Powerarchiver is dead no updates to fix bugs no new features, no communication and errors in program update system with scripting errors. Duplicate context menus windows 11 no fixes no updates
I declare that this is the last version.
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Yes, that’s correct. UltimateZip was indeed a product of the same company that developed PowerArchiver, and it was essentially a rebranded version of PowerArchiver. It was discontinued and replaced by PowerArchiver.
Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).
The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:
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Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.2605
Hello!
I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
I use the new version 22.00.11.
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Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .
The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
I know it has non standard quotes in it.
However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.
Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.
Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.
When will a fix be implemented?
On installing the program I am getting the error message:
"Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe
CreateProcess failed: code 2
The system cannot find the file specified"
This can’t be right!
I am using the latest official build of Windows 11
Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
New version:
PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:
Download:
https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe
New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.
Thanks everyone for your assistance!
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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I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.
This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.
Hello!
The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
(When) will there be one?
Thanks!
Hello!
Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
(When) do you plan to release one?
Thanks!
Win 11 64 bit
I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).
However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.
What can I do to sort this out?
PA Crash as soon as the installation finish…
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Hi,
I have a MacBook Pro running Parallels v7 with a VM Microsoft XP Pro SP3. I installed PA 2011 and as soon as the installation ended and I click “Finish” with the “Run PA” option on I get the only windows error message asking if I want to send the report.
Does anyone have any idea why PA is not working on the VM? did I miss the prerequisite where it says “do not sun on a VM”?
Thanks,
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Hello,
And you were previously able to install PowerArchiver using previous versions? This started with 2011?Has anything changed in the VM machine in between?
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Hi,
I have a MacBook Pro running Parallels v7 with a VM Microsoft XP Pro SP3. I installed PA 2011 and as soon as the installation ended and I click “Finish” with the “Run PA” option on I get the only windows error message asking if I want to send the report.
Does anyone have any idea why PA is not working on the VM? did I miss the prerequisite where it says “do not sun on a VM”?
Thanks,
from what you sent via support, it looks like you are using PA 2009, not PA 2011?
maybe some mixup with installations?
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If you installed PA 2011 when PA 2009 was running, then it is possible that PA2009 .exe was left until restart, so now you have PA 2009 exe and rest of the files from PA 2011, which is why it would be crashing.
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Hi again and thank you for the fast reply.
The very first time I installed the PA was the newest downloaded directly from the website because I wanted to know if it works in the VM to pay for the upgrade. Since that did not work I try the version I have license for (2009) but none of them worked.
Right now I don’t have any version install in my VM. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
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there should be no problems with VM, we run PA in different virtual machines all the time, we do a lot of our testing like that.
can you clean up your installations, restart VM and install latest version from our website, then send us screenshot of the crash so we can see better whats going on.
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I follow your advice and remove the PA from the VM, then restart it and re install the new downloaded version of PA.
Here are the pictures:
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We have few people running the VM on OS X, and everyone is using vmware and not parallels… did you ever try vmware?
i remember that we tested in parallels few years ago when it came out, but that was probably different version then.
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No I haven’t try vmware, I have a license for Parallels and I would like to keep it this way. If PA does not work with parallels that will be ok I just needed to know if it was worth it for me to upgrade to a new version. WCS I will be using some open source as I did when PA failed, not a big deal.
Thank you for your fast response and help.
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i will try to see if someone has parallels check it out there, our 3 guys in the office used vmware for os x vm.
we dont have official os x testing computers… yet :-)
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Your efforts are appreciated I would prefer to have PA (because I like it) than 7zip or winzip. One thing I like about parallels is “Coherence” and that is a feature that I haven’t see in VMWare.
Thanks,
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I found why it crashes: when I use the VM without the “coherence” feature the PA works!!!
It only crashes when in “coherence” mode!!!
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great!