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    • Functions in Windows 11 Context Menu don't work in some directories

      P

      In the latest version of PA, on W11 (latest build/SP) when you try to use the first level context menu - NOTHING HAPPENS (particularly when you do this from Downloads or Documents folders) - however I noticed that it DOES WORK when you use the context menu from the Desktop. Going to the second level context menu does work however.

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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      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…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
      Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later

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    • PA 21.00.18 testing via context menu causes extraction of files

      D

      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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    • Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts

      Brian Gregory

      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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    • Testing .pa archives

      PA_Fan

      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 errors

      Is 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 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files

      Brian Gregory

      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!
      b) PA always says there are many errors in PA files.

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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

      Clipboard02.jpg

      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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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,

      time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
      Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.

      Features implemented:
      PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
      PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.

      Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.

      To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.

      thank you!

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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

      T

      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.

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    WinZip 14.5 copied PowerArchiver!!

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      gate1975mlm last edited by

      Is it just me or does Winzip 14.5 look just like PowerArchiver?

      http://www.winzip.com/whatsnew145.htm?sc_cid=sup4u1zip0413

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        Innuendo last edited by

        It was just a matter of time before WinZip updated its antiquated interface & there’s no better archiver interface to copy than PowerArchiver’s.

        They may have copied the interface, but they don’t have all PowerArchiver’s functionality.

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          moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

          they looked like they’ve adopted the latest Microsoft Office 2010 ribbon interface to me.

          Windows 10 Pro x64
          Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz
          4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

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          • Micke
            Micke Alpha Testers last edited by

            @gate1975mlm:

            Is it just me or does Winzip 14.5 look just like PowerArchiver?

            I think the ribbon interface will make some part of it look like PowerArchive, which it’s only normal, since both programs are used for compressing data and therefore some of the commands will have the same name.

            Personaly I don’t think WinZip looks just like PA, if it did you could say that most programs that uses the ribbon interface looks like each other.

            Kind Regards
            MIcke

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              moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

              there is also a considerable price difference…:)

              Windows 10 Pro x64
              Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz
              4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
              NVIDIA GeForce GT 730

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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware last edited by

                ifs flattering ;-)… it also only works on vista sp2 and above, and is only option… Based on my experience, they will get a lot of hate mail now :)

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                  Luxor Alpha Testers @spwolf last edited by

                  @spwolf:

                  ifs flattering ;-)… it also only works on vista sp2 and above

                  That’ll mean lots of new customers buying Powerarchiver then. :)

                  Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                  Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                  12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                    TBGBe @spwolf last edited by

                    @spwolf:

                    ifs flattering ;-)… it also only works on vista sp2 and above, and is only option… Based on my experience, they will get a lot of hate mail now :)

                    You mean a lot more hate mail surely :mad:
                    Still haven’t forgiven them for “butchering” zip format :p

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                    • RJWaring
                      RJWaring last edited by

                      The secret to Good Business is to always stay ahead of the game…

                      And once again PowerArchiver keep ahead… way ahead!

                      Winzip??? WinWho more like

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                        PBMCMLXXI @spwolf last edited by

                        @spwolf:

                        ifs flattering ;-)… it also only works on vista sp2 and above, and is only option… Based on my experience, they will get a lot of hate mail now :)

                        Actually I think you have misread…
                        For Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista users
                        This release delivers an entirely new user experience
                        ,

                        Download page clearly states:
                        System Requirements:
                        Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7

                        It’s only some of the user experience that XP users will not get.

                        Personally I think that if anyone is still using XP they should not be surprised if software developers stop supporting a very old OS as XP.

                        Windows 10 *64 - Latest TP (Fast)

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                        • spwolf
                          spwolf conexware @PBMCMLXXI last edited by

                          @pjb:

                          Actually I think you have misread…
                          For Microsoft Windows 7 and Vista users
                          This release delivers an entirely new user experience
                          ,

                          Download page clearly states:
                          System Requirements:
                          Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7

                          It’s only some of the user experience that XP users will not get.

                          Personally I think that if anyone is still using XP they should not be surprised if software developers stop supporting a very old OS as XP.

                          60% of our users use Windows XP or below, and we actually have much bigger rate of Win7 users than industry standard due to our support from day 1. Rest assured we will be supporting XP for long time :-).

                          My post referred to the ribbon ui in wz, which is apparently not available in XP or below… which is majority of customers out there.

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                            PBMCMLXXI @spwolf last edited by

                            Indeed your Windows 7 support was really good. And if I remember rightly, the support you had for Vista was fast in being provided.

                            Nice to hear that XP will be supported for a long time, that will please my dad!

                            On a personal level I don’t know that many people who use XP, most moved to Vista/W7 years/recently.
                            On a professional level dealing with IT Support, I usually recommend PowerArchiver when asked about zip utilities. :)

                            Windows 10 *64 - Latest TP (Fast)

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                              spwolf conexware @PBMCMLXXI last edited by

                              @pjb:

                              Indeed your Windows 7 support was really good. And if I remember rightly, the support you had for Vista was fast in being provided.

                              Nice to hear that XP will be supported for a long time, that will please my dad!

                              On a personal level I don’t know that many people who use XP, most moved to Vista/W7 years/recently.
                              On a professional level dealing with IT Support, I usually recommend PowerArchiver when asked about zip utilities. :)

                              thank you for kudos…

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                                Kelidryslesse @spwolf last edited by

                                Turtle in a thousand years
                                prikrasno topic
                                here I saw the video here
                                http://larchik.net/-cherepaha-video-Russia-Moscow
                                turtle , weighing 1000 kg can it be?

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