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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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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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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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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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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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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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Missing config item
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Wasn’t there an option in the “general” section of the “misc.” tab where the user could set the maximum number of Virtual Drives?
If so, I do not see it any more.
Am I mistaken about where it is located?
If so, I apologize in advance.
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Wasn’t there an option in the “general” section of the “misc.” tab where the user could set the maximum number of Virtual Drives?
There sure was or should I say ‘is’.
It’s there on mine anyway, don’t know why it’s not showing for you though. :confused:
I presume we are both using version 15.01.03.
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confirmed…tis showing on mine also. (v.15.01.03)
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That is exactly where I thought it was. As you can see, it is not there.
Maybe my screen settings are different and it is cutting it off?
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My screen settings are at 100%.
as you can see the space where I thought it was. It just isn’t showing.
I may try an uninstall and reinstall.
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My screen settings are at 100%.
Can’t see that being the issue then, it’s a mystery.
Maybe a fresh install would be the way to go. An inconvenience I know, but sometimes it’s the best thing to try.
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Fresh install did not help. Still not there. Had been until this update.
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Fresh install did not help. Still not there. Had been until this update.
Guess this one is for Mili then. :)
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Hmm, I’ve checked on 2 machines and I have the same issue as Socrates. No Number of Virtual Drives option.
Luxor, are you sure you’re using 15.01.03?
If so, please send over your reg settings(Cabbed) to mili at conexware dot com and we’ll take a look.
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Twice in two days I’ve discovered I am not a techno-ditz!
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Many bugs were found and fixed with your help, Socrates!
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Thanks Luxor! Can’t reproduce it yet. Really weird
Moving now to another machine with a different OS to check there to see if it makes a differencewill report back with findings
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Thanks. At this point I am just curious.
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Thanks Luxor! Can’t reproduce it yet. Really weird
Both Moles and myself have the Virtual Drives option there, so definitely weird indeed.
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To add to the mystery. It doesn’t show on my laptop running 7 (64) either.
My guess: the height of the dialogue window just has to be slightly increased. I can see a space where it is supposed to go. Just enough space for it to show.
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TO confirm i too have virtual drives on my
Windows 7 system at work BUT not on one of my Windows 7 system’s at home?! both are laptopson another system windows 7 PC Based it does show, I cant remote my Windows 8 systems just yet so will try and verify later.
If you want a system snapshot of my specs etc let me know.
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Thanks Rich! Please do let us know what you find and if it appears on the W8 machine.
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excellent catch guys, excellent!
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Appears on a clean install of Windows 8.1 64 Bit.
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. . . for I tried a a clean install, and it didn’t appear (also 8.1 - 64)
I suspect changing the height of that dialogue window, even by 10 pixels, would solve the problem.
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Still no VD option in the newest PA (just posted) on a Window 7 x32 machine.
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this has been improved now:
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Fixed on this laptop. I suspect it is fixed on all.
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yes, it was a good catch… PA checked for pavd2013.exe to show this option… so if you had old PA installed and then PA 2015, it would work fine… only on clean systems it would not show, which is why we or nobody else caught it before.
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I don’t know how you all do it. There are so many ways well-designed software can go wrong. As users we forget that it is not just the integrity of one piece of software, but how well it plays with everything else on every user’s machine.
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I don’t know how you all do it. There are so many ways well-designed software can go wrong. As users we forget that it is not just the integrity of one piece of software, but how well it plays with everything else on every user’s machine.
Couldn’t agree more. :)
