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?
For example:
Download this ZIP file: http://dslstats.me.uk/files/dslstats32W-6.5.zip
Everything in the ZIP file is in a directory “dslstats32W-6.5”.
However when I extract using right click “Extract Here” the name of the directory created is “2W-6.5” !
I am running PA 22.00.09 on Windows 11. I have seen the same happen with some other kinds of archive too.
If I compress a folder to a .pa using right click, Compress to folder.pa and use the new Windows 11 menu then the Options, Configuration, Miscellaneous, Use normal relative path setting is always enabled.
But I like this option disabled so I have to use the old style menu in order to get PA to compress a folder in the way I wish.
WinZip 14.5 copied PowerArchiver!!
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Is it just me or does Winzip 14.5 look just like PowerArchiver?
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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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they looked like they’ve adopted the latest Microsoft Office 2010 ribbon interface to me.
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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 -
there is also a considerable price difference…:)
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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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ifs flattering ;-)… it also only works on vista sp2 and above
That’ll mean lots of new customers buying Powerarchiver then. :)
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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 -
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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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 7It’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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@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 7It’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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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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@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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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?
