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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
    A

    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    Windows 11 bug in PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    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.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    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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    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    [BUG] PA2023 still shows red beta icon set in context menu
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09
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    [BUG] License not recognized
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09 shows a nag screen, when I try to open some setting windows. I have already PA 2023 Toolbox and PA shows, that it’s licensed in the info dialog.

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    Some strings are not translated in PA2023
    BigMikeB

    PA 22.00.09

    Some labels in the help toolbar are not translated:
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    MSI release?
    J

    I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?

    Thanks.

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    Hi there,

    there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/

    As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

    It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
    W

    If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
    (this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)

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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    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 can't extract; XXX does…#2

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    • manuangiM
      manuangi
      last edited by

      #1 is here:
      http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331

      I’m using the latest version of PA: 9.10.06

      download this file:
      http://www.mlin.net/files/Clipomatic20.zip [96KB]

      then uncompress it, you’ll have another file named Clipomatic.EXE [111KB]; it’s a self-extracting ZIP archive.

      try to extract it with PowerArchiver…it will fail: “Error reading ZIP file” :(
      use WinR**, it will extract it smoothly…

      what’s the problem, this time?
      check and fix it, mates! :)

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      • spwolfS
        spwolf conexware
        last edited by

        Hi,

        this file is badly created ZIP SFX, and is out of spec. As discussed before, zip engine (dynazip) hates zip files with bad headers.

        Zip repair tool works fine on this file and will help you to recreate an proper zip archive out of it!

        thanks,

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        • manuangiM
          manuangi @spwolf
          last edited by

          got that.

          let me say that the normal user, who doesn’t come to this forum nor knows of its existence…how can he imagine about the bad header-thing?

          he will just see that WinR** works, PA does not…

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          • spwolfS
            spwolf conexware @manuangi
            last edited by

            I hope there are few other things that PA does and other dont :-).

            We cant do anything with badly created zip archives except provide the tool that fixes them and we do and it does, so it works :-).

            thanks and have happy holidays!

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            • manuangiM
              manuangi @spwolf
              last edited by

              @spwolf:

              I hope there are few other things that PA does and other dont :-).

              We cant do anything with badly created zip archives except provide the tool that fixes them and we do and it does, so it works :-).

              thanks and have happy holidays!

              I think I have a good idea: I could not think about trying to correct the zip file via the proper tool of PA…why don’t you create a visual hint for that?

              for example, when the error win pops up, it could go “error reading zip file. try correcting it via the Repair Archive tool” (something like that)

              what do you think?

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              • spwolfS
                spwolf conexware @manuangi
                last edited by

                Good idea.

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                • manuangiM
                  manuangi @spwolf
                  last edited by

                  @spwolf:

                  Good idea.

                  I’m happy you like it! :)

                  btw, I have updated to 9.11.01…and now PA correctly extracts the file! so…how’s that, if you changed nothing about the handling of bad headers?

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                  • manuangiM
                    manuangi @spwolf
                    last edited by

                    @spwolf:

                    Hi,

                    this file is badly created ZIP SFX, and is out of spec. As discussed before, zip engine (dynazip) hates zip files with bad headers.

                    Zip repair tool works fine on this file and will help you to recreate an proper zip archive out of it!

                    thanks,

                    The ZIP repairing tool works good BUT… you’ll first have to rename Clipomatic.EXE to clipomatic.zip for it to work on the file.

                    In fact, the ZIP repairing tool doesn’t allow you to choose anything else than ZIP files.

                    It would be good if it could directly get exe sfx files as well…what do you think?

                    (I think I’m going to put it in the wishlist as well…)

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                    • spwolfS
                      spwolf conexware @manuangi
                      last edited by

                      You just enter . into the filename field and it will show you all the files in that folder, if you select that SFX archive, it will “fix it” even if it is an EXE.

                      Problem with putting general “*.exe” in there is that, obviously, it would show both SFX archives and all other EXE files. While you might know the difference, an average user might not :-).

                      thanks,

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                      • manuangiM
                        manuangi @spwolf
                        last edited by

                        @spwolf:

                        You just enter . into the filename field and it will show you all the files in that folder, if you select that SFX archive, it will “fix it” even if it is an EXE.

                        Problem with putting general “*.exe” in there is that, obviously, it would show both SFX archives and all other EXE files. While you might know the difference, an average user might not :-).

                        thanks,

                        right, but the average user would never guess to put the . to be shown all files…I guess I’m more than an average user, but I couldn’t think of that simple trick! the normal user should be assisted in the largest way, I believe…

                        and don’t forget that the tool’s named “Zip repair”…so one can’t promptly guess that it can be useful also with exe sfx archives…

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