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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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.
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?
Screenshots of old versions of PA
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Hi!
From what I have read in the documentation of PA, it’s about 11 years since version 1.0 was released. A lot of development has been done since then and of course a lot of improvements in both functionality and user interface.I was just wondering if screen shots of previous versions of PA is available somewhere? I don’t want screen shots of every version, only when some significant change in the GUI to see how the user interface have changed from the early versions of PA until latest version.
I would also suggest a History button at the homepage with selected screen shots of earlier versions of PA that could be of interest.
Kind Regards
Micke -
Good Question, I would also be interested to see a historic to modern view of PowerArchiver…
It might also be a good form of Marketing if it was put into a Video or Flash.
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Hi!
From what I have read in the documentation of PA, it’s about 11 years since version 1.0 was released. A lot of development has been done since then and of course a lot of improvements in both functionality and user interface.I was just wondering if screen shots of previous versions of PA is available somewhere? I don’t want screen shots of every version, only when some significant change in the GUI to see how the user interface have changed from the early versions of PA until latest version.
I would also suggest a History button at the homepage with selected screen shots of earlier versions of PA that could be of interest.
Kind Regards
Mickeit might make interesting series of blog articles ;-)
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it might make interesting series of blog articles ;-)
Another things that also could be of interest is a background story of how all thing started. Who came up with the idea to create a new application for compressing documents, images etc.? The name PowerArchiver, where came that from or was there other suggestions of the name of the application? How many people where involved in the beginning?
It feels like there could be a lot of interesting background information here.
Kind Regards
Micke -
I agree Micke! Maybe PowerArchivers website could have an “abous us” page with all that information and history contained.
Worth a read i would say…
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here’s a link to the last freeware version to get somebody started http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/files/powerarc611.zip.
Regards
DrT
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PowerArchiver 2001 is most powerful Freeware Archive Utility that exists for Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® ME, Windows NT® and Windows® 2000. Working in easy and modern user interface, similar to other popular archive utilities, gives you internal (built-in) support for many compressed (and encoded) files and access to many powerful features. With complete help, in HTML format, learning has never been easier – like browsing through nice web pages. Click on the “Features” to see more information about PowerArchiver.
Features
User Interface like in other popular Archive managers with some elements of new Windows 2000
Complete built-in support (including creating archive and adding files) for ZIP, CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and BH (BlakHole) files, and built-in support for reading and extracting many other file formats: RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ and BZIP2
built-in support for XXE and UUE encoded files
Many powerful archive operations (including: renaming files in archive, spanning archives, testing archives, viewing and writing comments, installing archives, checking archives for viruses, etc.)
Internal viewer that support TXT, RTF, BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, GIF and JPG (JPEG) files
skinnable toolbar
Drag and Drop from/to Windows Explorer and Desktop
Two ways of viewing archive (Classic - all files in the same listing; Explorer - browsing through archive like through folders in Windows Explorer)
Creating powerful ZIP, RAR, ACE, ARJ, LHA and BH Self Extracting Archives
Complete integration with Windows (Extracting Archives and creating Archives directly from Windows Explorer using powerful “Explorer Shell Extensions”)
Viewing files in all view styles, including “as Web page”
Converting between file formats (for example ZIP archive to CAB archive, or LHA archive to ZIP archive, …)
Tool for repairing corrupted ZIP archives…
Tool for extracting multiple archives…
Printing file list to printer, or exporting file list to HTML or TXT files
Powerful help in HTML format + a tutorial with pictures for beginners
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