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PA2023 Win10, (same problem with older releases but never reported)
PA Soft is installed on partition D. (exclusive for installed progs)
Then I created on my partition G: the folders as configured in PA Settings ‘Folders’.0fcf1b09-1b91-4b74-b250-f8cf908a3348-Ashampoo_Snap_maandag 20 maart 2023_11h54m34s.png
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The problem : Any activity on PA is saved in these folders…
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I am still using Powerarchiver 2022 and it does not show pdf markups in the preview. Is there a setting to get version 2022 to show pdf markups in the preview? If not, does this work in version 2023?
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The question that I have about PA archives is what happens if say ConeXware, as a company, dies in the future? What happens to any PA files that are created today? Can these files be decompressed with a copy of a PowerArchiver that can no longer phone home to the mothership thus can’t be registered or activated?
I mean, I can understand that new PA files wouldn’t be able to be created if the program isn’t registered but what about an un-registered copy because well, the question that I posed above?
It’s questions like this that make me not want to store anything really valuable in PA files out of fear that I, at some point in the future, might lose access to said data inside those files. OK, 7ZIP might not be able to compress as heavily as PA but at least it’s open source and any 7ZIP files will still be able to be read and decompressed ten, twenty, or fifty years from now.
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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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Is this a known problem? Is there a fix coming? This is a primary reason I buy PA.
I’ve tried both methods I know to extract multiple zips at the same time. 1) Multi Extract feature in the GUI. 2) In Windows File Explorer, select multiple zips, right click, use PA context menu to Extract or Extract To…
Is there a setting I missed? Or maybe it really is processing in parallel, but I can’t detect it? Nothing tells me in the Processes in Task Manager that multiple PA extracts are running. And my CPU, memory and disk resources do not look like a lot of extracts are running.
I’m using PA 2022 Standard version 21.00.18 on Windows 11 Pro version 10.0.22621 Build 22621.
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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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Is the version Preview 2023 also considered to be tested by the testteam ? In the past we got messages in the forum for testing out version x.x, to be downloaded by fastring, or I missed the one for 2023. (I discovered 2023 on the official web…)
CU, Pirrbe.
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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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Hi there, been a user since 13 years now and in past whenever I had a problem or question I could email, however since 3 weeks it seems like everybody is dead?
Anyway, as kind of a last resort, I post this email a 4th time but in this forum instead now, in the hope for help:
"This is the 3rd time I am emailing you guys as I am missing a working code for the preview of Power Archiver 2023Can you please help me? I am a 13 years lasting customer of yours, and I am shocked thatr for whatever reason my support tickets are ignored now, why?
thanks in advance!
All the best!
Joerg" -
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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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!
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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.
7z archives kill PA
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The attached archive, created with PA 9.20.07 (ultra compression, solid archive), will cause PA to exit abruptly when testing or extracting. The command line 7z utility (version 3.12 from 7-zip.org) has no problems extracting or testing it. If I don’t use the “solid” option, the problem does not occur (at least not with this particular set of files).
This problem happens to me quite frequently. In fact, I find that it’s pretty much guaranteed to happen if there are enough files in the archive, so the number of files seems to be a factor (I often create archives with many small files). This problem also occurred with the previous version of PA, and happens with files created by 7z.exe (version 3.x or 4.x). I’m using WinXP pro with SP2 and all the latest patches.
Thanks!
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Ok, so apparently I’m not allowed to upload anything larger than 100k, which makes it pretty much impossible to post an example of an archive that causes the problem I mentioned. However, considering how often it happens to me, it can’t be that hard to reproduce, so try this: get a medium to large set of source code files and compress them using 7z, ultra, solid archive and you should have no problem reproducing the problem. For example, you could try the boost c++ library (www.boost.org), which contains over 9000 files.
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Works For Me - PA 2.20.07 :confused:
Win XP SP-1Downloaded “boost_1_32_0.tar.bz2” and extracted to subfolder boost_1_32_0
- Folder boost_1_32_0 : Shell extension -> Compress to 7z + options
Set => Ultra ; Include Subfolders ; Solid
Not Set => Save full folder info
After compression complete : Test and Extract works OK.
- Open Folder boost_1_32_0
Ctrl-A : Selects files & folders : Shell extension -> Compress to 7z + options
Set => Ultra ; Include Subfolders ; Solid
Not Set => Save full folder info
After compression complete : Test and Extract works OK.
Note:
PA Options : configuration : Miscellaneous : normal relative path => NOT set
No compression profile for 7z.Are any of these the settings you use?
- Folder boost_1_32_0 : Shell extension -> Compress to 7z + options
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Today I tried the same steps you did, with the same settings and the exact same file, but unfortunately I get the same result as before :( Maybe it’s related to SP2?
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…Maybe it’s related to SP2?
Maybe, but more likely something else.
Do you antivirus which is checking files on use?
As a check, turn off any AV and try again.There were problems with some AV reported previously, so it is worth checking.
As an example, see also http://www.powerarchiver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242 -
No, I have no AV software on my system. As an experiment, I tried the same test on two other machines. One was also WinXP SP2, the other was Win 2K. I got the same result both times: testing the archive causes PA to exit abruptly, extracting results in some files being extracted and then it again exits abruptly. These are all pretty generic installations of PA. In particular, I didn’t change any configuration settings for the Win2K test except to enable “create solid archive” when I created the archive. None of these machines have any AV software either.
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Hi,
Try reseting to default settings and then try opening/extracting again, does it work?
Also, try slightly newer version of PA 9.2:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/test/release/powarc921.exeAnd see if it helps. It shouldnt really, but…
thanks,
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I uninstalled 9.20.07, deleted the install dir, then installed 9.21 (this is on the win2k machine). Here are the results of opening and testing archives created with various compression settings (all archives created with 9.21):
ultra + solid: crash
ultra + no solid: OK
max + solid: crash
max + no solid: OK
normal + solid: OK
normal + no solid: OK
fast + solid: OKI’m assuming that uninstalling and deleting the install dir before reinstalling will cause it to reset the settings, since it didn’t remember the window position after I did this. Otherwise I don’t know how to reset all the settings to their default states.
All archives were created using the files extracted from boost_1_32_0.tar.bz2
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Tried again on Win XP Home SP2 (using 9.21 - thanks spwolf).
Still no problems with either test or extract. :confused:I tried the same test on two other machines.
Hmm - I was going to ask about free disk space or RAM installed because I know PA has had “problems” before if the disk fills up whilst it is running.
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Hmm… no, it’s not disk space. The win2k machine is a bit low on disk (~2.5 GB free) but it’s definitely not out, and the other two have plenty of disk. The XP machines have 1 GB of ram each, the win2k machine has 512 MB. None of the machines are overclocked, nor are they having any other unusual problems.
:confused:
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Today I tried the same steps you did … [snip] … uninstalling and deleting the install dir before reinstalling will cause it to reset the settings
My steps were using explorer shell … but this “rang a bell” and now I have found how to get the crash.
I always use “classic” but the default is with “explorer” view.
So instead of using Explorer shell extensions, I started PA (9.21).
Enabled “Explorer View”.
Now create the 7z archive within PA window.
On compression completing, I clicked test … and PA disappears (crash)!
Restart PA, open the archive and press test … and PA disappears (crash)!
Restart PA, switch to “classic view” open the archive and press test … and PA disappears (crash)!Test archive from explorer shell - no problems.
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This seems consistent with what I’m seeing. In all my experiments I created the archive by using the shell extensions (since that’s the way I usually work), but always double clicked it (to open PA) and then did Actions -> Test to test it, or the toolbar extract button to extract. I must have previously disabled “Test” for shell extensions, or it is not enabled by default, so testing it that way didn’t occur to me.
Good to know I’m not going completely crazy :)
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it could be bad memory on your computer causing the problem
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True, but it’s unlikely that the same problem would happen on all three (four, counting Terry’s computer) different computers. Also, I’ve run memtest86 on two of these machines within the past 6 months and it didn’t find any problems.
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True, but it’s unlikely that the same problem would happen on all three (four, counting Terry’s computer) different computers. Also, I’ve run memtest86 on two of these machines within the past 6 months and it didn’t find any problems.
We are going to test it out and let you know.
thanks for the great report!
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Excellent! I look forward to trying out a new version. I’ll remember to check the forums at least every few days.
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Any news on this bug? I see it’s still in the new version released today.
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I am not sure if this is already fixed in 9.5, I will check it out. No work was done on 7z in 9.25 minor release done today, but 9.5 should be out fairly soon….
thanks,
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Just tidying up-
This is fixed in PA 9.5 (betas).
