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    • Missing virtual driver in Patchbeam

      pirrbe

      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

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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

      Clipboard02.jpg

      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

      T

      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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    PA Outlook Issu WinXP

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      ACTANO GmbH last edited by

      Hi,

      i have resent downloaded the new 9.20g and the PA for Outlook, too.

      On an WinXP SP2 Machine with Office 2003 the Plugin does not work. The Option Tab in Outlook say “unknown Version” for PA.

      Every eMail with attachment lost the attachement.

      Testing on an Win 2000 SP4 with Office 2003 its works fine.

      I will retesting it on other Machines if is time for it.

      best regards,

      Henry

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        ACTANO GmbH last edited by

        Could (not) confirm the issu on an WInXP SP1 and Office 2000 with almost actual, not recent, patches.

        On this machine its work (fine).

        best regards,

        Henry

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          TBGBe @ACTANO GmbH last edited by

          Also, works for me (Windows XP SP1 and Outlook 2003 SP1) :confused:

          P.S. What version is PA 9.20g ?
          Do you mean 9.20.04 or the (withdrawn) 9.20.06?

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          • spwolf
            spwolf conexware @TBGBe last edited by

            Let us know what is extact version of PowerArchiver on the computer it does not work on.

            thanks,

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware @spwolf last edited by

              I think I know what happened - He used german version of 9.2 and PAOP 1.00 does not recognize non-english versions properly (different registry key is used for every different language so they can co-exist properly).

              Once 9.2 is released, PAOP update will be as well, so it can be used with other language versions of PowerArchiver.

              thanks,

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                Louis @spwolf last edited by

                I have the same problem…

                I installed 9.20.06 French verson and your new Outlook plug-in (version 1.00.06. English only in tab added in Outlook)

                I used WinXP Pro SP2 (French Canadian) and Outlook 2003 (French Canadian too)

                I have Power archiver Tab in Outlook and all seem to works well. No error code or message. But…

                When i send email with attachment…The attachment will be lost for the adressee (receiver).

                I test to send me an email with attachment. Same trouble: I attach a Word or Excel file and send email. Some second later, i receive the email without attachment.
                Can you help me ?

                Sorry for my bad english.

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                • spwolf
                  spwolf conexware @spwolf last edited by

                  @spwolf:

                  I think I know what happened - He used german version of 9.2 and PAOP 1.00 does not recognize non-english versions properly (different registry key is used for every different language so they can co-exist properly).

                  Once 9.2 is released, PAOP update will be as well, so it can be used with other language versions of PowerArchiver.

                  thanks,

                  same answer!

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