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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…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
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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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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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 errorsIs 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 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!
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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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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.
No Virtual Drive anymore..?
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Hello again,
AFAIK I cud rmb-select and .iso and then mount that as in a Virtual Drive.
That option has gone.PAStarter, when right clicking on the taskbar button the virtual drive stuff
(3rd and 4th item) is greyed out.What to do?
(have tried options/set to installation defaults, that wud not help)thanks
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In PA - what happens if you select “Virtual Drive”?
When I tried, PA downloaded the PAVD drivers, after restarting I then had the option in Explorer “right-click”.(Note: not sure how/when the drivers were “lost” but it’s now working for me)
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Thanks a lot! Indeed this helped. I would not have found this solution. Think this should all in fact be included in the total PA-installer, which I think it is not right now (?) as apparently it needs to be downloaded separately… ?
Anyway, problem solved.
thanks again!
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Thanks a lot! Indeed this helped. I would not have found this solution. Think this should all in fact be included in the total PA-installer, which I think it is not right now (?) as apparently it needs to be downloaded separately… ?
Anyway, problem solved.
thanks again!
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indeed, as PAVD installs extra drivers to the system, it is optional and not included into main installation.
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Would it then not be an idea to have this option installed by default.
After all, the PowerArchiver home site says
“… PowerArchiver 2010 enables you to create ISO images, either by ripping the CD/DVD/BD with Disc Grabber, or directly with files from your hard disk. With PowerArchiver’s Virtual Drive feature, you can also mount .ISO images into Windows so they appear like a normal drive and you can browse inside”Or at least, during the install process, ask the user whether he/she wants it.
Actually I got accustomed to it but for whatever reason the option suddenly was not available in the context menu and I had to search for a solution ending up to post this message.
All this would not be avoided… :)
PA is a relatievely small package, this extra will not make it substantially bigger I guess.
That aside, don’t see this as criticism. PA is a wonderful product. I am trying to think along.
Same as my wishlist item to have unmount drive as a context menu item as well - right now I need to launch PAstarter to do that.Thanks
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Would it then not be an idea to have this option installed by default.
After all, the PowerArchiver home site says
“… PowerArchiver 2010 enables you to create ISO images, either by ripping the CD/DVD/BD with Disc Grabber, or directly with files from your hard disk. With PowerArchiver’s Virtual Drive feature, you can also mount .ISO images into Windows so they appear like a normal drive and you can browse inside”Or at least, during the install process, ask the user whether he/she wants it.
Actually I got accustomed to it but for whatever reason the option suddenly was not available in the context menu and I had to search for a solution ending up to post this message.
All this would not be avoided… :)
PA is a relatievely small package, this extra will not make it substantially bigger I guess.
That aside, don’t see this as criticism. PA is a wonderful product. I am trying to think along.
Same as my wishlist item to have unmount drive as a context menu item as well - right now I need to launch PAstarter to do that.Thanks
problem is that small amount of users actually use PAVD, and PAVD installation is 3 MB… This is why it is an option… there are few other ways i can think of (prompt when registering pro for instance), but in any case, most of the users if they get automatic prompt for installing PAVD would be suprised, some of them unpleasently, that PA is installing some drivers for them ;-). This is why we have done it this way.
In fact as it is, we got few support emails with regards to PA installing drivers, from confused and sometimes angry people (who assumed PA is doing something malicious).
What we could possibly do is enable PAVD in Starter, just like in main PA, and if it is not present, download it… Thats maybe too, because that might enlarge Starter as well, which means less people will be using it, despite our efforts to make it as efficient as possible ;-).
So you can see decisions are not that simple as they might seam ;-).
p.s. PA’s installation is between 9 and 10 MB right now… for me, thats a lot… we are planning to add more features in the future, so we are always trying to keep installation smaller, adding 3 MB would make my head explode ;-). In fact, we hope to lower the installation size soon, there are some updates coming there ;-).
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p.s. PA’s installation is between 9 and 10 MB right now… for me, thats a lot… we are planning to add more features in the future, so we are always trying to keep installation smaller, adding 3 MB would make my head explode ;-). In fact, we hope to lower the installation size soon, there are some updates coming there ;-).
I agree.
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and of course, any kind of input is always valuable to us… we dont view your reports as anything but very positive! :-)
(i have also just added more info in help on installing PAVD)
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I agree.
off topic, did you see response to that blog post? I did not notice it before, write an thread about those 2 things please, might be able to fix unicode in edit box, i hope…
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Thanks a lot for yr comments. I was not aware of all the above and frankly would not have assumed ‘protests’
against this tool being installed.Different views apparently as I think it very handy indeed.
Either I need to install another application (like Deamon) or use Nero’s virtual drive (slow, I don’t like it) or PA, fast.
Well, anyway.Security software may alarm users when installing the software. My Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 did
and I needed to click ‘Allow’ to have the program installed.
When looking the the logfile I see PASTARTPORT13004.TMP marked as suspicious.Just a tip.
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Oh, one last remark, about installing virtual drive.
As suggested, you may wish to leave it upto the user, so somewhere during the installation the user can (un)tag install the virtual drive software.So, all parties are happy then, I guess… :-)
rgds
