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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…
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It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
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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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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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 errorsIs 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 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!
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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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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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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.
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
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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:
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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?
