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    Website ideas
    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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    Screenshots of old versions of PA

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    • MickeM Offline
      Micke Alpha Testers
      last edited by

      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

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      • RJWaringR Offline
        RJWaring
        last edited by

        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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        • spwolfS Offline
          spwolf conexware
          last edited by

          @Micke:

          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

          it might make interesting series of blog articles ;-)

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          • MickeM Offline
            Micke Alpha Testers @spwolf
            last edited by

            @spwolf:

            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

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            • RJWaringR Offline
              RJWaring
              last edited by

              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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              • drteethD Offline
                drteeth
                last edited by

                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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                • RJWaringR Offline
                  RJWaring
                  last edited by

                  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
                  And many, many other useful and powerful features…

                  translations to other languages: French, German, Dutch, Czech, …
                  attachment_p_22054_0_pa2001.png

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