Alpha tester: applications

[spwolf]

EDIT 2016: We are preparing to launch PACL 8.0 and PA 2017 within next two months. We are finalizing a lot of the specs right now and have crucial upcoming tests about our new format .pa. If you want to support development of PACL and PA 2017, please let us know and have your input matter in final releases.

First testing will start with PACL and then continue with PA 2017 alpha releases. Let us know in this thread, it is open to all PA users. Thank you!

We have 50 people who are clasified as Power Users by their status here. If you are one of them and want to test some exciting stuff in PA, that you will not be able to tell anyone about for a while, post here and we will enroll you.

[skypx]

Please sign me up.

[spwolf]

@skypx:

Please sign me up.

[skypx]

Thanks spwolf.

[moles42]

I’m staying signed up…:)
I love exploring ‘Alphas’…:)
the programs that is and not the people…lol.

[spwolf]

@moles42:

I’m staying signed up…:)
I love exploring ‘Alphas’…:)

we are taking you for granted, boss

[RJWaring]

As always I am in it for the long term if you guys want me Have enjoyed the testing and feel working togeather we can keep PA the best most flexable and reliable Archive Utility available.

[TBGBe]

I’m in.
@spwolf:

… that you will not be able to tell anyone about for a while

Not even my mum??

[amh209]

Count me in

[JeanPaulM]

I’d love to test as well. Thanks.

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
2.8GHz Core i7
4Gb Ram

and

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
2.16GHz Core 2 Duo
4Gb Ram

[By-Tor]

I’d like to stay in the fold. I love testing the new alphas.

[moonliter]

Please get me in. I would like to test your applications

[Kribby]

you still accepting testers?

[drteeth]

Hope I am not too late!

I can test in Win7 32-64bit; Vista 32-64bit and XP 32 bit.
Intel i7 860 4 core HT 4GB.

Regards

DrT

[davidsplash]

would like to alpha test the new version. i’m using windows 2000 due to the age of my computer but thats probably what half the world is using that can’t run xp upwards

[spwolf]

@drteeth:

Hope I am not too late!

I can test in Win7 32-64bit; Vista 32-64bit and XP 32 bit.
Intel i7 860 4 core HT 4GB.

Regards

DrT

you are already an tester… just check bottom of the forums… heh.

[Kribby]

Forgot to post specs:

Windows 7 x64
Phenom II X6 1090T
Radeon 5870
8GB DDR3 1600

[drteeth]

@spwolf:

you are already an tester… just check bottom of the forums… heh.

That’s news to me, no PM, nothing :).

Cannot see anything at the bottom of any forum to say I am…where should I be looking?

Regards

DrT

[Serhiy]

@drteeth:

where should I be looking

Bottom of the Forums list.

[TBGBe]

@drteeth:

That’s news to me, no PM, nothing :).

Correct there may not have been a notification
@drteeth:

Cannot see anything at the bottom of any forum to say I am…where should I be looking?

If you can “see” the Alpha testing forum(s) then you are an Alpha Tester

[drteeth]

Hi Terry,

Thanks for telling me what I should be looking for…so of course I can see it now.

Regards

DrT

[Innuendo]

While I’m not a “Power User” because I don’t post on these forums much I have been a PowerArchiver user for years and am very tech savvy. PowerArchiver is also one of the programs I use every single day multiple times a day….so if you can overlook my forum title I’d make a great tester for you.

I’ve beta-tested many versions of Windows (Win 98, 98 SE, Win2K, etc.) as well as more fun beta testing testing opportunities like Diablo II & Total Annihilation - my name is even in the TA manual.

Tech specs if you’ve read this far:
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
Intel i7 930
Radeon 5850
6 GB DDR3

I run my system hard, too…40 tabs open in Firefox & a full taskbar of 15-20 programs running at all times is the norm for me so if you need ‘stress testing’ I may be your guy.

And oh yeah…I’ve got a fervent desire for PowerArchiver to become even better than it already is. My friends are already tired of me telling them how superior it is to what they are using & tired of me proving it to them.

[spwolf]

it pays off to write an short essay… look at the bottom of the forums

[PBMCMLXXI]

Hi, If possible please could you add me to the alpha testers.

I generally test a lot of betas, enjoy using such products and informing the devs of any issues I find.

I have Windows 7 *64 on my main PC, testing PC, and Windows 7 *86 on my testing laptop and also use Sun VM.

Many Thanks.

[Kribby]

meh….I don’t like to create huge essays…all they do is reassure my extreme awesomeness and make others jealous

Long story short, I was a betatester for Battlefield 2142 and Universe at War. I’m extremely nick-picky, and will make comments about anything no matter how small the problem is. I’m a GUI freak, also.

Did I mention I’m also a Professional license owner?

[Luxor]

@Kribby:

Did I mention I’m also a Professional license owner?

Who isn’t?

[spwolf]

@Luxor:

Who isn’t?

Pro license owners will love 2011 ;-).

Not that standard license owners wont, just that price for the Pro will seem like quite an steal

[moles42]

@spwolf:

Pro license owners will love 2011 ;-).)

continuous teasing by admin about the next release…I just sit back and wait “Impatiently” for the ‘Twitter’ announcement…:p

[spwolf]

@moles42:

continuous teasing by admin about the next release…I just sit back and wait “Impatiently” for the ‘Twitter’ announcement…:p

i would guess that alpha testers will get it a lot sooner… still a LOT to do

[RJWaring]

yay yay!! yay!!! yay!!

I’m so excited! And I just cant hide it!!

[moles42]

sounds like there’a a major overhaul on it’s way…:)

[Innuendo]

@spwolf:

it pays off to write an short essay… look at the bottom of the forums

Thank you for your vote of confidence in promoting me to Alpha Tester. Much appreciated.

[guido]

@moles42:

sounds like there’a a major overhaul on it’s way…:)

I guess we as the beloved Alpha Testers could get a sneak peak at upcoming version

[moles42]

@guido:

I guess we as the beloved Alpha Testers could get a sneak peak at upcoming version

that gets my vote ‘guido’

[spwolf]

there is long way ahead of us

[guido]

Alpha: Just give us a screenshot
spwolf: Ah, no can do.
Alpha: What’s that? A place near Katmandu? Meet me halfway, mate.

[RJWaring]

Being an Alpha tester means nothing unless you know the secret Hand shake!

[Luxor]

Like this you mean?

[RJWaring]

@Luxor:

Like this you mean?

Luxor, what are you doing? Now everyone on here knows our secret hand shake!!

[Luxor]

I didn’t mention the secret greeting though.

[RJWaring]

Best Not! Spwolf might take away our Badges and our club Jackets.

[moles42]

I’m expecting some more ‘Yoda’ wisdom from ‘spwolf’ after he’s read this thread…:p

crap I got it wrong…I’ve been doing it like this since day one of Alpha testing…:D

[spwolf]

At least i am not Mr. Burns

[moles42]

@spwolf:

At least i am not Mr. Burns

Had he been in the picture you would have been…:D

[RJWaring]

@moles42:

Had he been in the picture you would have been…:D

Dohhh!

[TBGBe]

I guess that’s Mili behind the bar then ?

[spwolf]

@TBGBe:

I guess that’s Mili behind the bar then ?

[guido]

@TBGBe:

I guess that’s Mili behind the bar then ?

Nope… It’s Ivan

[RJWaring]

@guido:

Nope… It’s Ivan

Looking good for his age though! what is it now? 47?:rolleyes:

[Luxor]

@Sir:

Looking good for his age though! what is it now? 47?:rolleyes:

A mere youngster then.

[TBGBe]

@guido:

Nope… It’s Ivan

Nah … HE is Mr Burns :p

[spwolf]

you guys have all the fun ;-).

[davidsplash]

scince winzip stopped supporting windows 2000 only powerarchiver and winrar support it. i’m proud that powearchiver supports it. My computer is 12 years old tomorrow and still able to run powearchiver that is the testement to the developers who look after their customers.

[PBMCMLXXI]

Hi,
Just wondered if any possibility of being added to Alpha Testers.

Many Thanks.

[davidsplash]

and quick question are you going to release the new format as a format like zip as freeware or only the unpaf feature.

People would like to know as the more camatible the format ids the better chance people will use it

[RJWaring]

@davidsplash:

and quick question are you going to release the new format as a format like zip as freeware or only the unpaf feature.

People would like to know as the more camatible the format ids the better chance people will use it

I’m unsure personally, but in my mind i think the ability to Read PAF format will be made available to all PA Versions. But possibly writing PAF would be a pro/toolbox advantage only.

Again, this is for PA to confirm.

[davidsplash]

i was talking baout it for other archivers otherwise making a new format only for pa use would make it rather limited.

are they going down the rar route

[RJWaring]

I Think thats the plan! Obviosly, thats where the money is! developing their own version and enabling users to implement it via other software.

But, the only ones who know are the owners and they are rather hush hush about things im sure all will be come clear

[spwolf]

at very least, rar/ace route for sure….

[ChaosKiller]

Still looking for testers?

Ah of course you are. You want me even after almost a year since the last post.

I’m a 23 year old student of ICT (programming, mainly JAVA and C#). I’m from the Netherlands, bla bla bla.

I hate essays so I won’t write more

[RJWaring]

@ChaosKiller:

Still looking for testers?

Ah of course you are. You want me even after almost a year since the last post.

I’m a 23 year old student of ICT (programming, mainly JAVA and C#). I’m from the Netherlands, bla bla bla.

I hate essays so I won’t write more

Hi Chaoskiller,

The alpha team’s a pritty tight team to get into. But, one way to show your interested is to start using the forums.

Give the Developers & Alpha team a feel for your idea’s on ways to improve powerarchiver and it’s plugins.

Not to mention identify Bugs and remember to make it step by step with potential pictures to help the team try and replicate that sinario.

Its also advised you list your primary PC spec’s, you will notice the alpha team do this and other Beta public testers.

If you show your desire to help conexware make their software better! then come the next alpha vote im sure you will be considered.

[ChaosKiller]

@Sir:

Hi Chaoskiller,

The alpha team’s a pritty tight team to get into. But, one way to show your interested is to start using the forums.

Give the Developers & Alpha team a feel for your idea’s on ways to improve powerarchiver and it’s plugins.

Not to mention identify Bugs and remember to make it step by step with potential pictures to help the team try and replicate that sinario.

Its also advised you list your primary PC spec’s, you will notice the alpha team do this and other Beta public testers.

If you show your desire to help conexware make their software better! then come the next alpha vote im sure you will be considered.

Good points made there.

Let’s start with my computer’s specs:

Itel Core i7-2630QM (2 GHz Quad Core)
8GB RAM
NVidia GT 555M at 1920x1080
Windows 7 Professional with Windows 8 Release Preview dual-boot

[RJWaring]

Great!,

Now it’s the norm to keep your “primary” system specs on the forum as a signature.

Obviosly, if you are like me you may have 1 work system and one home. Just use the PC that you use the most and have admin rights too.

Because you may be asked by the dev team or you yourself may want to change settings to see if it resolves an issue at some point.

Other than that, write your posts clearly. if you have any ideas that you have about powerarchiver tools, features or even new requests please post them.

If you feel it’s for the dev team only which can happen, just email them via the support page.

Your a programmer, so you are more than aware that at Alpha “prealpha” you are accessing potential unreliable software and even more importantly a glimse into the future of the program.

So it takes time for the dev team to trust a person to reach alpha level as you can fully understand.

We obviosly dont want the competitors to get wind of any new features in the testing motion before it’s offical.

If you are a PA fan, you will remember the time we brought out the 1st ever archive tool with ribbon interface.

Winzip soon followed… and in our opinion they still cant get it rite

Ow, and speak your mind! if you feel pasionate about something dont give up but explain why. I still remember arguing the toss over why PA should have FTP! and adjustments to the way it looks or works in certain aspects and many of them are still in thought and some are in the program and to me thats the rewarding aspect.

hope this all make sense and welcome!

PS: Remember, there is 2012 Beta 2 out now so start testing buddy!

[KarbonKopy]

I am an unofficial tester….I like stealth mode

[Jonessie]

I am using Powerarchiver 2012 at the moment, it’s stable, but has a few issues which need addressing but other than that it is a vast improvement.

I am installing VMware tomorrow and will be running Windows 8 and will be trying this on Windows 8 to see if it works as well.

[Mili]

Hi Jonessie,
We hope that you have reported any issues you find need addressing. You can report it here on the forum, in the Tech Support section or email support which you can find in the support section on the main page.

Tx!!!

[rundoverdog]

@Jonessie:

I am using Powerarchiver 2012 at the moment, it’s stable, but has a few issues which need addressing but other than that it is a vast improvement.

I am installing VMware tomorrow and will be running Windows 8 and will be trying this on Windows 8 to see if it works as well.

Your right it’s a great improvment, i just got powerarchiver 2012, no problems so far, touch wood

[SidewinderCZ]

I would like to become a alpha tester, in our company we use PA 2013, and always before we put new version via group policy, we are testing if everything works as it should.

We use Win 7 Enterprise, Win 8, and Win 8.1 on the different hardware

[spwolf]

@SidewinderCZ:

I would like to become a alpha tester, in our company we use PA 2013, and always before we put new version via group policy, we are testing if everything works as it should.

We use Win 7 Enterprise, Win 8, and Win 8.1 on the different hardware

keep in mind these are not for production environments - well at least not to install on co-workers computer… Alpha’s are really alpha’s, not beta’s that we release to general public. However, they will not burn the house down

[SidewinderCZ]

@spwolf:

keep in mind these are not for production environments - well at least not to install on co-workers computer… Alpha’s are really alpha’s, not beta’s that we release to general public. However, they will not burn the house down

It is very clear to us, the alpha version would be here in our IT division tested on a dedicated PC that are designated for such things, and we would like to help with the development, and by the way we have good security against fire

[spwolf]

Alpha testing for new PA 2017 and PACL 8.0 is starting soon. If anyone wants to join in, let us know!

[guido]

Yes please. I heard so many good things about it.

[Brian Gregory]

@spwolf said in Alpha tester: applications:

Alpha testing for new PA 2017 and PACL 8.0 is starting soon. If anyone wants to join in, let us know!

Yes please.

[spwolf]

@Brian-Gregory said in Alpha tester: applications:

@spwolf said in Alpha tester: applications:

Alpha testing for new PA 2017 and PACL 8.0 is starting soon. If anyone wants to join in, let us know!

Yes please.

added, thank you!

[RJWaring]

@spwolf of course! I might not be in the forums daily like i used to but im alway’s willing to chip in and test new software and provide feedback/ideas.

[spwolf]

@RJWaring said in Alpha tester: applications:

@spwolf of course! I might not be in the forums daily like i used to but im alway’s willing to chip in and test new software and provide feedback/ideas.

sent you invite to the group

[spwolf]

Need more people with fast CPU’s, lots of cores and memory

[Luxor]

As I can already access the Alpha testing forums I’m guessing that I need not apply.

[spwolf]

@Luxor said in Alpha tester: applications:

As I can already access the Alpha testing forums I’m guessing that I need not apply.

I think big colorful Alpha Tester sign next to your name should be indicative

[Luxor]

Thought as much.

[Hammerfest]

How can I check? I got the eMail for the 2017 testing but the download didnt work and I cannot seem to find it anywhere, did I get DAS BOOT?

Yep!: " Access Denied
You seem to have stumbled upon a page that you do not have access to.
"

Didn’t get that back when i first go the eMail!

[Mili]

@Hammerfest said in Alpha tester: applications:

How can I check? I got the eMail for the 2017 testing but the download didnt work and I cannot seem to find it anywhere, did I get DAS BOOT?

Yep!: " Access Denied
You seem to have stumbled upon a page that you do not have access to.
"

Didn’t get that back when i first go the eMail!

sorry, the server was down for a bit
you can find the latest alpha here;

https://forums.powerarchiver.com/topic/5676/powerarchiver-2017-17-00-41

[Mili]

@Hammerfest

@Mili said in Alpha tester: applications:

@Hammerfest said in Alpha tester: applications:

How can I check? I got the eMail for the 2017 testing but the download didnt work and I cannot seem to find it anywhere, did I get DAS BOOT?

Yep!: " Access Denied
You seem to have stumbled upon a page that you do not have access to.
"

Didn’t get that back when i first go the eMail!

sorry, the server was down for a bit
you can find the latest alpha here;

https://forums.powerarchiver.com/topic/5676/powerarchiver-2017-17-00-41

@Hammerfest said in Alpha tester: applications:

How can I check? I got the eMail for the 2017 testing but the download didnt work and I cannot seem to find it anywhere, did I get DAS BOOT?

Yep!: " Access Denied
You seem to have stumbled upon a page that you do not have access to.
"

Didn’t get that back when i first go the eMail!

sorry again, Beta will be out soon and you will be able to check it out then.
sorry for the confusion

thanks!

[Hammerfest]

@Mili
ok, so no alpha, got it!

I just saw the notice for the private beta, but I cannot find that either, I have a valid select plan…

[Mili]

@Hammerfest

just sent you an emai

[nikkho]

You can add me. Even for PA 2018

[mohammad]

no never mind

[squeezeme247]

Please sign my up to be a tester…