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    D davidsplash
    I do like the new website though I would like to have support tap to include in its menu the community forums. As at first I thought you got rid of them until I accidently went to bottom of support form page. It would be nice to have a menu for approved plugins for powerarchiver. I would be willing to test them for you.
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    Open source
    D davidsplash
    Could powerarchiver be open sourced as I fear it is going to be lost once you decide to stop development on it.
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.10.02
    spwolfS spwolf
    New version: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.10.02: Download: https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc221002.exe New build with new signature so shell extensions in Windows will function properly. Thanks everyone for your assistance!
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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL Luxor
    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 [image: 1695053428163-powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png] [image: 1695053445119-powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png]
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    Missing or ugly SFX-Icon
    MerowingerM Merowinger
    When I create a SFX-file from a zip (not from a 7-Zip) it happens that there is no icon for the file or a really ugly, pixelated icon. [image: 1563693941255-unbenannt-1.jpg]
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    End of Powerarchiver
    D davidsplash
    Powerarchiver is dead no updates to fix bugs no new features, no communication and errors in program update system with scripting errors. Duplicate context menus windows 11 no fixes no updates I declare that this is the last version.
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    Windows 11 Shell Extension crash
    W wilsonp
    Copied the Take Command shortcut, changed Target to be wt.exe -p “Take Command” and saved it. Right-clicked to get to properties and Explorer crashed. (wt.exe is the Microsoft Terminal program, which I have installed from the Microsoft Store.) The Target path had changed to: C:\Users{username}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe -p “Take Command” Created a new shortcut in a Start Menu folder and set the command line to the same, and it crashed the same. Created a new shortcut and set the command line to mspaint.exe (also a Windows Store app) and Explorer crashed on right-click on the shortcut. It appears PowerArchiver shell extensions doesn’t handle Windows Store apps in shortcuts properly. Perhaps it needs better defensive coding around checking the Target of shortcuts, or just ignoring shortcuts altogether. Running PA 22.00.11 on Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.6584
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    Affected by winrar/.rar vulnerability?
    C cmmpc
    Was Power Archiver affected by the WinRAR/.rar vulnerability discovered by ESET researchers recently? Not sure if PA is using their libraries for extraction.
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    updates
    D davidsplash
    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?
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    Ultimate zip was made by powerarchiver
    D davidsplash
    From google search AI Overview Yes, that’s correct. UltimateZip was indeed a product of the same company that developed PowerArchiver, and it was essentially a rebranded version of PowerArchiver. It was discontinued and replaced by PowerArchiver.
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    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
    TheAndyMacT TheAndyMac
    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).
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    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
    TheAndyMacT TheAndyMac
    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: [image: 1736325038084-screenshot-2025-01-08-082909.png] [image: 1736325038147-screenshot-2025-01-08-082935.png] [image: 1736325038176-screenshot-2025-01-08-082953.png] Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 24H2 OS build 26100.2605
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    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    MerowingerM Merowinger
    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. [image: 1729594955632-zwischenablage_10-22-2024_01.jpg]
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    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
    D davidsplash
    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?
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    Installer problem
    L lxworld
    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
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    Button alignment. About window.
    LuxorL Luxor
    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen. [image: 1726996285086-about-window.png]
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    Button alignment on config window.
    LuxorL Luxor
    Buttons not aligned on configuration window. [image: 1726914596335-configbuttons.png]
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
    spwolfS spwolf
    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!
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
    spwolfS spwolf
    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!
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    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB Brian Gregory
    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
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      moles42 Alpha Testers
      last edited by

      I have mentioned this option in the past and would find it very useful indeed but admin advised me that it is available when you use the PASTARTER option in the systray…but I must agree it would be great to have the option in the context menu.

      personally I’m not a pastarter user.

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

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        infimum @moles42
        last edited by

        If you use Win7, you can also do that from Start Menu and Task Bar.

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          Mili conexware
          last edited by

          yes, right clicking the PA starter will give you the option to remove the VD.

          The whole process shouldn’t take more than 1.5 seconds :)

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          • moles42M Offline
            moles42 Alpha Testers
            last edited by

            unfortunately if like me you choose not to have PA starter sitting in your systray it takes a little bit longer to get to where you want to be.

            I’m a context menu user through & through…it’s very rare I see much more of PA unless I’m specifying certain changes to an archive…or alpha/beta testing of course…:)

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

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              drteeth @moles42
              last edited by

              @moles42:

              <snip>

              I’m a context menu user through & through…it’s very rare I see much more of PA unless I’m specifying certain changes to an archive…or alpha/beta testing of course…:)</snip>

              That’s me too! That’s exactly how I use PA. Seems a bit strange to have a context item to do something and not have the reverse similarly presented to users.

              @ infimum couldn’t get your tips to work at all. If they did, a right-click would still be easier and faster ;).

              DrT

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                infimum @drteeth
                last edited by

                @drteeth:

                @ infimum couldn’t get your tips to work at all.

                I am talking about this.
                http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20856&postcount=8

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                  drteeth
                  last edited by

                  PA does not display like that here. It used to though IIRC. Do you know what that part on the right is officially called so I can find out how to fix it? At present only two apps do this; Windows Media Player and Windows Live messenger. Using PA 11.61.07.

                  DrT

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                    infimum @drteeth
                    last edited by

                    Here is the entire thread.
                    http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3993
                    Hope this helps.

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                      drteeth
                      last edited by

                      You beat me to it <g>.

                      I just fixed it, but I would still prefer context menus.

                      DrT</g>

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                      • moles42M Offline
                        moles42 Alpha Testers
                        last edited by

                        I do recall being involved in that thread but was never able to get my display to look and operate like ‘guido’s’…gave up in the end.

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

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                          infimum
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                          Do you happen to use disk or registry cleaning software, moles42?

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                            moles42 Alpha Testers @infimum
                            last edited by

                            only program I do use from time to time is ccleaner.

                            http://www.ccleaner.com/

                            but even that program I avoided using just to avoid it cleaning my recently used entries.

                            tried again earlier today but I can only get PA to display recently used archives…I can’t get it to display like guido’s start menu no matter what I try…:(

                            not to worry though…you never know a context menu option may be in the distant future…:D

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

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                              infimum
                              last edited by

                              moles42,

                              Hope this does something for you.
                              http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproui/thread/8e3c2a80-392d-44e2-8b9f-6eb5deb9a1e1

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                                wulffra
                                last edited by

                                If you were to do a search for “virtual drive” or “unmount”, you’ll discover there are a lot of postings.

                                Indeed once of the enhancements would be to have the unmount feature as a context menu item.

                                Another one is to add an option to assign a fixed drive-letter, e.g. “X”, rather than having PA assign
                                the first available free letter.

                                Right now, it takes the first available free letter, which in my case, is also my external backup.
                                So I need to mind that I need to unmount any VD before switching on the backup drive.

                                I think the context menu thing is on the wishlist since somewhere mid this year.

                                =

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                                  drteeth @moles42
                                  last edited by

                                  @moles42:

                                  I do recall being involved in that thread but was never able to get my display to look and operate like ‘guido’s’…gave up in the end.

                                  I fixed mine. Right-click orb, click properties. On Start menu tab, in the lower privacy section, the lower box needs to be selected - that’s all you need to do for the extra taskbar and startmenu functionality - at least that’s all I did.

                                  DrT

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                                    moles42 Alpha Testers
                                    last edited by

                                    I’ve followed both steps…the ones posted by ‘infinum’ and your good self ‘drteeth’.
                                    the lower box was actually ticked on my system so i’m hoping that after my reboot all will be well.

                                    I’ll report back later…many thanks to all…:)

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

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                                    • moles42M Offline
                                      moles42 Alpha Testers
                                      last edited by

                                      not sure which one actually fixed it but at last I have had success…:)
                                      thanks guys for the feedback it’s much appreciated.

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

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                                        spwolf conexware
                                        last edited by

                                        get a room you two ;-)

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                                          moles42 Alpha Testers @spwolf
                                          last edited by

                                          @spwolf:

                                          get a room you two ;-)

                                          actually it was more of a threesome….:D

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

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