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- PowerArchiver 2004 Version 9.01
- Copyright(c) 1999-2004 ConeXware, Inc.
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- Version 9.01 [August/2004]
- Maintenance release
-
- Improvements:
-
- * Improved speed when Multilanguage support has been installed
- in Windows.
-
- * Improved window position saving.
-
- * Various other fixes and smaller enhancements.
-
-
- Version 9.00 [July/2004]
- First PowerArchiver 2004 Release
-
- Major Changes:
-
- --> * 7-Zip support: create and extract 7z files.
- 7-Zip is a new archive format with an open architecture
- and very strong compression.
-
- * ZIP AES Encryption Support: Create archives using PKZip 5.1 AES
- encryption standard and extract archive using both PKZip 5.1
- and WinZip 9.0 AES encryption standards. 128, 192 and 256-bit
- keys are supported.
-
- * New TAR support: now supporting extended TAR specification.
-
- * New Explorer View: considerably faster Explorer View when
- going through archives, with a completely changed method of
- browsing you hard drive that is now much like Windows Explorer
- and supports Explorer shell extensions.
-
- * Compression Profiles: you can now create and use different
- compression profiles. This allows you to setup a compression
- profile and use it throughout PowerArchiver.
-
- * UNICODE support for 7-Zip and RAR, and better support for
- both formats throughout the application.
-
- Improvements:
-
- --> * Optimized and reduced memory usage.
-
- * "Normal" relative option of saving folder names when
- compressing single folders.
-
- * Updated icons with more style and color.
-
- * Improved large text (120 dpi) support throughout the
- application.
-
- * Improved System Tray information.
-
- * Changed certain Configuration options to be easier to
- understand.
-
- * Improved RAR support, now with smarter handling of
- multivolumes.
-
- * Convert tool added to PowerArchiver Shell Extensions.
-
- * Improved installer now recognizes current installation folder.
-
- * Improved MSI installation for business users.
-
- * Improved automatic package installation tool.
-
- * Improved translation process for translators.
-
- * Names added to the FTP profiles.
-
- * Many other improvements, optimizations and bug fixes.
-
-
- Version 8.80 [April/2004]
- road to 9.0: final 8.x release
-
- Changes:
-
- --> * Optimizations and bug fixes
-
- * Implemented better way of opening and editing files
-
-
- Version 8.70 [January/2004]
-
- Improvements:
-
- --> * UnRar optimizations: better CRC error info, partial support
- for UNICODE (when all files are being extracted), fixed all
- known issues.
-
- * ZIP optimizations: support for file sizes in overwrite dialogue,
- support for spans (multivolumes) larger than 4 GB, minor other
- fixes and optimizations.
-
- * All other formats have been updated (TAR, GZIP, LHA, ARJ, ZOO
- and BH).
-
- * Fixes for minor issues: issue that appeared during large file SFX
- creation, issue with file date filter in backup, fix for sorting
- files by type.
-
- * Better error info when compressing locked files.
-
- * New feature: default path added to FTP profiles.
-
- * Installation updated, smaller file size, more options, and MSI
- installations and advanced setups are available for all
- translations (only for registered business license users).
-
- * Minor other small fixes and enhancements.
-
-
- Version 8.60 [08/18/2003]
-
- Improvements:
-
- --> * Better support for large fonts
-
- * Optimized loading and sorting of archives (200%-400% faster)
-
- * Minor fixes and enhancements
-
-
- Version 8.50 [07/01/2003]
-
- Major changes:
-
- --> * Internal Viewer: additional support for more than 14 graphic
- formats (PNG, JPEG, TIFF, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Autodesk
- images files, SGI, Truevision images, PCX, ...).
-
- * Encoding Support: Added full yENC support.
-
- * Windows XP ClearType support.
-
- * Encryption Support: Added AES (256-bits) algorithm support
- to PAE. Backwards compatible with all PowerArchiver 2002
- versions.
-
- * Web Update Enhancements: New web update check facility that
- has ability to preview version changes before downloading
- update.
-
- * New toolbar: it can be docked or float and it works better
- with Win98. It is also much smaller and takes up less space
- allowing for more buttons to be shown.
-
- * Solved all minor graphic issues when using Win98 and certain
- graphic cards.
-
- * PowerArchiver is now faster, load times are significantly
- improved.
-
- * Memory usage has been optimized and reduced.
-
- Improvements:
-
- --> * "Open with..." option in PowerArchiver works exactly as in
- Windows Explorer now.
-
- * Option for enabling/disabling "Compress to ??? + Options"
- in Explorer Shell Extensions.
-
- * Option for disabling saving of archives opened from Internet
- Explorer and associated programs.
-
- * Folder Shortcut bar in Add windoW.
-
- * Timeout option for FTP Profiles.
-
- * Default folders now work in shell extensions as well.
-
- * Explorer view now shows current folder path.
-
- * Optimized PowerArchiver when working with 100,000+ files in
- the archive.
-
- * Improved dialog for toolbar customization (drag & drop support,
- selecting button order, ...).
-
- * Full support when using WindowBlinds 4.x for skinning
- PowerArchiver 2003.
-
- * Huge overall interface improvements, enhancements,
- optimizations and bug fixes.
-
-
- Version 8.10 [02/26/2003]
-
- Improvements:
-
- --> * Drag & Drop support now in all file windows such as SFX Wizard,
- Multi Extract, etc.
-
- * "Open With" menu implemented
-
- * Option to save temporary internet files implemented (from IE,
- Outlook, etc)
-
- * New DLL's for Unrar and UnAce
-
- * Lots of small issues solved
-
- * Faster than ever
-
- * Small improvements throughout the program
-
- * New skins added
-
- * Enhancements and bug fixes
-
-
- Version 8.00 [08/06/2002]
-
- Major changes:
-
- --> * Unlimited ZIP size support:
- Create and work with extremely large ZIP files (over 4 GB and
- over 65535 files), fully compatible with the new PkZip 4.5
- standard.
-
- * Support for Deflate64:
- Improved compression results (both size and speed).
-
- * Encryption Support:
- Encrypt/decrypt files or archives using 5 different methods:
- Blowfish (128-bits), DES (64-bits), Triple DES (128-bits),
- and AES (128-bits).
-
- * FTP Support:
- Create and upload archives using one operation, upload
- archives after backup,and more. Multiple FTP profiles supported.
-
- * PowerArchiver Password Manager (PPM):
- Save password used in password protected archives. All data
- encrypted via secure 256-bit encryption.
-
- * Windows XP support:
- When running under Windows XP, PowerArchiver 8.0 operates as
- a native Windows XP program and completely supports XP
- themes. There is no need to set compatibility mode.
-
- * New icons, new look, new images, everything in new XP-like
- design.
-
- * CAB SFX support:
- Support for reading/extracting CAB SFX archives from main
- program and explorer shell extensions.
-
- * RAR v3 support:
- Support for reading/extracting new RAR v3 archives.
-
- * SFX creation:
- Support for creating powerful CAB SFX archives. More features
- for both ZIP and CAB SFX archives.
-
- * Added full MIME (Base 64) support.
-
- * Update edited files:
- Open, edit and updates files under archive with only one
- operation. Easy as in Windows Explorer.
-
- * Added "Find First" and "Find Next" file function.
-
- * SFX Wizard:
- Wizard-like interface for creating powerful SFX archives in
- just a few steps.
-
- * Plug-In Support:
- You can now download a separate plug-in for PGP support.
-
- * DBCS Support:
- Improved Chinese and Japanese (DBCS encoded) names processing
- in ZIP archives.
-
- Improvements:
-
- --> * Huge overall improvements in all areas.
-
- * More columns in main file list (type, crc, etc.).
-
- * All tools improved, including Archive Converter, Batch Zip,
- Multi-Extract and PBS.
-
- * Support for large archives (over 2 GB).
-
- * Complete support for PKZIP 4.0 and PKZIP 4.5 disk spanning
- (while maintaining old PowerArchiver v7.00 support).
-
- * VMS file support.
-
- * Better support for all formats (lots of bug fixes and
- improvements in ALL formats).
-
- * Configuration improvements.
-
-
- Version 7.00 <-> 7.02 [08/21/2001]
-
- --> * PowerArchiver Auto Backup: easily create backup scripts and
- do backups with only one action
- * AutoUpdate: check for new versions and install PowerArchiver
- updates automatically
- * Batch Zip: compress individual files to individual archives
- with only one action
- * support for viewing && extracting ACE v2.0 archives
- * new window for displaying progress of archive operations
- * improved Add window with new options and new way of selecting
- files (optional)
- * function to ZIP and mail files directly with just one click
- directly from Windows Explorer: "Compress & E-Mail..."
- * support for relative folder info when using d&d from Windows
- Explorer
- * Floating Comments (optionally): instead of showing archive
- comments upon opening ZIP archives in new window, comments
- are now shown in the bottom of the main window
- * Flat Scrollbar (optionally)
- * improved explorer shell extensions with new features
- * many, many improvements (better integration with Windows
- 2000/XP, Freshen, improved spanning support in 'Write disk
- span', opening archive in archive, ...)
- * lot of speed improvements
- * many bug fixes
-
-
- Version 6.11 [03/01/2001]
-
- --> improved help with new topics, design changes, misc
- improvements, many, many bug fixes, ...
-
- (v6.10.1 --> bug fixes (grid lines, extracting/creating empty
- folders, icon problems in archive list, ...)
- (v6.11 --> bug fixes, misc. improvements, ...)
-
-
- Version 6.00 [09/01/2000]
-
- --> skinnable toolbar (don't forget to visit
- http://skins.powerarchiver.com), faster Explorer Shell
- Extensions, each icon for each archive type, new browsing tree
- for Extract window, "All Archives" in Favorites, Frozen-6
- method for creating LHA archives, "Set Font" function, new
- redesigned "About" window, faster browsing in "Add" window,
- sortable listing in "Add" window, support for silent
- installation, many misc. features and updates, many bug fixes.
-
-
- Version 5.6 [06/21/2000]
-
- --> tool for repairing corrupted ZIP archives, creating RAR, ACE,
- ARJ, LHA and BH SFX archives, many minor bug fixes and many
- minor updates including optimizations, ...
-
-
- Version 5.5 [04/12/2000] (SR-1 [05/17/2000])
-
- --> support for decompressing BZIP compressed files, support for
- creating TAR.BZ2 archives (using "BZIPed TAR" method while
- adding files to TAR archive), tool for extracting multiple
- archives, internal viewer now supports GIF files, "Background"
- && "Minimize" buttons for extract/add window in Windows
- Explorer, "Elapsed time" feature in extracting/adding windows
- in Windows Explorer, ...
- Many, many bug fixes (faster drag&drop to Windows Explorer,
- icons on Windows 2000, saving favorites improved, ...)
-
- (SR-1 --> bug fixes (opening some ZIP, TGZ archives, extracting
- files that contain local characters in filenames from ZIP
- archives, extracting empty folders from ZIP archives, many
- small misc. problems), small misc. features)
-
-
- Version 5.1 [03/05/2000]
-
- --> "Mail Archive" and "Email-It" feature for Explorer Shell
- Extensions, support for extracting more than one archive with
- one click using Explorer Shell Extensions, internal viewer now
- support viewing multiple files, added feature to automatically
- show Zip comment when opening archive, small image on status
- bar when archive has a comment, bug fixes.
- Web site moved to a new location: http://www.powerarchiver.com.
-
-
- Version 5.01 [01/11/2000]
-
- --> Bug fixes (extracting from LHA archives, extracting spanned
- archives, problems with large archives (over 1 GB), few misc.
- changes), ...
-
-
- Version 5.0 [01/07/2000]
-
- --> EasyZip renamed to PowerArchiver, added support for writing
- TAR and TAR.GZ archives, internal viewer now displays RTF, BMP,
- ICO, WMF, EMF and JPG (JPEG) files, tool for detecting archive
- formats, selecting custom toolbar buttons now available using
- "Small buttons", small misc features and many bug fixes.
-
-
- Version 4.6 [12/01/1999] (SR-1 [12/08/1999])
-
- --> Improved context sensitive menus (added many options and new
- features), added complete support for BH (BlakHole - fast
- archive format by Carl Bunton, that has better compression than
- ZIP, ARJ and LHA formats) format (creating, deleting,
- extracting, ...), some bug fixes, ...
-
- (SR-1 --> small changes on "Explorer Style" toolbar images,
- some small bug fixes)
-
-
- Version 4.5 [11/10/1999]
-
- --> Now support for creating CAB and LHA (LZH) archives, two modes
- of viewing files (Classic - all files in the same listing,
- Explorer - navigation through archive like through folders in
- Windows Explorer), option to use only one instance, tool to
- convert archives to other formats (for example ZIP -> CAB),
- reading and writing ZIP spanned disks, few misc features, ...
-
-
- Version 4.1 SR-1 [10/07/1999]
-
- --> Option to change between new style and old style toolbar
- images, some small bug fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 4.1 [10/01/1999]
-
- --> New help, now using "Microsoft Html Help", customisable
- toolbar, bug fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 4.0 [08/27/1999]
-
- --> "Built-in support!" for reading and extracting CAB, LHA, ARJ,
- ACE, ARC, ZOO, GZ and TAR archives, support for XXE and UUE
- Encoded files, improved context-sensitive menus, printing
- list of files in archive, added some misc features, ...
-
-
- Version 3.5 [07/05/1999]
-
- --> Better integration with Windows (context sensitive menus),
- improved SFX Archive, many, many bug fixes, added support
- for reading RAR SFX Archives, added some misc features, ...
-
-
- Version 3.0 [06/05/1999]
-
- --> RAR limited (read-only) support, faster file list loading,
- better help, better integration with Windows (adding any file
- to any archive with SendTo function), some misc features, bug
- fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 2.6 [05/05/1999]
-
- --> Dragging files from PowerArchiver to Explorer, some misc.
- features, ...
-
-
- Version 2.5 [04/15/1999]
-
- --> Renaming files in archive as in Windows Explorer, installing
- archives (if they have SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE in the central
- directory), checking for viruses in archive, writing comments,
- bug fixes (like those when click on archive in Windows
- Explorer), some misc features, ...
-
-
- Version 2.2 [03/31/1999]
-
- --> Finally PowerArchiver works correctly on Windows NT, selecting a
- group of files to add (like *.mp3), corrected bug when there
- is no associated program with selected file (now starting
- default viewer), saving some new options (like spanning options,
- default compression, last view choice), removed drag to
- explorer function because stability, removed testing function
- because stability, returned back old menu style, bug fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 2.1 [03/17/1999]
-
- --> Only few corrections on interface, some bugs fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 2.0 [03/10/1999]
-
- --> Support for creating multiple spanning disks, testing Archive,
- viewing comments, converting Self-Extracting Archives to .ZIP
- Archives, Help Tutorial improved, setting password, ...
-
-
- Version 1.0 [03/01/1999]
-
- --> Self-Extracting Archives can be created, added "Find files"
- feature, some bug fixes, interface improved, ...
-
-
- Version 1.0b [02/01/1999]
-
- --> Selecting viewstyle for icons, added "as Web page" feature,
- added "View last output" feature, some bug fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 0.9b [01/01/1999]
-
- --> Improved help, some bugs fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 0.65b [12/01/1998]
-
- --> Slight integration with Windows Explorer added. Now be click
- with right mouse button on Archive you can Extract it in
- current directory, or in subdirectory named ".\archive\".,
- some bugs fixes, ...
-
-
- Version 0.6b [11/01/1998]
-
- --> Added CheckOut feature, added file properties, help
- improved, ...
-
-
- Version 0.5b [09/01/1998]
-
- --> Only base features (New, Open, Favorite, Add, Extract, Delete,
- View, Drag and Drop, Configuration, Help, Copy Archive, Delete
- Archive, Move Archive, Rename Archive), ...
-