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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
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The problem : Any activity on PA is saved in these folders…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 :-)
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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 2023Can 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" -
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 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:
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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.
PA Toolbox/Bitdefender renewal pricing
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I was just curious if there’s any information ready for what the pricing is expected to be for annual renewal of the Bitdefender that comes with PA Toolbox?
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currently Toolbox update is $15, includes everything inside Toolbox :-)
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p.s. you guys can also updated to BD2012 from dl.com right now… your code is valid for all versions as long as you have days left with your license…
new version looks nice too… we will get our partner one in few weeks i would guess.
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currently Toolbox update is $15, includes everything inside Toolbox :-)
OK , so the renewal price is around $15 per year (“includes everything inside Toolbox”) but it still doesn’t actually say what is in the “ToolBox” . Is that a 1 user license to Bitdefender or a 3 user license to Bitdefender ?
I think that actual info concerning expected renewal prices and what to expect should be easier accessible……
Also I got the message that if you Buy the “toolbox” version then the upgrades for the Box itself is free if one have a version of Power Archiver that includes this so as I understand it then the if I upgrade my Power Archivers to “ToolBox” version then I will also have free “life time” upgrades to the “toolbox itself” and that sounds great - especially if the tools keep improving. Personally I would like the “create ISO image” function to be even better so I could import boot image/part from existing discs and I would also like if it were made as much a full fled ISO image editor as possible - then I do not have to buy a set of them too.
Another thing to do could be to put an advanced compare function into the builtin FTP client so that it for example would only download or upload files that were both of different date (date might change while performing file/disc operations) and different size (than to those compared to) - obviously with the purpose of being able to update/synchronize FTP mirrors in the most advanced way possible… -
OK , so the renewal price is around $15 per year (“includes everything inside Toolbox”) but it still doesn’t actually say what is in the “ToolBox” . Is that a 1 user license to Bitdefender or a 3 user license to Bitdefender ?
I think that actual info concerning expected renewal prices and what to expect should be easier accessible……
Also I got the message that if you Buy the “toolbox” version then the upgrades for the Box itself is free if one have a version of Power Archiver that includes this so as I understand it then the if I upgrade my Power Archivers to “ToolBox” version then I will also have free “life time” upgrades to the “toolbox itself” and that sounds great - especially if the tools keep improving. Personally I would like the “create ISO image” function to be even better so I could import boot image/part from existing discs and I would also like if it were made as much a full fled ISO image editor as possible - then I do not have to buy a set of them too.
Another thing to do could be to put an advanced compare function into the builtin FTP client so that it for example would only download or upload files that were both of different date (date might change while performing file/disc operations) and different size (than to those compared to) - obviously with the purpose of being able to update/synchronize FTP mirrors in the most advanced way possible…You are buying specific number of licenses, if you buy
1 license of PA 2011 with BD, then you will get 1 license. If you buy 3 licenses, you get 3 licenses.It can not get any cheaper than what it is right now.
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You are buying specific number of licenses, if you buy
1 license of PA 2011 with BD, then you will get 1 license. If you buy 3 licenses, you get 3 licenses.It can not get any cheaper than what it is right now.
If you have some wishes for future versions, do use the wishlist forums - it will get more attention properly there. Thanks!Thanks for the answer. I do not think I mentioned any objections against the price…… I were merely talking about the general level of information.
Also I am not only offered 1 one user BD license with one PowerArchiver but also 3 user user licence with one Power Archiver and it would be nice to know what the renewal price would be for the perspective offers…Attention in the “Wishlist” ? - one might get that and then well one might not - in the end things are probably controlled by other things than only user wishes and I just tossed the ball up in the air - if anyone noticed and caught it then fine if not then nothing lost.
But mind you with the “business Model” introduced with the joint venture with BitDefender and the development of better tools Packs then things could get very attractive for people especially if you guys get more companies onboard and if the users get the choice to select how big an addon package they want… -
Thanks for the answer. I do not think I mentioned any objections against the price…… I were merely talking about the general level of information.
Also I am not only offered 1 one user BD license with one PowerArchiver but also 3 user user licence with one Power Archiver and it would be nice to know what the renewal price would be for the perspective offers…Attention in the “Wishlist” ? - one might get that and then well one might not - in the end things are probably controlled by other things than only user wishes and I just tossed the ball up in the air - if anyone noticed and caught it then fine if not then nothing lost.
But mind you with the “business Model” introduced with the joint venture with BitDefender and the development of better tools Packs then things could get very attractive for people especially if you guys get more companies onboard and if the users get the choice to select how big an addon package they want…If you decide to purchase 3 license, then it is 3 licenses of PA and 3 licenses of BD :-).
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If you decide to purchase 3 license, then it is 3 licenses of PA and 3 licenses of BD :-).
Then number four from top defenitely needs some rework done , because that is presented as if on PA license comes with 3 BD (especially if one have checked out the BitDefender Site and seen that they sell BD with 3 user license !!!) :
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ok, we changed that now so there would be less confusion :-)
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ok, we changed that now so there would be less confusion :-)
Thanks (@ “SpWolf”) - probably a good idea ;-)
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ok, we changed that now so there would be less confusion :-)
Hi “SpWolf”
How about another “Lifetime” combo offer from you with this BitDefender ???
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We would have to price it the same as they do…
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We would have to price it the same as they do…
OK !, Thanks ! , that seems OK , but I do not know how you distribute the present offer earnings, also however then there is the matter of the possibility of multiple user licenses as you do offer as upgrade……
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We would have to price it the same as they do…
NEVERMIND and Sorry for the inconvenience !!!
I just read the fine print , so your present combo offer is probably as good or better as the above mentioned (NON)“Lifetime” offer……
Small print :
Lifetime protection key is valid for the computer you first install it on,
for the lifetime of the machine, **not exceeding 5 years***Save up to 70% per year. Calculation for 5 years of PC lifetime.
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