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    anything planned for the future or is this software just dead now?

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    News/Update on PowerArchiver/Connexion in 2024
    TheAndyMacT

    Hi everyone, some good news about PowerArchiver… I’ve managed to get in touch with the original developer of PowerArchiver, Ivan Petrovic, and he has confirmed that the product is not dead or abandoned, in fact it is still very much alive! There has been a hiatus over the past months for various reasons, but that we should expect to see stuff coming through in the coming months (hopefully the next 2 months).

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    BETA PowerArchive 22.00.11 - Windows 11 Context Menu duplicated/additional tier
    TheAndyMacT

    The Windows 11 context menu for PowerArchiver on normal files (to be compressed, etc.) is now showing multiple tiers with two identical menus. See attached captures of the issue:

    Screenshot 2025-01-08 082909.png

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    Edition Windows 11 Pro
    Version 24H2
    OS build 26100.2605

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    No Icons for SFX-Archives
    MerowingerM

    Hello!

    I’ve just created SFX-Archives both from ZIP and 7z-Archives and none has an Icon as it seems.
    I use the new version 22.00.11.

    Zwischenablage_10-22-2024_01.jpg

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    Zip extraction from windows 11 by windows
    D

    Basically I used powerarchiver context menus to zip up a folder then i used windows 11 own built in zip extractor via the context menu to extract all and this is where it throw up a fault. , I’m using windows 11 .

    The file that was a problem in the zip that windows 11 could not extract was iva “babe” cotton.jpg
    I know it has non standard quotes in it.

    However I had winrar on the computer and tried the exact same method with their context menu compress to zip and then I extracted the file with windows own extract all context menu and it had no problems. This indicates that powerarchiver is doing something different with iva “babe” cotton.jpg compressing to zip.

    Then I changed iva “babe” cotton.jpg to iva babe cotton.jpg and compressed it with powerarchiver and then tried it with windows 11 extract all and had no problems. It looks like powerarchiver is doing something to that one file that has quotes in it.

    Please note that powerarchiver extracted both zip files with no problems, only windows built in zip extraction had the fault. Reason I’m letting people know in case they send zip files with special characters in files names to people who do not have powerarchiver.

    When will a fix be implemented?

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    Installer problem
    L

    On installing the program I am getting the error message:

    "Unable to execute file c:\Program Files\PowerArchiver\pashutil.exe

    CreateProcess failed: code 2

    The system cannot find the file specified"

    This can’t be right!

    I am using the latest official build of Windows 11

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    Button alignment. About window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons are not properly aligned on About screen.
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    Button alignment on config window.
    LuxorL

    Buttons not aligned on configuration window.
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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10
    spwolfS

    New version:
    PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.10:

    Download:
    https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220010.exe

    New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.

    Thanks everyone for your assistance!

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    BETA: PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11
    spwolfS

    New version:
    PowerArchiver 2023 - 22.00.11:

    Download:
    https://u.powerarchiver.com/pa2023/powarc220011.exe

    New build for some bug fixes and issues - full list to come with new update. Please test and see if you have any issues.

    Thanks everyone for your assistance!

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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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    THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.
    Brian GregoryB

    @spwolf @Mili THE SSL CERTIFICATE FOR *.POWERARCHIVER.COM HAS EXPIRED.

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    PA2023 22.00.09 trying to delete a directory from a tar file.
    Brian GregoryB

    I had a large .tar file (a backed up WSL) and I want to delete a few directories and their contents from it using PA2023.
    PA just destroys the whole archive as soon as I try to delete a directory, leaving it in a state where PA2023 won’t even open it any more.
    I tried several times and also tried compressing it to .tar.xz instead - same result.

    This should either actually work, or it should say operation not supported and do nothing.

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    PA 2023: No portable version?
    A

    Hello!
    The regular version of PA 2023 is out for over 6 months now, but there is still no sign of the portable release.
    (When) will there be one?
    Thanks!

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    PA2023: Portable version missing?
    A

    Hello!
    Is there currently no portable version of PA2023 available?
    (When) do you plan to release one?
    Thanks!

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    2024
    P

    Will you be releasing 2024 soon?

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    PA 2023 Toolbox - 22.00.09 - Remove archive encryption
    PA_FanP

    Win 11 64 bit

    I have some archives which have been encrypted, using the encrypt option either in pbs or when interactively creating a zip. When I open these, and look at files, I am asked for passwords, which I know, and then can view items or decrypt the files in the archive (tools>decrypt files).

    However, when I use the Actions>Remove Archive Encryption (whether using the same zip or asking to write another), the routine shows progress bar to the end, but then just hangs i.e. “OK” never activates. All process information shows this stalled/hanging.

    What can I do to sort this out?

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    Bug extracting from ZIP etc using Extract here with PA 22.00.09
    Brian GregoryB

    For example:
    Download this ZIP file: http://dslstats.me.uk/files/dslstats32W-6.5.zip
    Everything in the ZIP file is in a directory “dslstats32W-6.5”.
    However when I extract using right click “Extract Here” the name of the directory created is “2W-6.5” !
    I am running PA 22.00.09 on Windows 11. I have seen the same happen with some other kinds of archive too.

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    Any updates going to happen for the bugs reported?

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

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    • BigMikeB
      BigMike
      last edited by

      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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        ZebraPower
        last edited by

        I’m not so sure this project isn’t dead, or on life support. – or at best the forums are simply neglected. You typically do get a response, but often days or weeks go by.

        You may want to try sending a ticket in or something from their main website. Some one else suggested that.

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          trparky @ZebraPower
          last edited by

          @ZebraPower said in Security vulnerabilities in 7zip / Update for PowerArchiver and PACL libraries?:

          I’m not so sure this project isn’t dead, or on life support. – or at best the forums are simply neglected. You typically do get a response, but often days or weeks go by.

          You may want to try sending a ticket in or something from their main website. Some one else suggested that.

          Tell me about it, it truly feels like the lights are on but nobody’s home. I’d really suggest people to choose a different program for their compression needs because this software is effectively dead.

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          • spwolfS
            spwolf conexware
            last edited by

            thank you, logged in for fixing.

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            • Brian GregoryB
              Brian Gregory Alpha Testers @BigMike
              last edited by Brian Gregory

              For anyone who is worried by this, it’s not hard to extract the DLLs in question from the latest 7-zip executables and replace them yourself. You need the two latest installer EXE files for 7-zip, the x86 one and the x64 one. At the time of writing, they are 7z2301-x64.exe and 7z2301.exe.

              You can use PowerArchiver to get the contents of the exe file out without actually installing them. I use a right click drag and choose “Extract To” on the resulting menu. This makes a folder containing the contents of the EXE. In the resulting folders the files required are called 7z.dll. You need them both, the one from the 64 bit version needs to be renamed to 7x64.dll.

              As an alternative, you could just open the EXE files with PowerArchiver, telling the open dialog to show “All Files” so you can see and choose EXE files. Once a 7-zip installer EXE is open in PowerArchiver drag 7z.dll out to some folder. The one from the 64 bit version needs to be renamed to 7x64.dll, so I suggest doing that one first and immediately renaming it, then you can keep them together in the one folder.

              You should end up with a new 7z.dll and 7z64.dll.

              Then you just need to use them to replace the old ones in your PowerArchiver and/or PACL directories. (e.g. C:\Program Files\PowerArchiver) I suggest renaming the old ones by adding old or .old to their filenames before copying in the new files, just in case something has gone wrong.

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              • BigMikeB
                BigMike @Brian Gregory
                last edited by

                @Brian-Gregory Thank you for the tip.

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