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.
PowerArchiver 2010 and Windows 7
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Well, the changelog says full Windows 7 support.
I’ve installed Win 7 x64 build 7057 yesterday. This came at PA installation. I’ve used the default installer settings.
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and? I would guess it is temporary bug with temporary version of Win7.
It works fine with 7000 and 7022, you should report it to Microsoft if you can so they fix it, but I am assuming it is bug affecting many different programs.
Just like when your Notepad opens when desktop starts in 7057 :-).
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I do hope it is just a temporary bug. When PA 2010 Beta 2 wouldn’t install on 7057 I figured no biggie I’d just drop back to beta 1.
It refused to install as well so I fell back to PA 2009. However, it wouldn’t install, either. Guess I’ll have to wait till the next Windows 7 build to (hopefully) get my PA functionality back.
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I do hope it is just a temporary bug. When PA 2010 Beta 2 wouldn’t install on 7057 I figured no biggie I’d just drop back to beta 1.
It refused to install as well so I fell back to PA 2009. However, it wouldn’t install, either. Guess I’ll have to wait till the next Windows 7 build to (hopefully) get my PA functionality back.
we run PA 2010 on Win7 7000, 7022, 704x and 7057… all work fine.
What exactly happens? Generally speaking, there are so such bugs in Win7 that would make this happen. It is probaly Windows Installer acting up but you need to send us more info.
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are you getting the same message as above or? I though original post was just Win7 thinking something went wrong with installation and trying to be helpfup, as that file is actually not crucial to installation.
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After setting additional install options and my chosen install directory I’m directed to click the Install button to begin installation.
It is once I do this I get a dialog box titled “Installer information” which reads:
Error reading from file
C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\7zSD52D.tmp\setup.msi. Verify the file exists and that you can access it.Of course the temp directory is always different, but every time I make the attempt with the different installers setup.msi is always present and seems accessible.</username>
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seems as if Windows Installer is borked… do you have PA 2009 or PA 2010 listed when you go to Programs? If so, maybe you need to use Windows Installer Cleaner utility to clean Windows Installer if you do have PA 2009/2010 listed there.
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No, I haven’t had PA installed on Windows 7 Build 7057 at all. Neither PA 2009 or PA 2010 get far enough to install.
I’ll try to dig up this cleaner and run it anyway just to be safe.
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when you run setup, and go to the temp folder, all the files are properly there? what happens if you copy them to another folder and run them manually from there?
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When I navigate to that directory there are three files:
setup.exe
setup.ini
setup.msiCopying those files to a different directory and running the setup.exe results in the same order of events above except that the error message dialog states:
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package.The error code is 2203.
Running setup.msi instead gives me the same error code 2203 message.
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Gawd, I fixed it! Seems user SYSTEM didn’t have full control access to the temp directory.
Sorry for the wild goose chase. How it “lost” its privileges is beyond me, though.
Thanks for all the help, SPWolf!
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:-)
i was just reading what the error means and was about to post to check that :P.
thanks, np.
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Consider this one fixed…although after it did install I did get the dialog above that the OP posted, but I run into quite a few programs that do that upon installation.
I’m so glad I don’t have to go without PA. I rely on it so much to be able to open everything I don’t know how I’d get along without it.
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yeah, dialogue above is basically just due to win7 build and should be fixed by them, it is just an glitch that doesnt affect anything…
by the time Win7 is released, PA is actually going to be tested by Win7 Q&A team against final build to make sure all of their issues are fixed.