PowerArchiver 2012 full changelog

· Windows 8 support – Various smaller changes for official Windows 8 Certification.
· Backup: date options – Enabled date options for file naming as default so users wont by accident overwrite their old backups.
· Backup: tar.gz support – Improved TAR.GZ support in backup.
· Virtual Drive: IMG support – Added support for IMG files in Virtual Drive.
· Drag & Drop: Profiles – Added support for Compression Profiles in Drag and Drop window.
· Preview Window Improvements – Disabled preview window for file selection when renaming files.
· ZIP format – Added support for extracting folders with invalid name in Windows File System (/.example/).

· Windows 8 support – Various smaller changes for official Windows 8 Certification.
· Backup: date options – Enabled date options for file naming as default so users wont by accident overwrite their old backups.
· Backup: tar.gz support – Improved TAR.GZ support in backup.
· Virtual Drive: IMG support – Added support for IMG files in Virtual Drive.
· Drag & Drop: Profiles – Added support for Compression Profiles in Drag and Drop window.
· Preview Window Improvements – Disabled preview window for file selection when renaming files.
· ZIP format – Added support for extracting folders with invalid name in Windows File System (/.example/).

Completely new PA Starter:
· PA Starter built from grounds up for better Windows 8 performance.

Windows 8 file associations:
· Windows 8 file associations used for Default Programs option in Windows 8.

· Improved default interface options – Improved default interface options.
· PASTARTER Change – PASTARTER (Queue) reverted back to previous version.

· Improved RAR engine – Increased speed of RAR engine by 15% on average.
· PASTARTER Windows 8 compatibility – PASTARTER (Queue) now works under Windows 8.
· Better look for Windows Classic theme – We improved the look of some windows if Windows classic theme is running. They look slightly different now depending on OS you have installed.
· Improved Test Archives Tool – Better detection of broken archives.
· Added option to not install Patchbeam for Enterprise users – Added option to not install Patchbeam for Enterprise users.
· Improved Simple mode – Simple mode now shows FTP/Burner tabs.
· Added SFX creation support in shell – Added support for creating SFX’s via Windows shell.
· Various other improvements – Over 25 fixes/improvement since 13.00.26 release!

· File list color coding – Background color of file list columns changed based on file size, compression ratio, file type. Completely configurable. Button on status bar for easy on/off.
· Enhancements of Modern/Ribbon interface – Active tabs based on file currently clicked on (Preview tab currently).
· Easy/Advanced Ribbon interface options – new Easy option for interface that removes less used tabs to make it easier for new users to start using PowerArchiver. Button on status bar for easy on/off.
· RAR Compression support – PowerArchiver will use WinRar to compress to RAR within PowerArchiver interface.
· RAR Extraction improved – 5% speed improvement on RAR extraction, up to 15% faster than WR 4.x, 30%+ over WR 3.9x.
· New Explorer mode for reading archives – New mode that shows paths as folders but does not display contents of hard drive, set as default option.
· Redesigned Shell Interface – easier to use, easier to view.