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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…
      Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
      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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    SOLVED Virgin install

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    • drteeth
      drteeth last edited by

      Hi,

      After a long-ish battle with my win 7 install, which I had been using for many years, I am now on a virgin 8.1 install. It has been configured to be identical to win 7 as possible.

      Two minor issues:- Installing new skins is impossible as PA is installed in the program files folder, so it is a permissions issue. I did fix this by brute force in my last install so would like advice on how to fix it here. Do I use the “take ownership” context menu?

      The other thing is that PA still takes ages to load. What the heck is going on behind the scenes that it should take so long? Honestly, I did not see any difference thyat the startup optimisations made in the v17 line of PA

      Cheers

      DrT

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      • spwolf
        spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by spwolf

        @drteeth dont you have access to soon-to-be-beta PA 2018? Check out its speed vs PA 2017.

        As to the skins, give us a link to example please (of a skin you are trying to install). It should be installed to app data.

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        • Brian Gregory
          Brian Gregory Alpha Testers last edited by Brian Gregory

          I assume extra skins are meant to install to:
          C:\ProgramData\ConeXware\PowerArchiver\Skins

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          • drteeth
            drteeth last edited by drteeth

            Thanks both for the info on where to put skins, I will check it out.

            I do have access to PA 2018. I will download it and have a play. It wiuld have to have a considerable decrease in startup speed to be really noticeable. Also, the second and subsequent starups are not that much faster than the first one of the day.

            Cheers

            DrT

            Update about beta. I downloaded 18.00.08 and it seemed to put a lot more in my install folder than just the powerarc.exe file. I did rename my original file before the install. Can I still revert by swapping these two files? VERY impressed about the speedup improvements.

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            • spwolf
              spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

              @drteeth cant wait for you to try it :)

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              • drteeth
                drteeth last edited by

                Hi all.

                WOW! Now that IS a serious drop in loading speed.

                Regarding the skins issue. I cannot get any skins from the PA site to load at all no matter where I place them on my hard disk. The skins I was experimenting with are Slate and SmoothVista.

                Can I get updates via Patchbeam or must I download them directly from this site?

                Cheers

                DrT

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                • spwolf
                  spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

                  @drteeth this week should be start of 2018 patchbeam updates, but not yet exactly. Things are still moving at fast pace.

                  Full skins are not supported anymore like that… new skins coming up soon. But Slate and Smoothvista interfaces used to work with directskin that stopped working properly with x64 version. However toolbar icons should still work (not tested in 2018 yet)

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                  • drteeth
                    drteeth @spwolf last edited by

                    @spwolf

                    I had to stop testing as I found the unregistered version nag screen that appeared too annoying. If it can be removed, I will start again.

                    Due to the nature of the beta, I assume that I can have both PA 2017 and 2018 installed and usable at the same time? Is that correct?

                    I asked about downloading via patchbeam as I really do not like this forum software.

                    The good news is that I have retired by old Win 7 partition and am now on Win 8.1 x64, so the Virtual Drive feature is working again. YIPPEEEE!

                    Cheers

                    DrT

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                    • spwolf
                      spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

                      @drteeth there will be email with links… also you can configure forums in settings to load full page and set pagination manually, so it behaves like everything else… i have made it default now, but i cant change it for existing users… i assume thats the problem.

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                      • drteeth
                        drteeth last edited by

                        Hi,

                        Sorry, but what do you mean by “there will be email with links…”?

                        I also did not get any notification for your reply even though I am “watching” this thread. I’ll change a few settings.

                        Cheers

                        DrTeeth

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                        • spwolf
                          spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

                          @drteeth check chat icon on top right of the forums, i have sent it to you via chat.

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                          • drteeth
                            drteeth last edited by

                            Hi,

                            I have downloaded a later version.

                            My offline activation code is not working. I have been to my account page on the site and cannot see how to get another one.

                            Please advise.

                            Thanks

                            DrTeeth

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                            • spwolf
                              spwolf conexware @drteeth last edited by

                              @drteeth said in Virgin install:

                              Hi,

                              I have downloaded a later version.

                              My offline activation code is not working. I have been to my account page on the site and cannot see how to get another one.

                              Please advise.

                              Thanks

                              DrTeeth

                              online code works with every version since it checks and downloads appropriate offline code… and I have sent you manually offline code (in email) if for some reason you cant use it… latest release is a .16. Check it out and let us know how it works.

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                              • drteeth
                                drteeth last edited by

                                Hi,

                                I have not received an email from you at all.

                                I have been using the .16 release, but I need to get rid of that nag screen.

                                Cheers

                                DrTeeth

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