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    • Config settings doesn't impact PA behaviour...

      pirrbe

      PA2023 Win10, (same problem with older releases but never reported)
      PA Soft is installed on partition D. (exclusive for installed progs)
      Then I created on my partition G: the folders as configured in PA Settings ‘Folders’.

      0fcf1b09-1b91-4b74-b250-f8cf908a3348-Ashampoo_Snap_maandag 20 maart 2023_11h54m34s.png

      Screenshot 2023-03-20 121152.png

      The problem : Any activity on PA is saved in these folders…
      PA ignores them and still use the default settings. Whats wrong ? Regards, Pirrbe

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    • Missing pdf markups in pdf preview

      L

      I am still using Powerarchiver 2022 and it does not show pdf markups in the preview. Is there a setting to get version 2022 to show pdf markups in the preview? If not, does this work in version 2023?

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    • Question about PA Files...

      T

      The question that I have about PA archives is what happens if say ConeXware, as a company, dies in the future? What happens to any PA files that are created today? Can these files be decompressed with a copy of a PowerArchiver that can no longer phone home to the mothership thus can’t be registered or activated?

      I mean, I can understand that new PA files wouldn’t be able to be created if the program isn’t registered but what about an un-registered copy because well, the question that I posed above?

      It’s questions like this that make me not want to store anything really valuable in PA files out of fear that I, at some point in the future, might lose access to said data inside those files. OK, 7ZIP might not be able to compress as heavily as PA but at least it’s open source and any 7ZIP files will still be able to be read and decompressed ten, twenty, or fifty years from now.

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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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    • Multi Extract doesn't extract in parallel in Windows 11

      Z

      Is this a known problem? Is there a fix coming? This is a primary reason I buy PA.

      I’ve tried both methods I know to extract multiple zips at the same time. 1) Multi Extract feature in the GUI. 2) In Windows File Explorer, select multiple zips, right click, use PA context menu to Extract or Extract To…

      Is there a setting I missed? Or maybe it really is processing in parallel, but I can’t detect it? Nothing tells me in the Processes in Task Manager that multiple PA extracts are running. And my CPU, memory and disk resources do not look like a lot of extracts are running.

      I’m using PA 2022 Standard version 21.00.18 on Windows 11 Pro version 10.0.22621 Build 22621.

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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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    • PA 2023 Preview versus PA2022

      pirrbe

      Is the version Preview 2023 also considered to be tested by the testteam ? In the past we got messages in the forum for testing out version x.x, to be downloaded by fastring, or I missed the one for 2023. (I discovered 2023 on the official web…)
      CU, Pirrbe

      .

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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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    • How to get a registering code?

      N

      Hi there, been a user since 13 years now and in past whenever I had a problem or question I could email, however since 3 weeks it seems like everybody is dead?

      Anyway, as kind of a last resort, I post this email a 4th time but in this forum instead now, in the hope for help:
      "This is the 3rd time I am emailing you guys as I am missing a working code for the preview of Power Archiver 2023

      Can you please help me? I am a 13 years lasting customer of yours, and I am shocked thatr for whatever reason my support tickets are ignored now, why?

      thanks in advance!
      All the best!
      Joerg"

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    • File Explorer Shell Extension crash on Junction

      W

      Re: Explorer.exe Crash on right click

      This appears to be happening again with the Power Archiver 2022 shell extensions.

      When I have Use Explorer Shell Extensions enabled in Power Archiver Configuration and right-click on c:\Users\username\Start Menu, (hidden Junction file), File Explorer crashes.

      I have version 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit installed in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.1826).

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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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    • 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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      itechlang last edited by

      I am having an issue to mount iso images on my Win 7 x64.

      I am getting the following error message:

      “An error occurred during installation of the device!”

      The same iso file in the same folder can be mounted without any issues on my Vista x64 though so it is not related to the iso file.

      I have the same version of PowerArchiver including PAVD installed on both the machines.

      Any known issues with Win 7 and Virtual drive?? Or any other known issues around this?

      Thank you.

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        spwolf conexware last edited by

        is it that specific iso or all isos on that computer? There are no similar issues that I know of, a lot more people use PA with Win7 compared to Vista.

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          itechlang @spwolf last edited by

          All iso’s I have tried fail. :confused:

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            itechlang @spwolf last edited by

            Hi,

            I got a post from moles42 about my topic but I cannot see in the forum.

            moles42 was asking this:
            just wondered if you were using any other conflicting virtual drive software on your system?

            Actually it is funny because I am using another virtual drive (UltraIso) on the machine where PAVD is working but I do not have any VD software on my Win 7 machine where PAVD is not working!

            I just tried PAVD on another fresh Win 7 x64 install and it does not work either!!

            So it is working on my Vista Home premium x64
            but not working at all for any iso’s on my Win 7 Ultimate x64 and Win 7 Home premium x64.

            How come? :(
            Are you sure it is working on Win 7 x64??

            FYI, I have been testing the same versions on all my systems i.e. PA 11.62.04 + pastarport13004

            Please help!!

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              Mili conexware last edited by

              yes, it works on all of our win7 computers - i am typing this from win7 64bit ;-).

              Can you try deleting pavd2010.exe from PA folder and then reinstalling it again?

              thanks!

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                itechlang @Mili last edited by

                I have tried this many times but still not working.

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                • moles42
                  moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

                  sorry ‘itechlang’ I did post that question but then deleted it thinking it was irrelevant to your problem anyway…I’ve been searching for a solution to your problem today but upto now still haven’t come up with anything sorry.

                  have you tried another piece of software on your W7 system to mount an iso apart from PA?

                  and yes it works perfectly on my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 system.

                  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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                    itechlang @moles42 last edited by

                    moles42,

                    yes I tried UltraIso on 1 of my Win 7 systems and it works.

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                      itechlang @itechlang last edited by

                      Anyone can help? I cannot be the only one having this issue.

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                      • moles42
                        moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

                        Far be it from me to promote alternative software but to try and solve this issue can you try using ’
                        DVDFab Virtual Drive’ http://72.55.191.8/download/DVDFabVirtualDrive1114.exe to see if it works on
                        your system?

                        it works in the same manner whereby you mount the iso files as PA does…
                        I’ve just tested it and it works fine on my W7 x64 system.

                        apologies to management for seemingly promoting alternative VD software…:o

                        what I did like about the program though was when you actually closed it down it removed the virtual drive as well…a facility I did find much to my liking…any chance PA can have this option guys ???

                        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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                        • RJWaring
                          RJWaring last edited by

                          Moles42! We might have to beat you for this clear breach in member’s rulling! Now walk away with your head in shame…

                          PowerArchiver Rules… “in case management read this”

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                          • moles42
                            moles42 Alpha Testers last edited by

                            sorry guys…was only trying to help this poor guy out…:o
                            give me my 50 ‘lashes’ and let’s move on…:eek:

                            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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                              Mili conexware last edited by

                              After everything PA has done for you Moles……

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                                Mili conexware last edited by

                                :D

                                All joking aside,
                                itechlang, please do let us know the results of using the VD software moles posted and thanks Moles for looking into it!!

                                We haven’t had any other reports of constantly failed ISO mounts on x64 so this has to be specific.
                                Let’s see how this works

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                                  itechlang @Mili last edited by

                                  Hi guys!

                                  So I tried DVDFab Virtual Drive as I had tried UltraIso before and both are working perfectly.

                                  So I am sorry to tell you guys but I am afraid the issue is on your side.

                                  I have 2 machines running Win 7 x64 and PAVD is NOT working on both.
                                  I have one running Vista x64 and it is working.

                                  You must admit it is a weird coincidence.
                                  For me there is something related to Win 7 x64.

                                  DVDFab VD and UltraIso are working like a charm on all my machines regardless the OS.

                                  Hope you will sort this out soon.
                                  Thanks!

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                                    dragon57 last edited by

                                    I have a brand new Win 7 64-bit install here and the PA iso mount works fine. Sorry, I was hoping I could help diagnose your problem :(.

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                                      Mili conexware last edited by

                                      which windows 7 version do you have installed?

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                                        itechlang @Mili last edited by

                                        Win 7 x64 Home Premium - not working
                                        Win 7 x64 Ultimate - not working
                                        Vista x64 Home Premium - working

                                        Thanks.

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                                        • spwolf
                                          spwolf conexware last edited by

                                          maybe there is some software or some option that is common to those two win7’s that dont work?

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                                            itechlang @spwolf last edited by

                                            Yes maybe but 1 machine is brand new and the other one is 2 years old and I have never had any issues with other Virtual Drive software.

                                            How come it is just PA Virtual Drive being not working whereas others like UltraIso, DVDFAb or even PowerIso are working?

                                            There is probably something on those 2 machines that PAVD does not like, maybe it is the brand. :)
                                            They are both HP laptops.

                                            HP Pavilion dv7-3173ca
                                            http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01980766&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=fi&cc=fi&lang=fi&product=4125929

                                            HP Pavilion dv9700 CTO
                                            Unfortunately the HP website has no longer the detailed specifications on this one.

                                            Thanks anyone for any help with this.

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                                              itechlang @itechlang last edited by

                                              Any ideas??

                                              Anybody else who might have same kind of issue?

                                              I feel lonely.

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                                                itechlang @itechlang last edited by

                                                Are there any logs/traces I can activate and send you guys to help out?

                                                I still cannot use PA Virtual Drive on both my HP laptops.

                                                I had also opened a ticket to the support a while ago now but nobody has replied. :(

                                                Thanks.

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                                                  Mili conexware last edited by

                                                  Is the ISO file on a local or a network drive?

                                                  as we have an issue reported about mounting ISOs from a network drive

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                                                    itechlang @Mili last edited by

                                                    I remember trying both local and network and none was working at that time but I just tried again today if I copy ISO files locally then I can mount the images.

                                                    So I would say it is probably related to the network drive issue you are talking about.

                                                    Do you think it is going to be fixed soon?

                                                    Thanks.

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                                                      Mili conexware last edited by

                                                      well that is great news! I’m glad I asked that question as we now know that the issue is not anything related to your specific system.

                                                      We have this issue(mounting ISOs from network drives) reproduced and reported in our bug system already, not really sure when the issue will be taken care of, the developers will take a look and see what is up. Until then, I hope that mounting ISOs from a local drive will not be too much of a hassle.

                                                      thanks again for the details!!

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