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    MSI release?
    J

    I’m looking forward to deploying PowerArchiver 2023 to my users. Can you tell us when the MSI will be available for download and distribution?

    Thanks.

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    Missing Icons
    LuxorL

    Just tried using the Modern (Windows 10) Icon set and seeing a few missing icons in both PowerArchiver Burner and PowerArchiver Encryption screens . They are all there in the Minimalistik icon set and the only difference I can see is the former is blue and the latter grey. In version 22.00.9

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-00-19.png

    powerarc_2023-09-18_17-01-05.png

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    Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?
    BigMikeB

    Hi there,

    there were some security issues fixed in 7zip:
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1165/
    https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1164/

    As it seems, that PowerArchiver and PACL use the 7zip libraries, could you please update them to the latest version?

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    Virtual Drive
    E

    Hi,

    From where I get PAVD2023.EXE? PowerArchiver 2023 tries to open it.
    But it seems, it tries to download PAVD2021.EXE.

    Thanks

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    Better ZPAQ support
    W

    I noticed that the version of ZPAQ used is older than the latest released 7.15 https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html also there seems to be a newer fork that adds several features https://github.com/fcorbelli/zpaqfranz

    It would be useful to implement this latest version (it also maintains the same syntax and behavior as the latest official release if used the -715 flag) and add when opening a zpaq file a choice of the version of the files to show (e.g. as dummy folders represented the various versions present). Since any previous changes are stored with this format, it is possible to extract a snapshot of a certain date/version.

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    Bug with "Encrypt Archive" action
    W

    If I open a password-protected zipper file (created with WinRAR but I think that’s irrelevant), open it with PowerArchiver and run “Remove Encryption” on the same file, then reopen it and add a password with “Encrypt Archive,” the resulting archive will be protected with the old ZipCrypto algorithm and not AES as indicated.
    (this can be verified, for example, by trying to open the archive files with Windows Explorer, which does not support the AES algorithm)

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    PA 21.00.18 Action / Test behaves oddly for me on .PA files
    Brian GregoryB

    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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    Solved FIPS

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    • Q
      qrti
      last edited by

      activating FIPS by following the requester of the latest version .39 caused me a lot of trouble, because the culprit was not obvious

      an extensions for ms visual studio was not prepared for FIPS and refused compiling and building

      implications
      blogs.msdn.microsoft

      support.microsoft

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        Mili conexware
        last edited by

        Should work better now in version .41, please let us know and thanks for the report
        https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2019/powarc190041.exe

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        • spwolfS
          spwolf conexware @qrti
          last edited by

          @qrti said in FIPS:

          activating FIPS by following the requester of the latest version .39 caused me a lot of trouble, because the culprit was not obvious

          an extensions for ms visual studio was not prepared for FIPS and refused compiling and building

          implications
          blogs.msdn.microsoft

          support.microsoft

          FIPS is meant to be activated only by users who have legal requirement to use FIPS, it is not recommended for anyone else.
          What can we do to improve this process?

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            qrti
            last edited by

            currently the decision to use FIPS is very prominent at every start of the program until you say yes, it should be reduced to a check mark in settings

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            • spwolfS
              spwolf conexware @qrti
              last edited by

              @qrti said in FIPS:

              currently the decision to use FIPS is very prominent at every start of the program until you say yes, it should be reduced to a check mark in settings

              @Mili will check that out, it should never be in On or Forced mode by default… just Auto, which depends on your system setting.

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                Mili conexware
                last edited by

                there is a setting in the Configuration menu that allows you set FIPS to ON, that turns on FIPS in PowerArchiver. The following confirmation dialog is confirms the enabling of FIPS in the Windows settings.
                In my test, it appeared once, after clicking Yes, it did not appear anymore.
                Is it continuously appearing for you?
                Let us know, we’ll give it a thorough check.

                Thanks!

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                • spwolfS
                  spwolf conexware @Mili
                  last edited by

                  @Mili said in FIPS:

                  there is a setting in the Configuration menu that allows you set FIPS to ON, that turns on FIPS in PowerArchiver. The following confirmation dialog is confirms the enabling of FIPS in the Windows settings.
                  In my test, it appeared once, after clicking Yes, it did not appear anymore.
                  Is it continuously appearing for you?
                  Let us know, we’ll give it a thorough check.

                  Thanks!

                  it should never appear unless someone changed fips setting to ON… by default that should never appear, so we have to make sure it doesnt appear by default.

                  It is possible that someone left FIPS setting on in previous version of PA though.

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                    Mili conexware @spwolf
                    last edited by

                    @spwolf said in FIPS:

                    @Mili said in FIPS:

                    there is a setting in the Configuration menu that allows you set FIPS to ON, that turns on FIPS in PowerArchiver. The following confirmation dialog is confirms the enabling of FIPS in the Windows settings.
                    In my test, it appeared once, after clicking Yes, it did not appear anymore.
                    Is it continuously appearing for you?
                    Let us know, we’ll give it a thorough check.

                    Thanks!

                    it should never appear unless someone changed fips setting to ON… by default that should never appear, so we have to make sure it doesnt appear by default.

                    It is possible that someone left FIPS setting on in previous version of PA though.

                    checked, with the default setting on, no confirmation dialog appears. When changed to On, the confirmation dialog appeared once.
                    Will wait on @qrti 's details and settings to test the same and make sure it works as intended.

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                      qrti @Mili
                      last edited by

                      I never touched a FIPS setting, I even don’t know where to find it, the requester popped up at every start of version .39 until I said yes, after that PA started without the requester

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                        Mili conexware
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for the information @qrti
                        Could you please go to the Options tab and click the Set Defaults button.
                        That will set PowerArchiver to the default settings, does it occur then, after the default settings have been set?

                        Thanks for your help!

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                          qrti
                          last edited by

                          • 2019 .39 was not installed anymore
                          • so I uninstalled the current 2018 version
                          • and did a fresh installation of 2019 .39 version
                          • no FIPS requester

                          maybe the FIPS message was a settings conflict with the previous .33 version, I did an update from .33 to .39 and no fresh installation at that time

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                            PA_Fan
                            last edited by

                            I’m running 19.00.39, which was updated a couple of days ago, and since when I get the “Enable FIPS” popup. It’s impossible to turn it off in the AI setting screen, so I followed the recommendation to reset to Defaults which seems to fix it i.e. the popup doesn’t appear.

                            As far as I can judge, I have no need at all for FIPS to be enabled on this machine, and there seem to be a number of recommendations against enabling it on Windows.

                            I have my PA set up in a particular way (incorporating some of the points/features that were problematic in the test phase), and I’d hate to have to keep resetting it from defaults to my preferences.

                            Out of interest, I’d like to know this. I reset to defaults, then rejig my configuration to suit me, and then save the settings as the reg. entry. Would importing these settings always get me back to my configuration but minus FIPS and associated popup?

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                            • spwolfS
                              spwolf conexware @PA_Fan
                              last edited by

                              @PA_Fan said in FIPS:

                              I’m running 19.00.39, which was updated a couple of days ago, and since when I get the “Enable FIPS” popup. It’s impossible to turn it off in the AI setting screen, so I followed the recommendation to reset to Defaults which seems to fix it i.e. the popup doesn’t appear.

                              As far as I can judge, I have no need at all for FIPS to be enabled on this machine, and there seem to be a number of recommendations against enabling it on Windows.

                              I have my PA set up in a particular way (incorporating some of the points/features that were problematic in the test phase), and I’d hate to have to keep resetting it from defaults to my preferences.

                              Out of interest, I’d like to know this. I reset to defaults, then rejig my configuration to suit me, and then save the settings as the reg. entry. Would importing these settings always get me back to my configuration but minus FIPS and associated popup?

                              How do you mean it is impossible to turn it off? There is an Off setting there.

                              And yes, saving your HKCU settings and restoring them will always bring your full settings.

                              From next release, we will show warning only when in Enforced mode for FIPS.

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                                Mili conexware
                                last edited by

                                Should work better now in version .41, please let us know and thanks for the report
                                https://powerarchiver.cachefly.net/2019/powarc190041.exe

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