Licensing, Ordering, Credits and Advanced Installation

Licensing, Ordering, Credits and Advanced Installation

End-User License

Usage of this software requires compliance with this license. If you do not agree to the following terms, please do not use, install, or distribute this software.

1.0 Definitions.

1.1 For the purpose of this Agreement, “Software” shall mean the software identified above, including but not limited to any updates, modifications, revisions, copies, and associated documentation provided by ConeXware, Inc. and its licensors.

2.0 Grant of License.

2.1 Evaluation Terms and Conditions. You may use this Software solely for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of thirty (30) days. You are free to distribute exact copies of the Software to anyone. You are prohibited from selling, or requesting donations, for any copies of the Software you distribute. You must include a copy of this license with any copy of the Software. You may not remove or alter any identification, proprietary notice, label, or trademarks which appear on or in the Software.

2.2 Full License Terms and Conditions. Continued use of the Software after the thirty (30) day evaluation period requires purchase of a full license. If you have not paid the registration fee, you may do so by visiting http://www.conexware.com on the Internet. After you have registered, you may personally use the Software on one or more computers, or allow multiple persons to non-simultaneously use the Software on a single computer, but not both. This is not a concurrent use license. If the Software is installed on a network server and accessed by multiple workstations, you must purchase a license for each computer on which the Software is used. You may not provide third parties access to the Software in connection with a service bureau, application service provider, or similar business, or use the Software in a business to provide file compression, decompression, or conversion services to third parties.

2.3 The Software includes the ability to create self-extracting archives. These self-extracting archives may be freely distributed, without royalty, to anyone. The self-extracting archives contain, among other things, identifying information and proprietary notices. You may not remove or alter any identification, proprietary notice, label, or trademarks which appear on or in these self-extracting archives, nor give anyone permission to do so.

2.4 All rights of any kind in the Software which are not expressly granted in this license are entirely and exclusively reserved to and by ConeXware, Inc. and its licensors.

3.0 Restrictions.

3.1 The information contained in the Software is confidential and proprietary to ConeXware, Inc. and its licensors, and ConeXware, Inc. and its licensors retain title to all copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights embodied in or related to the Software.

3.2 THE SOFTWARE CANNOT BE MODIFIED. YOU MAY NOT DECOMPILE, DISASSEMBLE OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THE SOURCE CODE OF THE SOFTWARE; EXCEPT AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED APPLICABLE LAW NOTWITHSTANDING THIS LIMITATION.

4.0 Term.

4.1 This license is effective until terminated. Failure to comply with any provision provided in this Agreement or the use of the Software in a way not authorized or permitted under this Agreement will result in an automatic termination of this license. You agree upon such termination to destroy or dispose of the Software.

4.2 Paragraph 2.4 and Sections 3.0, 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0, including all paragraphs therein, shall survive termination this Agreement. All other rights and obligations of the Parties shall cease upon termination.

5.0 Upgrades, Maintenance and Support.

5.1 During the term of this Agreement, ConeXware, Inc. is under no obligation to provide upgrades, maintenance, or installation for the Software. ConeXware, Inc. may provide support for the Software as governed by the documentation, and other ConeXware, Inc. materials related to and included with the Software. ConeXware, Inc. reserves the right to revoke or modify support provided for the Software at any time, for any or no reason.

6.0 Limited Warranty and Remedies.

6.1 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CONEXWARE, INC. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT IT WILL OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

6.2 NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A WARRANTY OR A REPRESENTATION BY CONEXWARE, INC. THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY. CONEXWARE, INC. HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LIABILITY ARISING AS A RESULT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM OR SUIT ALLEGING THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE INFRINGES THE RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY.

6.3 IN NO EVENT WILL CONEXWARE, INC., OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, UNDER ANY CAUSE OF ACTION AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT CONEXWARE, INC., OR ITS LICENSORS, HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN. IN ANY EVENT, CONEXWARE, INC.'S, OR ITS LICENSORS' LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE TERMINATION THEREOF, AND/OR THE PROVISION OF GOODS OR SERVICES HEREUNDER WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF U.S. $1.00 OR THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE LICENSED SOFTWARE.

6.4 Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

6.5 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

7.0 General.

7.1 You agree to obtain any necessary export license or other documentation prior to exportation of the Software and you shall not export the Software or the direct product thereof in violation of the U.S. or other countries' export control laws.

7.2 This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the State of California for the resolution of any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

7.3 The prevailing party in any legal action arising out of this Agreement shall be entitled to reimbursement for its expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, in addition to any other rights and remedies such party may have.

7.4 BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS; YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, SUPERSEDING ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN YOU AND CONEXWARE, INC. RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Ordering Information

PowerArchiver is available for secure immediate online delivery. To place a secure credit card order for PowerArchiver via the Internet, visit our Web site at http://www.powerarchiver.com/order. We accept all major credit cards, checks, money orders and bank wires.

If you already own PowerArchiver

If you already own PowerArchiver, you can check status of your account and get registration codes by clicking here: http://www.conexware.com/shop/

All orders are subject to terms in the PowerArchiver end-user license agreement.

Credits

PowerArchiver TEAM MEMBERS:

Ivan Petrovic - Head Engineer, ConeXware, Inc.

Eugene Shelwien - Head Compression Engineer, ConeXware, Inc.

Drazen Dodig - Director of Operations, ConeXware, Inc.

Nathan Mook - CEO, ConeXware, Inc.

Mili Sefic - Head Support Specialist, ConeXware, Inc.

Cetko Prodanovic - Web Engineer, ConeXware, Inc.

PowerArchiver core Alpha Testing TEAM:

Guido Robben

Terry Burns

Sir Richard Waring

Mike Pesce

Brad Myers

Licenses

PowerArchiver incorporates 7-Zip compression and uncompression dll by Igor Pavlov. 7-Zip is an open source format distributed under the LGPL. More information about 7-Zip format can be found at: http://www.7-zip.org.

For compression and decompression of BZIP2 compressed files (.bz, .bz2, .tbz, .tbz2) PowerArchiver makes use of LIBBZ2.DLL. The BZIP2 project is completely free and available to everyone. More information can be found at http://www.bzip.org/.

The 2007 Microsoft Office User Interface is subject to protection under U.S. and international property laws and is used by ConeXware, Inc. under license from Microsoft.

Open Source projects

PowerArchiver's open source projects are maintained by Eugene Shelwien, our compression engineer. More at Github: https://github.com/shelwien

Special People:

David Cornish — who improved explorer shell extensions, added SFX CAB support, created the original toolbar skin, offered many suggestions, found many bugs, and provided many solutions to problems.

Juri Skuratovski — who helped us with 7-Zip implementation in PowerArchiver 2004/2006.

Official Translators for PowerArchiver

German version: ConeXware Europe French version: Philipe Mallet Italian version: Nicola Maglioli Polish version: KrzyWish Slovak version: Vladimir Jasan - Sunny Czech version: JIMAZ (reseller) Ukrainian version: NTFS Russian version: Dmitry Tretyakov Dutch version: Arno Verhoven Croatian version: ConeXware Europe Finnish version: Mika Kähkönen Japanese version: K.K. Paradox (reseller) Brazilian-Portuguese version: Paulo Neto Simplified and Traditonal Chinese versions: AHA-Soft (reseller) Spanish version: M.A.G. Hebrew version: Israel

More Special People

PCDParker, Alexandros CICOVIC, Tihomir Benko, Jürgen Haeglsperger, Fernando Jorge Chris Vleghert, Eric W. Engler, Vilis Eglitis, Will Ryan, Lagemann Christoph, Marco D'Amato and Serhiy Horobers. We also send our thanks to countless others who we are thankful for their support and help - especially our alpha testers (Serhiy Horobers , klumy, deipotent, By-Tor, Welhaux and many more), who deal with pesky bugs on daily basis.

ZStandard Software, BSD License

BSD License

For Zstandard software

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
 list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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 and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Advanced Installation instructions

Detailed instructions on how to setup PowerArchiver for deployment within multiple user environment.

1.0 Introduction

PowerArchiver Advanced installation document will show you how to install and maintain PowerArchiver . It is not specific to any environment as all the methods used should work everywhere – from network installations, disk images to Terminal Server/Citrix installations.

We have tried our best to make the process as straight forward as possible, so an experienced administrator should be able to find everything working to their liking.

If you have any suggestions for the future releases, we welcome your feedback via our support form: http://www.powerarchiver.com/support/

1.1 License Versions

There are 6 basic licenses for PowerArchiver – Standard, Professional and Toolbox in English and Multilingual/International variations. English license will give you access ONLY to English language of PowerArchiver, while International license will give you access to any language version of PowerArchiver, including English. All versions are distributed in same installer, and once registration code is applied PowerArchiver grants user access to appropriate features. If Standard license code is used, all Professional features are removed from PowerArchiver without exception.

1.2 Changes from previous versions of PowerArchiver

We made several major changes:

By default, PowerArchiver registration name and number is stored in HKLM, and not HKCU as before. This pre-registers PowerArchiver for all users on computer, as you can read in section 3.0.
We change storage of registration name and code to binary format, from ASCII. That means that you will first need to register PowerArchiver and then go to HKCU\Software\PowerArchiver in order to obtain proper values if you are going to use registry script for setting installation options. By default, in your order email you will receive ASCII values.
All versions are multilingual now due to improved compression and online help system. Offline help system is available upon request.
IMPORTANT! Settings are now always stored in (for x64 OS): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt
During installation, PowerArchiver will copy all the settings from previous installations that used HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt to the new key.

2.0 Download MSI Installation

Here you can download latest PowerArchiver installation (All Languages/Versions) - for all Windows OS versions: Windows Server 2003, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2008, 2012, both 32bit and 64bit, as well as any future Microsoft OS's.

Multilingual: http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/

Installation is packed via PowerArchiver SFX. To get MSI file (make sure PowerArchiver is installed first), right click on .exe and select Extract here. This will extract MSI installation out of SFX.

PLEASE NOTE: Please always save specific MSI you have used for installation, because it will make it much easier for you to uninstall PowerArchiver in the future.

2.1 MSI Switches

Here are some more important MSI switches and properties for installation.

/qn – quiet installation with no UI.
/norestart – do not restart if installation is complete.
/forcerestart – forces restart after installation.
/uninstall – uninstalls PowerArchiver
APPDIR=path - sets installation path
AI_DESKTOP_SH – set Desktop shortcut property
ADDSTART – set Start Menu shortcut property
ASSOCIATE – associate with common formats property
ENABLEQUEUE – enable queue property (also starts PowerArchiver Starter – system tray application)
SHOWCONF – show config to first users property (not shown if you set HKLM key as specifed in instructions below).
CHECKBOX_1_PROP – show latest news popup after installation.
NOPATCHBEAM - Does not install Patchbeam during PowerArchiver installation.
PINTASKBAR - Pin to taskbar feature.

More switches can be found by executing following at command line: Powarc1400.msi /?

Example: msiexec /i “powarc1600.msi” ENABLEQUEUE=”” CHECKBOX_1_PROP=”” APPDIR=C:\Test /qn - Installs PowerArchiver quietly into the “C:\Test” folder, disables Enable Queue checkbox and latest news popup in installer.

3.0 Understanding PowerArchiver Registry

Most important part of PowerArchiver installation is how it deals with registry. While PowerArchiver uses HKCU to read current user settings, it also reads HKLM to determine if an administrator has already setup predefined settings for user. By using an HKLM key, administrator can force any setting they wish and current user will not be able to change it. At minimum, you should use it to pre-register all users on computer.

**IMPORTANT:** HKLM keys are different on x86 (32bit) and x64 (64bit) Windows!

Windows x86 (32bit): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PowerArchiverInt
Windows x64 (64bit): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt

For advanced option settings see under section 3.0.

3.1 Example registry usage

PowerArchiver stores all of its settings under: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PowerArchiverInt” – International/Multilingual versions of PowerArchiver

You can create “default” forced settings by copying one or more of registry settings to: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt”

**IMPORTANT** : Please copy only keys that you wish to use, do not copy all of them!

3.2 PowerArchiver behavior change with HKLM key detected

PowerArchiver behaves differently if it detects its HKLM key while being started for the first time from specific user account.

If it detects the HKLM key, it uses its settings and automatically writes in all the default values for rest of the settings.
If it doesn’t detect HKLM key, it shows user configuration screen upon startup and then writes default settings.

As you can see, it is very important that you use HKLM key properly, especially for registration info. All current and future users on that computer will automatically be registered for PowerArchiver, first time they start PowerArchiver, as long as HKLM registration key is present. HKLM settings will be applied every time PowerArchiver is started so user will not be able to change those settings without modifying registry (and having administrator privileges).

3.3 firstrun.reg usage

In PowerArchiver, there is an additional installation feature. You can distribute firstrun.reg file in the installation destination folder of PowerArchiver, and if PowerArchiver is being run for the first time, it will copy firstrun.reg information to the registry. It is meant to replace usage of HKLM key for those who find it more appropriate for their installation scenarios. As with HKLM, you should use it at least with registration key. Unlike with HKLM keys, registry settings that are set via firstrun.reg can be changed by the end user.

3.4 Advanced registry options

Here are some examples of registry settings that you can place under HKLM registry key. Once again, please force only keys that you want to use. You will Keep in mind that user will not be able to change any of these settings on their own, so you might want to consider saving some of them under HKCU (e.g. Palanguage).

**IMPORTANT :** Since version PowerArchiver 2011, we have changed method of storing registration name and code in the registry, it is stored in binary format (and in email, they are sent as ASCII). You will have to enter it into PowerArchiver program and then check: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General Regname and Regnumber in order to get actual binary values needed for your registry script!

“RegnameW”=xxx (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – PA registration name. Recommended!
“RegnumberW”=xxx (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) –– PA registration code. Recommended!
“securepasswords”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General)– sets 256bit AES encryption as only possible encryption in PowerArchiver, in order to make sure that your users are using only the strongest encryption. User can still extract from all supported encryption methods.
“noonline”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – PowerArchiver will not check and download web updates, even if your user tries to manually check for them. This setting will also make sure that no usage statistics are sent back to ConeXware regardless of user selection. Recommended!
“Palanguage”=e (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Force any language setting to the user. Same language shortcut is used in installation names, so for “German” language, enter “g”. If not entered, user will be able to select their own language based on their own preferences.
“ClassicToolbar”= dword:00000000 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – 1 forces Classic toolbar option, while 0 forces Modern toolbar.
“DisableAutoUpdate”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables Web Auto Update.
“DisableBackup”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables Backup utility and removes it from all menus.
“DisableBurning”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables all burning options and removes them from the menus.
“DisableFtp”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables all FTP options and removes them from the menus.
“DisableLanguage”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables all language options.
“DisablePlugins”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables all plugins.
“DisablePPM”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables Password Manager that saves used passwords.
“DisableSkins”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables all skins.
“DisableClouds”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables access to Cloud features (new in 2013).
“DisableExplorer”= dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Disables access to new Explorer mode (new in 2017).
“AssocAllUsers”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt) – Associates PA with common formats for all users.
“Associate with Zip files”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt) – Associates PA with common archives automatically.
“Check for Zip association”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt) – Shows association screen at startup if one the formats is not associated (so you can disable it).
“efolder”=dword:00000004 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Sets Extract window to always start in My Documents folder.
“PMinSize”=dword:00000008 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Sets password policy - “Minimum password lenght”
“PPolicy1”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Sets password policy - “at least one lower case character”
“PPolicy2”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Sets password policy - “at least one upper case character”
“PPolicy3”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Sets password policy - “at least one numeric character”
“PPolicy4”=dword:00000001 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General) – Sets password policy - “at least one symbol character”

3.4 GPO and Registry options

As PowerArchiver uses registry to configure or force any of the options available, you can also use Group Policy Management Editor to configure any of the PowerArchiver settings on workstations. Use GPO Management Editor like in screenshot below with registry keys explained in section 3.4, and you will be able to easily push your desired settings to all workstations.

3.5 FIPS Encryption Options

4.0 Example Installation

Here is a small example of possible installation.

4.1 Preparation stage

You will need to prepare registration key.

First run PowerArchiver on test computer and register it using code that you have received.
Run regedit.exe and go to the: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PowerArchiverInt\General
Right click on the “General” settings and choose to export it to the hard drive.
Edit exported .reg file and delete every setting except: “RegnameW”=“xxx” “RegnumberW”=“xxx”
Replace the key location at the top with: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General]
This is what you should have in the .reg file now: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PowerArchiverInt\General] “RegnameW”=“xxx” “RegnumberW”=“xxx”
Save the file patest.reg and double click on it to merge it with registry.

Now, you will have registration details entered into the HKLM key and user will not be able to change it. Additionally, when a new user logs in to the computer, PA will be smart and use that HKLM settings and at the same time fill every other setting that was not set with default values (in the HKCU key, so user can change it later). It works great for both image installs and network installs.

4.2 Example Installation

Install PowerArchiver in silent mode: C:\Powarc1600.msi /qn
Execute registry key you created for HKLM in silent mode: Regedit /S C:\patest.reg

And PowerArchiver will be automatically installed, with default settings applied after first run. You can create a batch file (.bat) with these two commands and execute it. It will then execute these two commands sequentially.

5.0 Special Notes on Citrix

There is a slight incompatibility between Citrix's Windows emulation and Borland Delphi in which PowerArchiver has been created. When maximized, PowerArchiver entry will not appear in Windows taskbar. Here is the official Citrix Workaround:

Run Regedit
Go to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix\wfshell\TWI
Highlight the TWI Key, then from the Edit Menu select “Add Key”
Type, TMainForm for the Key Name, and leave the Class: blank.
Highlight the newly created TMainForm Subkey.
From the Edit Menu, select “Add Value”
Type, ClassName for the Value Name.
Select, REG_SZ for the Data Type.
Type, TMainForm for the “String” value.
From the Edit Menu, select “Add Value” (again)
Type the word “Type” for the Value Name.
Select, REG_DWORD for the Data Type.
Type, <Hex 40 or Decimal 64 for Exception Flag> for the Hex Value.

This problem is only found when PowerArchiver is run in Citrix Application mode. Windows Terminal Services will work perfectly with PowerArchiver.

6.0 Support and other information

Please contact us if you need any kind of help with installation or anything else.

You can submit an ticket via: http://www.powerarchiver.com/support

6.1 How to access your ConeXware Account

To get latest registration codes, please visit your account at: http://www.conexware.com/shop/

Awards

PC World Magazine - Voted Best Compression Application

Our Best Buy, this feature-packed compression utility provides solid compression and encryption options. This versatile app extracts a vast range of file formats, including essentials like .zip. It also extracts, though it won't burn, .iso, .nrg, .img, and .bin CD/DVD images (single large files that are an exact copy of what will appear on a disc). PowerArchiver also offers some excellent extra features, including an easy-to-use automated file backup wizard and the ability to upload backups to an FTP server, all without leaving the program. At $20 (as of 12/6/06), PowerArchiver offers more features than the respective $30, $29, and $25 entry-level versions of WinZip, WinRAR, and StuffIt. It's definitely an attractive option if you're looking for an archive tool that includes automated backup/FTP capabilities.

Computer Shopper: Best in Tech Software

A strong feature set and impressive flexibility are what we love most about PowerArchiver. It natively supports more than a dozen compression formats, including CAB, RAR, and ZIP, as well as the BIN, IMG, ISO, and NRG disc-image formats. Also, you can encrypt your archives using one of five secure algorithms.

Download.com

Its wide range of formats and functions help PowerArchiver 2004 compete in a category dominated by WinZip. The archive utility supports 19 compression formats, including the new 7-Zip format, which offers extremely high compression ratios. For security, you can encrypt your archives using either the AES or PAE method. The program works swiftly and reliably. The configuration menu lets you customize almost every feature, including a password manager for encrypted archives, a self-extracting wizard, and an autobackup tool. The batch ZIP tool compresses hundreds of files in one shot, and the multi-extract tool unpacks hundreds of archives at once. The program now supports unlimited-size ZIP archives. Anyone who needs to work with archive files will find PowerArchiver a versatile, affordable alternative.

Internet.com's WinPlanet

PowerArchiver 2006: The New King of Compression? With all that PowerArchiver does, its developers must have had to use a compression utility themselves to squeeze in its many features. The program offers lots of options and supports a dizzying array of compression standards. And despite this, PowerArchiver is easy to learn and use. Pros: Excellent features for power users; attractive, easy-to-use interface for novices; less expensive than primary competition (WinZip and PKZIP); full skinning support.

The Adrenaline Vault

If you play games a lot, you constantly download demos, patches, updates, and Internet-only releases. Most of these are in compressed form, requiring a special decompression utility to handle all the formats; after considerable hunting, I finally found one – PowerArchiver – that is incredibly powerful, small, and fast, and stands head-and-shoulders above all other competitors. PowerArchiver's tools cover security password management, backup creation, format conversion, compressed file repair, and multi-volume, batch, and multi-archive management. I love having a single utility that will decompress or compress any game code I want.

Tucows

“PowerArchiver looks and feels exactly like a highly downloaded program called WinZip. It adds quite a few more compression types making this program considerably better. Compression utilities rely on this feature alone, and it appears to be top notch.”

ZDNet

“Use PowerArchiver to manage all your compressed archives. It's versatile, powerful, easy to use, and the price is simply unbeatable. This full-featured ZIP program provides the power you need to do anything you can imagine with ZIP files… Powerful shell integration features include on-the-fly ZIP file creation, email support, and more.”

For more awards, please visit the http://www.powerarchiver.com/awards.

Compiled from the official PowerArchiver Wiki (https://wiki.powerarchiver.com/)