Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I have lost my registration information, can you help me?
A: Click here: http://www.conexware.com/shop/ to go to our website where you can recover your registration info

Q: I am still using older version of PowerArchiver and I have a problem. What should I do?
A: We always recommend using the latest version of PowerArchiver. Visit our Web site page to download it http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/

Q: Does PowerArchiver support Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8?
A: PowerArchiver has excellent support for both Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8, superior to most competing utilities. PowerArchiver completely supports both 32bit and 64bit versions of Microsoft Windows.

Q: Can PowerArchiver read AES encrypted ZIP files?
A: From version 9.0, PowerArchiver supports the latest ZIP AES standards. You can find out more here.

Q: What is CRC error and why does it happen?
A: CRC error means that data that you are extracting does not match data that was compressed. Basically, your archive is corrupted. This usually happens when downloading files from Internet or if your CD is scratched. We recommend trying to download the archive in question again, since most of corruptions happen when data is being downloaded.

Q: My foreign language characters are not working properly, what can I do?
A: Go to "Options>Configuration> Miscellaneous" and toggle on/off the "Use OEM conversion for filenames" option.

Q: When did PowerArchiver become shareware?
A: Since version 7.0. We could not support the program by only advertising on our Web site, and had to make PowerArchiver shareware. Now, we have team of dedicated people working every day on new versions of PowerArchiver making sure PowerArchiver is the best compression utility on the market.

Q: Does PowerArchiver support skins?
A: Yes, PowerArchiver supports full interface skinning. Click here for more information.

Q: Does PowerArchiver support command line parameters?
A: PowerArchiver supports very limited features from the command line. For additional command line functionality, try PowerArchiver Command Line (PACL) available from the "Download" section of the PowerArchiver Web site. It is an excellent, standalone command line utility with many features, and it is totally free for registered users of PowerArchiver. http://www.powerarchiver.com/pacl/

Q: What is the difference between PowerArchiver and other archive utilities?
A: PowerArchiver is easier to use and has more features than any other archive program. There is simply no other program that has as many features, works as well and it is still easy to use. Many programs try to emulate PowerArchiver, but they never manage to have the same features, stability and ease of use.

Q: Does PowerArchiver support other archive formats besides ZIP?
A: Yes, in addition to ZIP files, PowerArchiver currently supports creating and working with 7-Zip, CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, and BH (BlakHole) archives, and supports reading and extracting RAR (version 1, 2 & 3), ARJ, ARC, ACE (version 1 & 2), GZIP, BZIP2, ZOO, ISO, BIN and other archives. PowerArchiver also has complete built-in support for XXE, UUE, yENC AND MIME (base64) Internet encoded files.

Q: How can I create TAR.GZ or TAR.BZ2 archives (compressed files)?
A: When creating a new archive, first choose TAR from "Save as Type". While adding files to that archive, choose "GZIPTar" or "BZIPTar" from the compression drop-down in the Options tab.

Q: What methods are currently supported for compressing CAB and LHA archives?
A: Both LZX and MS-ZIP methods are supported for creating CAB archives. For creating LHA archives, Frozen-6 and Frozen-5 methods are supported. Frozen-1 is no longer supported.

Q: Can I put a link to your home page from my Web site?
A: Yes, you are more than welcome to link to us! You can link to: http://www.powerarchiver.com.

Q: In which programming language is PowerArchiver developed?
A: PowerArchiver was originally developed in Delphi 3.0 Standard and since PowerArchiver 2007 has been developed in Delphi 7.0.

Q: When did you start this project?
A: PowerArchiver was started in August, 1998 and the first public release was in March, 1999. It turned into Shareware in June 2001.