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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 :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
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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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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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 errorsIs 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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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!
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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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Dear @Alpha-Testers and all of our users,
time has come for testing of PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS.
Please let us know here if you have Mac and can test latest builds.Features implemented:
PowerArchiver 2020 - tabbing, opening, extracting, adding, testing, favorite folders, support for multiple languages, opening via Finder, explorer mode, installer.
PACL 10 - support for most formats and features in Windows version.Upcoming: Tools such as archive converter, batch zip, multi-extract.
To start testing, please sign up here in this thread, and we will send you latest build.
thank you!
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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.
2012 Rar support
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So am I wrong in saying that in order for rar support to work in 2012. You have to have winrar installed as well
Which is shareware so you have to have two compression utilities both of which are shareware that have to be payed for … unless you use the free version of PA of course
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You are not wrong.
PowerArchiver (Conexware) does not have a license to distribute RAR compression, but can use it if you have WinRar installed on your computer.
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You only need to install WinRAR’s application as a trial it does not need to be Shell enabled, start menu or desktop icons installed.
PowerArchiver utilises the “RAR.EXE” Container it is only this thats required as so to allow PowerArchiver to compress RAR formats.
But no purchase of Winrar is required.
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@Sir:
You only need to install WinRAR’s application as a trial it does not need to be Shell enabled, start menu or desktop icons installed.
PowerArchiver utilises the “RAR.EXE” Container it is only this thats required as so to allow PowerArchiver to compress RAR formats.
But no purchase of Winrar is required.
What a load of rubbish!!
The WinRAR license agreement specifically requires you to purchase a license within 40 days of installing the software or to remove the software after 40 days if there is no intention of purchasing a license.
How does using another program to “run” WinRAR suddenly void the need to purchase a license?
Did you check you facts with WinRAR GmbH?
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What a load of rubbish!!
The WinRAR license agreement specifically requires you to purchase a license within 40 days of installing the software or to remove the software after 40 days if there is no intention of purchasing a license.
How does using another program to “run” WinRAR suddenly void the need to purchase a license?
Did you check you facts with WinRAR GmbH?
Whats up with being aggressive? RAR support is there because some members have expressed interest in getting it. Both WR and PA are lifetime upgrades with more than decade worth of users.
We have sold more than million licenses so far and I bet WR has sold a lot more. If people want to use RAR in PA they have to have it properly licensed and plenty of our users do, so this is good option for them.
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I said no purchase is required “for trial basis”. Typically should a user wishes to use the latest version of rar and is something required then a purchase is nessasary.
My note was that you can have RAR on trial and if you are just interested in testing it with pa the user could remove all shell entries so rar does appear on other formats.
Its also possible users who already have rar but also have PA would like to know if they have to have both applications fully associated with all file types.
If a user wishes to use PA for everything including rar and they have purchased rar prior then this also helps them understand shell’s can be taken off and pa used as a primary application to compress and extract rar formats.
There is no need for such an aggresive response.
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lets clarifi the rar support is there for users who wnat to use the powerarchiver interface and rar together.
You do indeed have to buy winrar in order to legally use rar files.
think of it like microsoft you get an operating system but you dont get a fully fleged word processor you have to buy it. Its the same principle.
If you dont want rar support dont buy winrar. In my opinion winrar interface is not as good as pa’s but rar format is worth getting and using.
The choice is yours.
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I don’t think this is put exactly right.
As I understand it, you can legally open (and in that sense, use) RAR files with PA and without purchasing WINRAR.
However, you cannot legally create RAR files unless you purchase WINRAR. If you do, then you can create RAR files from within the RAR interface, or, if you wish, within the PA program.
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I don’t think this is put exactly right.
As I understand it, you can legally open (and in that sense, use) RAR files with PA and without purchasing WINRAR.
However, you cannot legally create RAR files unless you purchase WINRAR. If you do, then you can create RAR files from within the RAR interface, or, if you wish, within the PA program.
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for creating rar’s, you need to have WR installed and abide by their license, which I think gives you 40 days trial.
for extracting rar’s, you can use PA only and dont need to have anything else installed (especially since PA has fastest rar extraction on the market).
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Well, I’ve used winrar for the 40-day free trial offers for other products including, even wrote an email to support winrar and said that within 40 days can use your program in all its etensión even functions how to generate self-extracting executables and without legal risk.
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