt.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 3027513 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-cpp.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 4040503 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-dwp.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 391769 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-elfedit.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3030119 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-g++.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3026926 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-10.2.1.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 609607 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ar.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 609607 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-nm.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 609607 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-ranlib.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 3026926 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcc.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 2165533 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-dump.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 2343605 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov-tool.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 2450233 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gcov.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 9605899 Nov 20 19:54 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gdb.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 3028997 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gfortran.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1412943 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-gprof.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 4 User 197121 2572182 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.bfd.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 4 User 197121 2572182 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 4550029 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ld.gold.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 25546567 Nov 20 19:41 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-lto-dump.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1404945 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-nm.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1531656 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objcopy.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1991350 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-objdump.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1421598 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-ranlib.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1163376 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-readelf.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1393083 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-size.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 1 User 197121 1392464 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strings.exe* -rwxr-xr-x 2 User 197121 1531656 Nov 20 19:10 arm-none-linux-gnueabihf-strip.exe*

      The same archive file does extract properly under a native Linux Ubuntu 20.04 system, or under Windows 10 using the WSL2 Linux subsystem using xz and tar.

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    • Log waite for bugs to be fixed

      D

      Its a long time since people reported bugs like converter bug still no fix yet

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    • Is PowerArchiver 2021 stable?

      BigMike

      Hi,

      I just saw, that on the Website, PowerArchiver 2021 20.00.73 is advertised as latest version. (Actually, the downloaded version says, it’s 20.00.70 in the about dialog)
      But it still comes with the “red icon set” for preview versions and has some known unfixed bugs, as I read here.

      Is it sufficiently stable to be used on production systems?

      Kind regards

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    • File Browser: Operations don't trigger UAC

      BigMike

      This happens in Archive and Explorer Mode:

      Navigate to a folder, which is UAC protected (for example C:\Program Files) Right click -> New -> Folder (or any other item)
      => Nothing happens

      Expected behaviour: UAC prompt is triggered and a new folder (or file) will be created

      PowerArchiver 19.00.57

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    • Bugs I found and wanted to share with the team.

      B

      Hi I recently bought PowerArchiver and found some bugs and issues that I hit testing some of the features out.

      If you are doing a backup and on the compression options screen its default is compression format is PA with no option to change disk spanning. If you change to 7-zip you can change disk spanning. If you change the disk spanning then move back to PA format the field for disk spanning disables but the option stays set to what you changed it to. When you do a backup it will use PA with files spanning but PowerArchiver says that its not a valid format when you open it. If PA can’t really do file spanning then this screen is allowing it.

      I have attached an image where the progress bar is in the middle of the CD/DVD/BD Tools screen.

      alt text

      I have a 7-Zip file I created using the backup tools doing an increment backup. It opens and extracts just fine but if you using the Test option PowerArchiver locks up. Link to file: Backup-2021-02-05-20-35-36 TEST LOCKUP.7z

      On any Zip/PA/7-Zip process the pause and cancel buttons do not work. You have to hard kill the entire application to get out.

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    • Does PA supports Intel's zlib?

      G

      There would be many of us with Intel Processors.

      and they have their own optimized zlib algorithm, which can result in more efficiency if used combined with their hardware processor.

      Reference:
      https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/white-papers/zlib-compression-whitepaper-copy.pdf

      Can we get the same Functionality Under Hardware Acceleration Feature?

      Zlib is not the only feature that intel has included with their processor, there’s many, which if combined can result in efficient and better compression ratios.

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    • PA Batch Archive post completion error

      G

      Hi,

      After the batch archiving is complete, and if I click on whitespace of the PA app, I get this error.

      PA Batch.png

      I did check for ongoing process and ensured no archives were corrupt, It seems like activity did complete successfully but the error is shown for no reason, and only after clicking the whitespace.

      Please see if this can be removed.

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    • PA and conflict with Antivirus

      G

      I’m using the Kaspersky Total Security.

      I have configured PA as exclusion as followed:

      PA Exclusion.png

      and also is set us trusted application

      PA Trusted Application.png

      Scenario:

      My Antivirus likes to scan for everything, and it’s safeguarding behavior is to prevent the access to the file until the file is properly scanned for.

      The issue:

      PA when losses the access to file, it is stuck, consumes Resources, and never completes the process or throws any error

      Recommendation:
      PAStarter should also work as PAMonitor:
      There should be a monitoring process, at least if I’m using queuing feature, that should check for never ending compression processes and terminate them so the queue can be little bit automated.

      Also,
      There should be multiple attempts at retrying if PA loses access to or is denied, instead of having to see process was stuck for longer duration.

      Or, better, save the parameters I used for keeping the files in compression, and automatically restart the whole compression process after termination the same, of same folders and files set, this should happen in case if compression was stuck.

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    • Using the Queue Feature affects Compression Ratio negatively

      G

      If you use Queue Feature, you are not saving on space, you are just squeezing less.

      Here’s explaination:

      https://youtu.be/XcxG2wxyink

      I did test the same on multiple files, and of different types.

      It does have large difference for each large file you are trying to squeeze.

      Folders with multiple files, just have no benefits if you use Queue Feature

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    • Problems with Color-scheme after upgrade to build 73

      A

      Hello!
      I am using the portable version of PA2021. After switching from build 58 to 73 I have problems with the color-scheme:
      While 58 behaves like expected and showed everything in light or dark colors according to the settings, 73 always shows the lower part of the window in dark colors, no matter whether I select automatic, light or dark.
      This happens on a clean installation of 73 as well as on an update from build 58. I have attached two images generated on the same machine at the same time with the same settings. The upper shows build 73, the lower 58. Is it a bug or some changed setting I miss?
      Thanks for help!
      A.Borque

      PA2021_73.png PA2021_58.png

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    • Command line

      L

      Hello,

      PowerArchiver Command Line 7 support file greater than 2 Go ?

      Thanks

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    • PA shows incorrect archive properties

      G

      If you have tabbed archive browsing(reuse same window for all archive opening)
      and if you open two archives, and right click on older one to view properties it will only show of the recent archive that was opened, on all tabs/archives

      upgraded to 20.0.73

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    • Can I activate PowerArchiver on 2 devices with 1 license?

      2

      Hi.

      I currently own the PowerArchiver Select - lifetime free upgrades and support for PowerArchiver Toolbox English license.

      This license is active on 1 device. Does the license allow me to activate PowerArchiver on a second device that I own? Or do I need a separate license for that?

      Thank you ! :)

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    • No updates for portable version?

      A

      Hello!
      While the installable version of PA 2021 has already received two updates and is at version 20.0.73 the portable version still remains at the initially released build 58. Are there plans to update that version, too?
      Thanks for a reply!

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    • PowerArchiver shell extensions possibly crashing windows explorer.exe

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      I’ve been dealing with an intermittent explorer.exe crash for 5-6 years now. It happens randomly and will usually occur multiple times within a single session of an hour or two on my machine when manipulating files through Windows Explorer. explorer.exe is the only thing that ever crashes, so it’s not hardware IMO. I’ve done all hardware diagnostics and RAM is good. I’ve even swapped out motherboards with different brand and even the exact same one and it still crashes. sfc /scannow indicates system files are fine. I’ve done multiple reinstalls of the OS with no positive results. This crashing has happened on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10 64-bit. It seemed to get more frequent with Windows 10 after upgrading last year. I’ve also been using PowerArchiver throughout that time period (upgrading over time with new releases). I recently disabled all non-Microsoft extensions via ShellExView and saw no crashes for about 10 days, which is really unusual. I turned back them all back on after 10 days and saw another explorer.exe crash within the hour. So I disabled all 32-bit extensions and saw another crash. Following that I disabled all the PowerArchiver shell extensions and haven’t seen a crash after a day of heavy usage manipulating files within Windows Explorer, which doesn’t happen for me. The crash dumps I’ve captured don’t seem to indicate PowerArchiver is involved but I have a hunch it has something do with PowerArchiver shell extensions. The system even feels smoother with the PA extensions disabled. Windows 10 reliability monitor always has the same type of problem:

      Description Faulting Application Path: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe Problem signature Problem Event Name: BEX64 Application Name: explorer.exe Application Version: 10.0.17134.165 Application Timestamp: 4031a9f8 Fault Module Name: StackHash_e78e Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Offset: PCH_8D_FROM_ntdll+0x000000000009AA54 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Data: 0000000000000008 OS Version: 10.0.17134.2.0.0.256.48 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: e78e Additional Information 2: e78e327659b46c9a0c6916396b253cbf Additional Information 3: cebf Additional Information 4: cebf952c5db535ae7880488aafce55d9 Extra information about the problem Bucket ID: 1a57e4e784fbc735c231c68bd88581a9 (1311047270476906921)

      I know this is a very nebulous explanation but is there any way to link this up to PA shell extensions as the cause? I can provide the crash dumps and additional information if necessary.

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    • Bug in Archive Converter

      T

      When you select “Deflate (.zip, compatible)” as the method, it still converts the archive to a ZIPX format.

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    • UHA support

      D

      Would like to see uha archives supported compression as well as extraction. I use this all the time and it is a very good compression format

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    • Right-Click Compression

      Z

      In windows 10 you can right-click and select send to and the compressed zipped folder and the zip folder will contain the name of the last selected file.

      Does PowerArchiver have a similar function?

      Tom

      Tech Support
    • Cannot convert archive to .zip, always creates .zipx

      C

      Converting an archive to .zip (using both the “Deflate (.zip, compatible)” and “Store” compression methods) always creates a .zipx file instead.

      pa-convert-zip-1.jpg
      pa-convert-zip-2.jpg

      Using the “Store” method sometimes creates a .zip file; I have seen it happen just now, but I cannot reproduce it.

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    • patch beam waste of time

      D

      patchbeam a waste of time never updated with latest version

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    PowerArchiver 2009 11.00 Beta 1 is out!

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    • spwolf
      spwolf conexware last edited by

      Hello Everyone!

      Finally, after 15 months of work, we are happy to roll out PowerArchiver 2009, which now comes in Standard and Professional Editions.

      Here is Whats new for 11.00 aka 2009

      Version 11.00 BETA [July/2008]
      Major new features and PRO version introduction

      New Features:

      Standard Edition

      Main Application:

      • Preview window - easily preview archives, images, text and many other file types,
        without having to open archive or file. Works both while browsing drives and inside archives. Supports Plug-ins.
      • Backup list window - see your backups on integrated list for easier usage.
      • Speed - overall great speed improvements in compression and extraction, especially in Vista with RAR/ZIP files.
      • New ZIP Engine - zip can now compress files in use; proper progress window.
      • Improved 7-Zip Engine - support for fast updating of non-solid archives, themed overwrite dialogue with proper options.
      • Unicode support - better support for Unicode in 7-zip and RAR formats.
      • New Configuration window - easier to use configuration window.
      • Modern/Classic interfaces - streamlined for easier use, more MRU’s.
      • Archive Convertor - added “save password for current session” option.
      • Encrypt Tool - completely redone - now option to create zip and 7zip encrypted archives,
        as well as encrypt current archives to 3 different formats (zip, 7-zip, pae).
      • Batch Archive tool - added “Add subfolders to separate archives” option.
      • Multi Extract tool - added “File’s current folder” and “Save password for current session” options.
      • Add window - redone for easier usage and more options added.
      • Transparent Updating - added support for updating solid cab archives.
      • Web Update - now checks for PAOP updates as well as any other PA component.
      • Installer - future updates can now come in form of patches.
      • 64bit skinning engine for x64 systems.

      Backup:

      • Interface - completely new interface with sidebar navigation.
      • File list support - export/import file lists.
      • Filters - added include and exclude filters at the same time.
      • Backup Types - added full/incremental/differential backup types.

      Shell Extensions

      • Unicode - completely rewritten for Unicode support.
      • Reorganized - more features, more options, less clutter.

      Improvements/Bug Fixes:

      • Many improvements and bug fixes.

      Professional Edition

      Main Application:

      • CD/DVD/Blu-Ray burner (PRO) - burn archives, images and any files directly from
        PowerArchiver or shell extensions.
      • Create ISO (PRO) - create ISO files in PowerArchiver, either by ripping the CD/DVD/BD or directly from disk.
      • Virtual DVD (PRO) - mount ISO files in Virtual DVD.
      • FTP Client (PRO) - download and upload files directly from PowerArchiver via FTP.

      Backup:

      • 7-zip compression (PRO) - added 7-zip compression option to Backup.
      • Burn to CD/DVD/Blu-Ray (PRO) - added burner option to Backup.
      • Scheduling - create/edit Windows Schedules from within backup and PowerArchiver.
      • Logs (PRO) - added logging capability with email support.
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      • spwolf
        spwolf conexware last edited by

        How to get PA 2009?

        First we reccomend that you uninstall PowerArchiver 2007. This will make your life easier in the future.

        PowerArchiver 2009 upgrade is now available in your account, if you are licensed PowerArchiver customer.

        Later on tonight news will be posted on the website as well as download links and you will also be able to download it via web update as well.

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        • spwolf
          spwolf conexware last edited by

          Existing customers upgrading to PowerArchiver 2009 Professional
          For existing customers of PowerArchiver, there is an special discount now available if they want to purchase PowerArchiver 2009 Professional version.

          Discount is between 50% and 80%, thus giving you access to Professional version
          for as little as 6.99 USD for 1 license.

          Who is eligible for 80% discount on their upgrade:
          PowerArchiver 2001 All Licenses
          PowerArchiver 2002 Personal Licenses
          PowerArchiver 2003 Personal License
          PowerArchiver 2004 Personal License
          PowerArchiver 2006 Personal Licenses
          PowerArchiver 2006 Business License
          PowerArchiver 2007 Personal License
          PowerArchiver 2007 Business License

          Who is eligible for 50% discount on their upgrade:
          PowerArchiver 2002 Business License
          PowerArchiver 2003 Business License
          PowerArchiver 2004 Business License

          As a part of this special limited time offer, all users will get free lifetime upgrades for their new orders.

          Please login to your account and click on Upgrade next to PA 2009 Pro in order to upgrade with these discount prices. Thank you!

          p.s. 80% discount means it costs $6.99 to upgrade to Pro version. Depending on your country that could be not many cups of coffee :-).
          **
          Go to your acount here:
          https://www.conexware.com/shop/**

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          • spwolf
            spwolf conexware last edited by

            What is planned beyond Beta 1?
            We plan no major features for Beta 2 and Final version, with exception of improved 7zip engine.

            With Beta 1, we have already improved support for 7zip - updating of non solid archives, better unicode support, better looking and acting dialogues and generally faster speed means that it is one of the best parts of PA 2009.

            Up to the final version, we expect PA 2009 to be the best 7zip GUI on the market. There are actually some surprises coming in that regard so stay tuned!

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware last edited by

              OMG, price hike for English version! OMG Pro version is so expensive!

              Inflation sucks. With expansions that we have had this year, and opening of our European office, most of our employees are now in Europe. That means that we are hurt more with low USD value and we had to respond with slight raise in the price of PA 2009 - which we hope we provided enough features to justify. Pricing has actually gone down for customers and small businesses buying 2 or more licenses and gone up for large corporations.

              And you know what? Buuu-f-huu. We dont like inflation and we buy gas, food, juice as everyone else.

              So we decided to offer limited time 15% discount on all PA 2009 preorders, which makes PA 2009 currently cheaper than ever. Not only that, but as part of that offer, all future upgrades are free for everyone, including business companies.

              And for our European friends (hello germany), PowerArchiver is cheaper than ever at 17 Euro with this offer.

              http://www.powerarchiver.com/preorder2009/

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware last edited by

                How long will the Beta last?

                We expect it to last for 2-3 weeks. Amount of beta releases depend on number of issues found. We actually tested it really well and we dont expect many issues but you never know.

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                • spwolf
                  spwolf conexware last edited by

                  So whats the big deal with PA 2009?

                  Except that we worked our behinds off, there are many big improvements.

                  For standard version (didnt lose any features of course), big things are 7zip, rar/zip speed, interface improvements, preview window (which is pretty cool) and a lot of other things.

                  Pro gets Ftp Client window, Burner functions and some more advanced backup features.

                  Is PA 2009 bloatware now?
                  We asked our alpha testers and they said not! They should know, they have been using it for quite a while. In many ways, PowerArchiver is faster than ever - zip, 7zip and unrar are all faster, especially under Vista. Burner is not only an separate application but it is also pretty lightweight itself and quite usable tool.

                  How is PA 2009 distributed?
                  Both versions are in the same installer. If you are using trial version, you can try Pro features for 30 days and if you actually register Standard version, all Pro features and nags will dissapear and you dont have to look at any Pro version nags.

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                  • spwolf
                    spwolf conexware last edited by

                    Here is one screenshot to see new preview, burner, backup list and new black skin for PA 2009:

                    http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/pa2009black.png

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                      Keith Weisshar @spwolf last edited by

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                      • spwolf
                        spwolf conexware last edited by

                        bump

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                        • spwolf
                          spwolf conexware last edited by

                          bump

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                          • spwolf
                            spwolf conexware last edited by

                            bump! :-)

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                              nameless @spwolf last edited by

                              @spwolf:

                              Discount is between 50% and 80%, thus giving you access to Professional version
                              for as little as 6.99 USD for 1 license.

                              p.s. 80% discount means it costs $6.99 to upgrade to Pro version.

                              False. When I try to buy the upgrade, it says I’m eligible for an 80% discount, but it shows the upgrade price as 6.39 EUR, which comes out to about $10.13 USD. I am in the US.

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                              • moles42
                                moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

                                woot!
                                got mine and it was $7.00 something well spent in my opinion.
                                great work guys…:)

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                                • spwolf
                                  spwolf conexware @nameless last edited by

                                  @nameless:

                                  False. When I try to buy the upgrade, it says I’m eligible for an 80% discount, but it shows the upgrade price as 6.39 EUR, which comes out to about $10.13 USD. I am in the US.

                                  why are you trying to buy international version? If you need english, you need to get english version.

                                  Unless you originally purchased International version.

                                  Pricing is different for both versions, and both get 80% discount compared to their original price.

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                                    Hi,

                                    Well I have just pruchased the upgrade today, must say that PowerArchiver is as stated the Ultimate Archive Utility for Windows.

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                                      redlabour @andyr2005 last edited by

                                      Thanks for the 80% discount. Upgraded! :D

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                                        Denlong last edited by

                                        Thanks for the 80% discount.

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                                          drteeth last edited by

                                          With the discount it would just be rude not to upgrade to Pro.

                                          Cheers

                                          DrT

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                                            nameless @spwolf last edited by

                                            @spwolf:

                                            why are you trying to buy international version? If you need english, you need to get english version.

                                            Unless you originally purchased International version.

                                            Pricing is different for both versions, and both get 80% discount compared to their original price.

                                            All I’m doing is navigating to https://www.conexware.com/shop/index.php and clicking the “Upgrade” link. There is one and only one such link under the “Available Upgrades” section I see when I go to that page. The product I am eligible for an 80% discount on is shown as “PowerArchiver 2009 Pro with Outlook Plug-in International License”. There is no English-only product shown.

                                            It says I bought “PowerArchiver 2003 Personal License”, which is accurate. I still have my email receipt, and it does not say that it is the international version, nor do I know why it would have been. I lived in the US when I placed that order.

                                            I also have an email showing the registration code for PA 2007. That email says “As you placed your order for English-only, this code will only work with the English language version of PowerArchiver 2007.”

                                            Can you help me?

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                                              spwolf conexware @nameless last edited by

                                              @nameless:

                                              All I’m doing is navigating to https://www.conexware.com/shop/index.php and clicking the “Upgrade” link. There is one and only one such link under the “Available Upgrades” section I see when I go to that page. The product I am eligible for an 80% discount on is shown as “PowerArchiver 2009 Pro with Outlook Plug-in International License”. There is no English-only product shown.

                                              It says I bought “PowerArchiver 2003 Personal License”, which is accurate. I still have my email receipt, and it does not say that it is the international version, nor do I know why it would have been. I lived in the US when I placed that order.

                                              I also have an email showing the registration code for PA 2007. That email says “As you placed your order for English-only, this code will only work with the English language version of PowerArchiver 2007.”

                                              Can you help me?

                                              We just figured it out for someone that emailed support - for PA 2001 - 2004 Personal licenses, only store upgrade was International. This was done because then we didnt have English or International so those licenses, when it comes to right to use PA Standard, are international (they can use any language version). In all the rush to finish it up we forgot that the pricing is different.

                                              If anyone purchased International upgrade for PA 2001-PA 2004 Personal and wanted English Only, please let us know if you want an refund for that purchase

                                              And it has been fixed now for those users.

                                              thanks!

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                                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                p.s. please let us know if it works - it should show both English and International under 80% upgrades now… Thanks!

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                                                  Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf last edited by

                                                  If anyone purchased International upgrade for PA 2001-PA 2004 Personal and wanted English Only, please let us know if you want an refund for that purchase

                                                  I am one of those affected by this. No worries though as it was still a good price for the upgrade.

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                                                    nameless @Luxor last edited by

                                                    @spwolf:

                                                    p.s. please let us know if it works - it should show both English and International under 80% upgrades now… Thanks!

                                                    Now it shows I am eligible for an 80% discount on the international version, but not the English version. When I click the Upgrade link for the English version, the price shown is $34.95 USD.
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                                                      spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                      please check now

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                                                        nameless @spwolf last edited by

                                                        @spwolf:

                                                        please check now

                                                        Came up as $1.98, I purchased. Thank you!

                                                        Kidding, it was $6.98, and I did purchase.

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                                                          spwolf conexware @nameless last edited by

                                                          @nameless:

                                                          Came up as $1.98, I purchased. Thank you!

                                                          Kidding, it was $6.98, and I did purchase.

                                                          good :)

                                                          thank you

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                                                            DaveTomneyUK @spwolf last edited by

                                                            I am using PA2009 Standard is it worth upgrading for me to the Pro version if I am using vista as Vista uses Windows Mail and not Outlook and I use an FTP client allready called FlashFXP, or will it still be worth an upgrade to pro?

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                                                              spwolf conexware @DaveTomneyUK last edited by

                                                              @DaveTomneyUK:

                                                              I am using PA2009 Standard is it worth upgrading for me to the Pro version if I am using vista as Vista uses Windows Mail and not Outlook and I use an FTP client allready called FlashFXP, or will it still be worth an upgrade to pro?

                                                              try it out and see… Most valuable thing for me would be Burner and Advanced Backup features… FTP Client is not there to replace standalone ftp applications, but an easy way to download, upload backups and whatever else you need to do quickly.

                                                              But PA 2009 Standard kicks azz too, and all of the basic compression features are in there.

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                                                                Keith Weisshar @spwolf last edited by

                                                                I have also purchased the upgrade to pro for $6.98 for the English version. I live in Hazlet, NJ. The only feature I can’t use is the Outlook Plugin because I only have Windows Mail, not Outlook. Even after purchasing the upgrade to the Pro version I still don’t have PACL v5.0 in my account.

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                                                                  H4ndy @Keith Weisshar last edited by

                                                                  Same problem here, still cant see PACL 5 in my account. Or do the PACL 4 Reg-Codes still work?

                                                                  I like to hear about the continued development of PA and purchased a 2009 Pro Licence (Yay, 80% off ^^) right away.

                                                                  By the way, changing the international orders to Euro was nifty, very nifty. So I had to pay ~10.14 USD instead of 6.39 USD (or 6.39 EUR instead of 4.03 EUR). I hoped to take a good benefit of the weak USD course, but 10 EUR is not too expensive for this upgrade ^^

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                                                                    spwolf conexware @H4ndy last edited by

                                                                    @H4ndy:

                                                                    Same problem here, still cant see PACL 5 in my account. Or do the PACL 4 Reg-Codes still work?

                                                                    I like to hear about the continued development of PA and purchased a 2009 Pro Licence (Yay, 80% off ^^) right away.

                                                                    By the way, changing the international orders to Euro was nifty, very nifty. So I had to pay ~10.14 USD instead of 6.39 USD (or 6.39 EUR instead of 4.03 EUR). I hoped to take a good benefit of the weak USD course, but 10 EUR is not too expensive for this upgrade ^^

                                                                    PACL5 will be avail. in account once it is out as final.

                                                                    International versions have had their own pricing for past 3 years, this year we actually lowered it a bit compared to last. But most of us get paid in Euros so low USD is actually very bad for us.

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                                                                      H4ndy @spwolf last edited by

                                                                      @spwolf:

                                                                      PACL5 will be avail. in account once it is out as final.

                                                                      But I can download v5b2. Anyway I figured out my PACL4 codes still work with this version, so theres no need to have it in account.

                                                                      @spwolf:

                                                                      International versions have had their own pricing for past 3 years, this year we actually lowered it a bit compared to last. But most of us get paid in Euros so low USD is actually very bad for us.

                                                                      I allways thought ConeXware is a completly US-based corp until yesterday as I received the update notification for PA 2009. But so it’s fair to pay in EUR (which I have already done). Thanks for the info.

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                                                                        spwolf conexware @H4ndy last edited by

                                                                        @H4ndy:

                                                                        But I can download v5b2. Anyway I figured out my PACL4 codes still work with this version, so theres no need to have it in account.

                                                                        I allways thought ConeXware is a completly US-based corp until yesterday as I received the update notification for PA 2009. But so it’s fair to pay in EUR (which I have already done). Thanks for the info.

                                                                        yeah, it does not make sense to list PACL beta separatly as it is free anyway to licensed users.

                                                                        As to the USA, right now >70% of us work from Europe, even though ConeXware, Inc is California based company.

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                                                                          drteeth @spwolf last edited by

                                                                          @spwolf:

                                                                          As to the USA, right now >70% of us work from Europe, even though ConeXware, Inc is California based company.

                                                                          Bummer, all those ‘business trips’ to California ;). I guess somebody has to do it.

                                                                          Cheers

                                                                          DrT

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                                                                            spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

                                                                            @drteeth:

                                                                            Bummer, all those ‘business trips’ to California ;). I guess somebody has to do it.

                                                                            Cheers

                                                                            DrT

                                                                            it is actually business trips to europe, so no cake for me… :-)

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                                                                              spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                                              Beta 2 has been released.

                                                                              Version 11.00 BETA 2 [July/2008]
                                                                              Major new features and PRO version introduction

                                                                              New Features:

                                                                              • First time in 7-Zip - Optimized compression that automatically
                                                                                selects best method between lzma and ppmd, for up to 40% smaller archive size.
                                                                              • Major 7-Zip improvements: delete, rename and update contents of 7zip files.
                                                                              • 7-Zip encryption - added support for 7-Zip encrypted file names (read/write).

                                                                              Improvements

                                                                              • Faster startup time as much as 40% in certain situations.

                                                                              Bug Fixes:

                                                                              • Fixed Bug #651: open with MRU has icons for top 5 icons only.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #649: cant read specific archive in explorer view.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #638: when preview, change file via mouse does not work.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #654: full and differential backups are not working properly.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #659: backup: align timestamp text.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #650: noop command for server timeouts.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #660: Add folders in SFX Wizards does not work.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #619: PA does not show error if no permissions to write to ftp.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #661: drag and drop inside unicode 7zip archive does not work.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #655: crash after web update, especially under Vista x64.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #594: backup does not detect if there is no burner on computer.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #652: problem when using open with while splash is enabled.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #656: fixed tabbing in ftp edit boxes.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #666: 120dpi issues in backup scheduler.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #669: various smaller backup issues.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #664: 120dpi issues in config.
                                                                              • Fixed Bug #665: changes to how file size limits in preview are implemented.

                                                                              enjoy!

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                                                                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                                                Beta 3 has been out as well… enjoy.

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                                                                                  spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                                                  BETA 4 has been released, you can get it via web update…

                                                                                  Version 11.00 BETA 4 [August/2008]
                                                                                  Major new features and PRO version introduction

                                                                                  Improvements

                                                                                  • Faster startup speed 10-30%. Less memory usage.
                                                                                  • CD/DVD/BD Burner: added verify option.
                                                                                  • Virtual Drive: added option to limit number of drives for
                                                                                    easier remounting.
                                                                                  • Improved RAR associations and shell integration.
                                                                                  • Added folders to include/exclude in backup.
                                                                                  • Enlarged folder selection window for easier use.
                                                                                  • Many other smaller improvements and fixes.

                                                                                  Bug Fixes:

                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #744: Issue with temp folder and 7-Zip.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #737: View selection issue.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #726: MV rar extraction in 64bit shell.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #724: Importing sessions in Burner.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #728: Changing skins.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #725: Multi extract drive select.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #730: Vertical position of preview/backup.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #672: PA Starter queue keyboard delete.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #719: Nag screen different expiration main/shell.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #717: 7-Zip SFX asking to overwrite file.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #718: New Folder option in explorer view.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #701: Plugins detect info and support for SWFView.
                                                                                  • Fixed Bug #729: Opening any other MV file than .rar.
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                                                                                    turas @spwolf last edited by

                                                                                    @spwolf:

                                                                                    As a part of this special limited time offer, all users will get free lifetime upgrades for their new orders.

                                                                                    hmm… i’m using pa since version 2002. and my bill states already:

                                                                                    1 : 1870PA002 : PowerArchiver 2002 Personal Lifetime License : Licenses : Key

                                                                                    so… how long is a lifetime considered to be… :confused:


                                                                                    just found that there is the option for the free update at the bottom of the code-list. so cheers and thanks again for the great program.


                                                                                    but i think that pa + outlook plugin is more than worth the $7, so i’ll start a new life today :)

                                                                                    br turas.

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                                                                                      spwolf conexware @turas last edited by

                                                                                      @turas:

                                                                                      hmm… i’m using pa since version 2002. and my bill states already:

                                                                                      1 : 1870PA002 : PowerArchiver 2002 Personal Lifetime License : Licenses : Key

                                                                                      so… how long is a lifetime considered to be… :confused:


                                                                                      just found that there is the option for the free update at the bottom of the code-list. so cheers and thanks again for the great program.


                                                                                      but i think that pa + outlook plugin is more than worth the $7, so i’ll start a new life today :)

                                                                                      br turas.

                                                                                      business customers from PA 2004 got 2 upgrades for free, which is the difference in this offer. Personal license customers always got free lifetime upgrades.

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                                                                                        robert2098 @spwolf last edited by

                                                                                        I’m a bit confused about the Outlook plug-in and PA 2009.

                                                                                        The Outlook plug-in is free for PA 2007 users. But when ordering PA 2009, you have to choose between Standard Edition or Pro Edition with Outlook Plug-in. Does this mean the Outlook plug-in only works with PA 2007 and PA 2009 Pro and not with PA 2009 Standard and thus now the Outlook plug-in became a Pro feature only?

                                                                                        Robert

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                                                                                          spwolf conexware @robert2098 last edited by

                                                                                          @robert2098:

                                                                                          I’m a bit confused about the Outlook plug-in and PA 2009.

                                                                                          The Outlook plug-in is free for PA 2007 users. But when ordering PA 2009, you have to choose between Standard Edition or Pro Edition with Outlook Plug-in. Does this mean the Outlook plug-in only works with PA 2007 and PA 2009 Pro and not with PA 2009 Standard and thus now the Outlook plug-in became a Pro feature only?

                                                                                          Robert

                                                                                          If you purchased PA 2007 or any previous version of PA, PAOP will work with every version of PA 2009 and every future version of PA.

                                                                                          If you purchased PA 2009, PAOP will work with Pro version only.

                                                                                          I hope that explains it.

                                                                                          thanks!

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                                                                                            spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                                                            Hello Everyone,

                                                                                            just to keep everyone updated - final version will be released next week most likely.

                                                                                            We will keep the upgrade discounts for 2 weeks after we release final release. Translations are coming up as well, and will be released as soon as they are done (English and German are done by us, others will be released as they are sent to us).

                                                                                            thanks!

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                                                                                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                                                                                Big thanks to all of our users. Many, many have upgraded to Pro version and liked its features.

                                                                                                As promised, we are extending this special offer for next 2 weeks, it will end October 10th.

                                                                                                Here is new thread created for that offer specifically:
                                                                                                http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3358

                                                                                                As PA 2009 is officially released, this thread will be closed. Translations are coming soon (all should come within month), and of course, this is not end of PA 2009. Those who have been with us for a long time now (10 years!!!) know that we will have at least 4-5 updates before PA 2010, a lot of them being feature updates so please continue writing on wish list and reporting bugs.

                                                                                                We have some pretty big new features planned for next 6 months and you guys WILL LOVE THEM.

                                                                                                Once again thanks everyone!

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