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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
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    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    Windows 11 bug in PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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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    [BUG] PA2023 still shows red beta icon set in context menu
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09
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    [BUG] License not recognized
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09 shows a nag screen, when I try to open some setting windows. I have already PA 2023 Toolbox and PA shows, that it’s licensed in the info dialog.

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    Some strings are not translated in PA2023
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09

    Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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    MSI release?
    J

    I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?

    Thanks.

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    Hi there,

    there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/

    As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

    It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
    W

    If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
    (this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)

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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    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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    • drteethD
      drteeth
      last edited by

      I use the context menus for extracting files from archives.

      In the last few (minor) updates, the numerical progress of the lower bar progresses as it should, but when the text says 100% of the archive has been extracted, the bar is NOT all the way to the right. The smaller the archive the further to the left it is when the figure reaches 100%; this can be 1/4 (25%) of the way across!

      I have not seen it ever go all the way to the right for 100%.

      Running Win7 32-bit.

      Regards

      DrT

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      • moles42M
        moles42 Alpha Testers
        last edited by

        faster than a speeding bullet is PA now…:)
        but yeah I noticed that also.

        Windows 10 Pro x64
        Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz
        8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3

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        • spwolfS
          spwolf conexware
          last edited by

          slower progress than PA you mean? How long does the extraction take in this case?

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          • drteethD
            drteeth @spwolf
            last edited by

            @spwolf:

            slower progress than PA you mean? How long does the extraction take in this case?

            Assume you’re asking me (DrT)?

            Speed is not affected, it is just a recent and annoying graphical issue - just cosmetic.

            DrT

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware @drteeth
              last edited by

              @drteeth:

              Assume you’re asking me (DrT)?

              Speed is not affected, it is just a recent and annoying graphical issue - just cosmetic.

              DrT

              i mean how much does the extraction last in total in these cases? We dont update progress bar when there are small files because updating it means it slows down… seems connected to that.

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              • drteethD
                drteeth @spwolf
                last edited by

                @spwolf:

                i mean how much does the extraction last in total in these cases?

                It’s fast. But the bar never reaches 100% and it used to. Something has changed recently…noticed by moles42 as well.

                @spwolf:

                We dont update progress bar when there are small files because updating it means it slows down… seems connected to that.

                I’ve noticed this on 175 MB archives. You mentioned this before where the bar does not appear at all for small files. To me, aesthetically speaking, that is better than it never reaching 100% - only talking about the lower bar (of the two).

                Regards

                DrT

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware @drteeth
                  last edited by

                  @drteeth:

                  It’s fast. But the bar never reaches 100% and it used to. Something has changed recently…noticed by moles42 as well.

                  I’ve noticed this on 175 MB archives. You mentioned this before where the bar does not appear at all for small files. To me, aesthetically speaking, that is better than it never reaching 100% - only talking about the lower bar (of the two).

                  Regards

                  DrT

                  its not never, but it skips updating progress for the files that are too small (literally progress takes more time than file extraction), regardless of the other files in the archive.

                  But this might not be connected to that - what exact format are you using?

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                  • drteethD
                    drteeth
                    last edited by

                    Hi,

                    The issue does not seem to be related to format, but I’m extracting ZIPs and RARs.

                    Sorry, but in spite of looking hard, I have (lately) not seen the lower progress bar get to full scale (100%). The numerical display does.

                    How much of a slow down does the bar cause on a modern computer? Is it necessary not to update the bar? Can it be made user configurable?

                    Best regards

                    DrT

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                    • spwolfS
                      spwolf conexware @drteeth
                      last edited by

                      @drteeth:

                      Hi,

                      The issue does not seem to be related to format, but I’m extracting ZIPs and RARs.

                      Sorry, but in spite of looking hard, I have (lately) not seen the lower progress bar get to full scale (100%). The numerical display does.

                      How much of a slow down does the bar cause on a modern computer? Is it necessary not to update the bar? Can it be made user configurable?

                      Best regards

                      DrT

                      i dont think it the issue we are talking about… i see progress bar just fine. How are you extracting the archives?

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                      • spwolfS
                        spwolf conexware
                        last edited by

                        btw, it is upper progress that does not get intialized, lower should work fine (full progress)… it is actually quite an timesaver ;-)

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                        • drteethD
                          drteeth @spwolf
                          last edited by

                          @spwolf:

                          btw, it is upper progress that does not get intialized, lower should work fine (full progress)… it is actually quite an timesaver ;-)

                          The issue is with the lower bar…the upper one is so quick anyway. Win 7 32-bit.

                          I’ll try to explain better. When the completed % shows 100%, the lower bar is never to the right fully. The smaller the archive the further to the left it is @ 100%. I have seen 100% when the lower bar is only 1/3 the way across. The mostI have seen is about 80% of the way across.

                          When I initially saw this, I had to check that the archive had been extracted completely and without mistakes!

                          I am extracting the files by right-clicking and then clicking extracting to <folder name=“”>.

                          Regards

                          DrT</folder>

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                          • spwolfS
                            spwolf conexware
                            last edited by

                            and i cant get it to show 75% ;-)… it always goes to 100%. It probably has to do with file contents of the archive or something more specific about the archive. Try to see what exactly causes it!

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                            • drteethD
                              drteeth
                              last edited by

                              It happens with every archive I try. Either a single archive or a multi-part archive. As it happens all the time I will not be able to track it down. I could try it on another PC or another OS if you think it would help.

                              It never reaches 100%. A multi-part archive of a 700MB file takes it to about 95%+ and with a single archive of 7MB it only gets a third of the way. The text which shows % completed is accurate.

                              DrT

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                              • spwolfS
                                spwolf conexware @drteeth
                                last edited by

                                @drteeth:

                                It happens with every archive I try. Either a single archive or a multi-part archive. As it happens all the time I will not be able to track it down. I could try it on another PC or another OS if you think it would help.

                                It never reaches 100%. A multi-part archive of a 700MB file takes it to about 95%+ and with a single archive of 7MB it only gets a third of the way. The text which shows % completed is accurate.

                                DrT

                                hm, does it show less progress on smaller archives? I think this might be due to the animation of progress bar being slower than actual progress. You will not be able to see progress going from 0 to 100 when it happens in 3 seconds for instance. Same goes for any of big jumps, if progress actually jumps from 95 to 100 in 1 seconds, it will be gone before actual animation manages to make the jump. At least thats what i am seeing here, it might not be the same thing you got?

                                Seems to be related to animated progress bar in aero… if you set windows classic theme, it will go all the way up properly, probably because it is not animated…

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                                • moles42M
                                  moles42 Alpha Testers @spwolf
                                  last edited by

                                  maybe these examples will help demonstrate…

                                  test one is a small compressed file and displays the point drteeth is talking about I think.

                                  the second example is a larger compressed file but it works fine…so it would seem it only occurs on small zip files.

                                  http://www.zshare.net/download/695440365382fff7/
                                  

                                  Windows 10 Pro x64
                                  Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz
                                  8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3

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                                  • spwolfS
                                    spwolf conexware @moles42
                                    last edited by

                                    @moles42:

                                    maybe these examples will help demonstrate…

                                    test one is a small compressed file and displays the point drteeth is talking about I think.

                                    the second example is a larger compressed file but it works fine…so it would seem it only occurs on small zip files.

                                    http://www.zshare.net/download/695440365382fff7/
                                    

                                    yes, it is due to Windows progress bar animation being too slow for very fast progress… trying using windows classic theme and it works “better” but sure does look ugly eh :-).

                                    We use standard windows progress bar API… and we send it percentages you see written above the progress bar.

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                                    • drteethD
                                      drteeth @spwolf
                                      last edited by

                                      @spwolf:

                                      yes, it is due to Windows progress bar animation being too slow for very fast progress… trying using windows classic theme and it works “better” but sure does look ugly eh :-).

                                      We use standard windows progress bar API… and we send it percentages you see written above the progress bar.

                                      Spot on with the animated bar diagnosis.

                                      Regards

                                      DrT

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                                      • spwolfS
                                        spwolf conexware @drteeth
                                        last edited by

                                        @drteeth:

                                        Spot on with the animated bar diagnosis.

                                        Regards

                                        DrT

                                        if thats the biggest problem win7 has, they are on the roll :-)

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                                        • drteethD
                                          drteeth
                                          last edited by

                                          Apparently, the animated hourglass in the released version is missing a frame (shock, horror) and hacks exist to transfer the full animation from the released RC versions.

                                          Seriously, OT - I think I have discovered a bug where Win7 misreads NIC MAC addresses.

                                          With best wishes…

                                          DrT

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