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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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • manuangi
      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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      • spwolf
        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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        • manuangi
          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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          • spwolf
            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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            • manuangi
              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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              • spwolf
                spwolf conexware @manuangi last edited by

                Good idea.

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                • manuangi
                  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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                  • manuangi
                    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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                    • spwolf
                      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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                      • manuangi
                        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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