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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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    • 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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    • Small UI / Theme bug in 2023

      Z

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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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    • PowerArchiver and PACL for macOS

      spwolf

      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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    • Functions in Windows 11 context menu no longer work after last Windows Update

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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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    New serial needed?

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      Marc last edited by

      hi,

      today i started my PA and did an update check. there was a new version found and so i updated to V 13.00.20
      Unfortunately my serial isn’t working anymore. is v 13.00.20 still beta? in my settings i told the programm to only check for official updates, not for beta.

      can anybody help please

      txs

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      • Luxor
        Luxor Alpha Testers last edited by

        Hi Marc

        Log into your account http://www.conexware.com/shop/
        You should get your new code there.

        Windows 10 Home 64-bit
        Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
        12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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          Marc @Luxor last edited by

          txs luxor,

          i did what you said, i received amy new serial, when i enter it the programm says, thak you for purchasing, restart to continue.
          but then it restarts and the box to enter the serial is back again. what am i doing wrong?

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          • Luxor
            Luxor Alpha Testers @Marc last edited by

            @Marc:

            txs luxor,

            i did what you said, i received amy new serial, when i enter it the programm says, thak you for purchasing, restart to continue.
            but then it restarts and the box to enter the serial is back again. what am i doing wrong?

            Hi Marc.

            I don’t know why that’s happening for you to be honest and don’t recall reading any similar report.
            Best wait for one of the devs to see this thread as I’m sure they will get you sorted.

            Or you can contact support here.
            http://www.powerarchiver.com/support/

            Windows 10 Home 64-bit
            Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
            12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware @Marc last edited by

              @Marc:

              txs luxor,

              i did what you said, i received amy new serial, when i enter it the programm says, thak you for purchasing, restart to continue.
              but then it restarts and the box to enter the serial is back again. what am i doing wrong?

              double check that you have correct code (for PA 2012), doublecheck that you are copy and pasting it… if that still doesnt work, try uninstall/install again.

              Generally there hasnt been a single instance where codes were “bad” in past few years so doublecheck everything… and of course, you can contact support as usual and get pretty fast response.

              thanks.

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                Marc @spwolf last edited by

                ok guys,

                my version installed is 13.00.20 from 06/2012.
                i downloaded this code from the shop:

                “PowerArchiver 2012 - Personal - International
                Version 13.00 released Jun 1, 2012”

                when i open registering and enter this code, everytime again he ask me for trial or registering.

                i think i will deinstall and reinstall the version 2011.:mad:

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                  Marc @Marc last edited by

                  so i did a complete uninstall, cleaned up my registry,re-installed version 13, received a new key,and result is that it do not work. every start of the program i have to re-enter my key. pretty frustrating :mad:

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                  • Luxor
                    Luxor Alpha Testers @Marc last edited by

                    Please do contact support Marc
                    http://www.powerarchiver.com/support/

                    You will get a quick response and hopefully they can get you sorted.

                    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
                    Intel Core i7 6700HQ @ 2.60GHz
                    12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

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                    • Micke
                      Micke Alpha Testers @Luxor last edited by

                      Hi!
                      I’m just curious. If PA v 13 is now officialy released, how come the version avaliable for download at http://http://www.powerarchiver.com/download-powerarchiver/ is 12.12 and version 13 is beta 3?

                      Kind Regards
                      Micke

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                        Mili conexware @Marc last edited by

                        @Marc:

                        ok guys,

                        my version installed is 13.00.20 from 06/2012.
                        i downloaded this code from the shop:

                        “PowerArchiver 2012 - Personal - International
                        Version 13.00 released Jun 1, 2012”

                        when i open registering and enter this code, everytime again he ask me for trial or registering.

                        i think i will deinstall and reinstall the version 2011.:mad:

                        If that is the registration code you received, please copy/paste it into PA 2012, it should register just fine.
                        No reason for it not to work.

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                          Mili conexware @Micke last edited by

                          @Micke:

                          Hi!
                          I’m just curious. If PA v 13 is now officialy released, how come the version avaliable for download at http://http://www.powerarchiver.com/download-powerarchiver/ is 12.12 and version 13 is beta 3?

                          Kind Regards
                          Micke

                          Hi Micke!
                          PA 2012 is still in Beta stage while we put some finishing touches on it :)

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                            JustOneLook @Mili last edited by

                            @spwolf:

                            Generally there hasnt been a single instance where codes were “bad” in past few years so doublecheck everything… and of course, you can contact support as usual and get pretty fast response.

                            thanks.

                            Yeah right. It’s the same drama every year. A new version of PA comes out, you’ve got several serials to pick from, and you don’t know which one’s gonna do it until you tried them all out.

                            In my case I had a PA 2010 standard international license and just upgraded to PA 2011 standard using the PA 2011 legacy (!) code. I had to have 3 codes resend and try them out. I’m sick of it. If every software supplier spoon-feeded me in this manner … :mad: 'nuff said, so dear ConexWare license managers please give me a break and do sort out your license codes, instead of having your customers do so - thank you. :mad:

                            btw, another captcha for posting a reply, is this really necessary? You need to re-learn the art of keeping things simple! -.-

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                              spwolf conexware @JustOneLook last edited by

                              @JustOneLook:

                              Yeah right. It’s the same drama every year. A new version of PA comes out, you’ve got several serials to pick from, and you don’t know which one’s gonna do it until you tried them all out.

                              In my case I had a PA 2010 standard international license and just upgraded to PA 2011 standard using the PA 2011 legacy (!) code. I had to have 3 codes resend and try them out. I’m sick of it. If every software supplier spoon-feeded me in this manner … :mad: 'nuff said, so dear ConexWare license managers please give me a break and do sort out your license codes, instead of having your customers do so - thank you. :mad:

                              btw, another captcha for posting a reply, is this really necessary? You need to re-learn the art of keeping things simple! -.-

                              well you are welcome to send us 2011 or 2012 codes that dont work and IF they really dont work, we will give you 10 licenses for free :-).

                              We do understand that people are impatient and that they dont have time to read things, so every time someone sends an email to support that code doesnt work, we try it out ourselves to verify that it does (or doesnt).

                              So if you have an problem, quick email to support and you will be helped, fast.

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                              • spwolf
                                spwolf conexware last edited by

                                p.s. captcha goes away after few posts, unfortunately a lot of spam bots these days want to post all kinds of crap, we wouldnt have implemented it unless it was necessary as I personally hate it.

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                                  JustOneLook @spwolf last edited by

                                  ok … now I’ve calmed down a bit. The registration was successful, I was just surprised that I needed to enter a serial clearly marked as legacy for a current product version. As I see people struggling here … apparently what’s going on is the label had been printed and the tin isn’t ready yet ;)

                                  Anyway, I think software could be protected in a less bothersome way, like in-product-activation online for example. I have software pieces on my machine that have seen several major updates over the years, and I just need my original order number to re-activate it.

                                  And your support team would be relieved of all those “my license doesn’t work” type of emails too.

                                  Sorry for my temper, it’s late at night here and the day was a bit too long :)

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                                    spwolf conexware @JustOneLook last edited by

                                    @JustOneLook:

                                    ok … now I’ve calmed down a bit. The registration was successful, I was just surprised that I needed to enter a serial clearly marked as legacy for a current product version. As I see people struggling here … apparently what’s going on is the label had been printed and the tin isn’t ready yet ;)

                                    Anyway, I think software could be protected in a less bothersome way, like in-product-activation online for example. I have software pieces on my machine that have seen several major updates over the years, and I just need my original order number to re-activate it.

                                    And your support team would be relieved of all those “my license doesn’t work” type of emails too.

                                    Sorry for my temper, it’s late at night here and the day was a bit too long :)

                                    this is what usually happens :-). We completely understand it though.

                                    Reason it says Pro Legacy is that Pro has less features now, but since you purchased it before we give you features than new Pro versions dont have.

                                    Online activation wouldnt be possible because of several factors, one of them being the fact that you are likely to use PA on not-connected computer and then it would suck :-). Plus you would still have to enter some kind of license. And we have people using PA since 2001, so cost of providing free updates would go up if we had to provide online servers for activation for 20 year period, all for the one-time price. It is very different with Antivirus as they charge per year.

                                    We always try to improve the process but there is always going to be someone that does it too fast and doesnt copy the code properly, and who has time to read all those messages, right? :-). Which is why we try to be patient when someone yells at us… not many do actually!

                                    I hope you enjoy improvements in new PA 2012.

                                    thanks!

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                                      Marc @spwolf last edited by

                                      ok, i’m back, finally, after a lot of installs and de-installs the software is accepting my license code. but if i want to make a backup the programm tells me that the pro features are deactivated. altough i have a pro version. and why do the programm version 12.12 do an update to 13.00.20 (which is still beta) when i activated “only check for official version” ???

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                                      • spwolf
                                        spwolf conexware @Marc last edited by

                                        @Marc:

                                        ok, i’m back, finally, after a lot of installs and de-installs the software is accepting my license code. but if i want to make a backup the programm tells me that the pro features are deactivated. altough i have a pro version. and why do the programm version 12.12 do an update to 13.00.20 (which is still beta) when i activated “only check for official version” ???

                                        email support to check your account:
                                        http://www.powerarchiver.com/support/

                                        maybe you have both standard and pro in your account so you clicked on PA 2012 Standard codes? Support can sort it out since they can easily see whats in your account.

                                        As to the update - during the process, we decide when upcoming version is better than old official one and then we put it on update. So you dont have to wait for things like website changes for instance, which official version needs.

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