PowerArchiver 2006 Version 9.64
Copyright (c) 1999-2006 ConeXware, Inc.
All Rights Reserved


For a list of changes in this version, see: WHATSNEW.TXT
For ordering information, see the file: ORDER.TXT

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*** FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE FILE "README.TXT" ***
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***  New users: please click the "Brief Tutorial" entry in  ***
***          PowerArchiver's "Help" pull-down menu.         ***
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Have  you  ever  used  the  Internet?  If  so,  you've probably
encountered  ZIP and other compressed files.  Are you a Windows
user? If  so, PowerArchiver is the way to handle these archived
files.

PowerArchiver  brings  the  convenience  of Windows to the  use
of many archive files. Windows 95,  98,  ME,  NT,  2000, XP and
Windows  Server 2003. Some  of  PowerArchiver features include:

Windows 32-bit support. PowerArchiver  includes  long  filename
support   and   complete    integration   with    the   Windows
9x/NT/ME/2000/XP/2003 shell.

Full  Windows  XP  support.  When  running  under  Windows  XP,
PowerArchiver operates as a native Windows XP program. There is
no need to set compatibility mode.

Drag  and  drop from  and to  Windows Explorer, and  extracting 
and  creating  archives  directly from  Explorer using powerful
EXPLORER SHELL EXTENSIONS.

Two modes of working with archives:
  * CLASSIC -> all files in the same listing
  * EXPLORER -> navigation through archive like  through folders
               in Windows Explorer

Built-in  100%   PKZIP-compatible  ZIP  and  UNZIP (PKZIP   and
PKUNZIP are  NOT  required  for  any  zipping   or    unzipping
operations), built-in  support  for  creating  7-ZIP, LHA, CAB,  
TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2   and  BH (BlakHole) archives and built-in
support   for reading and extracting RAR (including  new RAR v3
format),  ARJ,  ARC,  ACE (including new ACE v2  format),  ZOO,
BZIP2, GZ and ISO archive (NO  external  programs are  required  
for any operation).  Also reading   and extracting from various
different SFX archives  (ZIP SFX,  CAB SFX,  RAR SFX, ARJ  SFX,
ACE SFX, ARC SFX, LHA SFX) is supported.

Support for the new PKZIP 4.5 format that enables you to create
extra large ZIP archives  (over 4 GB). Also support for the new
Deflate64 compression algorithm for better compression results.

Support for creating archives with the PKZip 5.1 AES encryption 
standard  and  extracting  archives   using  both PKZip 5.1 and 
WinZip 9.0 AES encryption standards. All  key  sizes  (128, 192 
and 256 bit) are supported.

Support for   UNICODE   filenames   on   Windows  2000/XP/2003. 
Open/Extract RAR and  7-ZIP  archives  with  UNICODE  filenames 
without problems.
                                       
Full built-in support for "Internet file" formats  like  Base64
(MIME), UUEncode, XXEncode and yENC.

Many powerful and useful functions and features:  multiple disk
spanning,  passwords,  comments, renaming  files  in   archive,
installing  archive, checking archive for viruses.

Integrated viewer with support for TXT, RTF,  BMP,  JPEG,  GIF, 
PNG,  TIFF,  ICO, WMF,  EMF, Photoshop  images,  Paintshop  Pro 
images,   Autodesk  images  files,  Truevision  images,   ZSoft 
Paintbrush images, Kodak Photo-CD images,  Dr. Halo images, and
more.

Open/Edit/Update files  with  only  one  operation.  Easy as in
Windows Explorer.

Creating powerful ZIP, CAB and PAE Self Extracting archives.

Encrypt and  decrypt  files and  archives  using  4  different
methods:
  * Blowfish (128-bit)
  * DES (56-bits)
  * Triple DES (168-bit)
  * Rijndael (128-bit, 256-bit)

PowerArchiver  Password Manager  (PPM) lets  you save  passwords
used in password protected archives.

FTP Support. Create and upload archives to an FTP with  only one
operation. Multiple FTP profiles are supported. 

Tool for converting  between archive formats (CAB -> LHA, etc.),
and a tool for splitting  single  ZIP  archive.

Repair corrupted ZIP archives.
   
Batch ZIP support. Create multiple different archives at once.

Multi-Extract capability. Extract multiple archives at once.

PowerArchiver Auto-Backup.  Create  scripts  and do  backups of
your data with just one click.

PowerArchiver Auto-Update. Automatically  download  and install
new PowerArchiver releases.

Compression Profiles - use predefined compression  options  for 
different purposes.

Plug-in support. Download a separate plug-in for PGP encryption.

Full skinning support. Visit: http://www.powerarchiver.com/skins
for more skins.

Fully compatible  with  WindowBlinds  4.x  for  skinning entire 
application.

Detailed help using "Microsoft HTML Help".

and many, many other useful and powerful features.
 
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  Recent awards include:

  --> Rated with ***** at Download.com

  --> Marked with "popular" at Download.com

  --> ZDNet's "Hot Utility of the Day" and "Free File of the Day"

  --> Voted "File of the Week" at FileForum

  --> Rated with ***** at BetaNews

  --> Rated with ***** at Tucows

  --> Rated with ***** at Web Attack

  --> Rated with ****** (BEST) at Nonags

  --> Rated with ***** at 5 Star Shareware

  --> Rated with ***** at HotFiles

  --> Rated with ***** at SoftDepia

  --> Top rating at SuperDownloads

  --> Rated with ***** at Download32

  --> Rated with ***** at PC Astuces

  --> "Pick of the Week" at SlaughterHouse

  --> Rated with "Cool" and marked with "User's Choice" at ListSoft

  --> Rated with ***** at SharewareJunkies

  --> Rated with ***** at The File Transit

  --> Rated with ***** at SuperShareware

  --> Skylark Utilities Editor's Pick (Skylark Utilities)

  For more recent awards and reviews visit the PowerArchiver
  Homepage.