It is refreshing to see a renewed interest in improving Powerdesk.  I have been using it since version 4, and it is the best Explorer replacement that I have used.   The upgrade to 6 was underwhelming, and  7 and 8 have been disappointing.  I am looking forward to getting this patch so that I can starting using the product on my Windows 7 64 bit system.

Go Mark!

Hopefully you will write a happier review of PD 8 when patch 1 is released.. looks like early next week. There are some really nice new features in PD 8, not to mention a much better looking UI.

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Hi,

I was going to ask about the delete button and about the crashes, but I see they are already taken into acount in the next patch

Tks

Definitely not trying to be a Debbie Downer.  My suspicion is that the product hasn't received the attention that it needed due to a variety of reasons.  That was disappointing as a big fan of the software.  

I'm just happy to see new enthusiasm and support here and I am looking forward to the patch so I can start using my favorite desktop software again!!

Cheers

This is my first purchase of Powerdesk and I'm a little disappointed that I have lost some of my context menus that I have available using Windows Explorer. IE I use Tag and Rename with my MP-3 files and I have the option to "Open in Tag and rename" in explorer but not with Powerdesk. Maybe I missed something in setup, but I haven't been able to find what it is. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this.

I had purchased PowerDesk 8 when I got my new Windows 7 64 bit computer. I had to uninstall it and get a refund when I couldn't access Programs and Features after setting PowerDesk to replace Windows Explorer. I would be happy to repurchase it if this patch takes care of that problem.

I hope that at the salespeople will notify me. I had requested to be notified when a fix was available at the time I got my refund.

I also have been a PDP users since about Version 3.  Just bought Ver 8 for use on a Vaio running 7 Enterprise 64 bit.  To my astonishment, when dragging files from one page to another, the receiving pane does not refresh.  If you try it a second time, you get a message that it already exists in the target pane, but it does not display.

Same holds true for deletions.  I have to go in and out several times before the displays work correctly - it does not inspire confidence and is slow and annoying.  I did not see that issue addressed in your Patch 1.  Is that going to be in there?

For me this would be a real deal-breaker, I hope you have plans to fix this.

Thanks

Just wanted everyone to know that the patch is live!

I would appreciate knowing if the viewer pane can now view Autocad .dwg files.  I purchased PD8, but due to not being able to view this and PDF files without Adobe, I requested my money back.  Has .dwg been solved???

My thanks for maintaining a Xtree type utility with so many extra features, which I have become accustom to enjoying. However, I am frustrated that the Live-update has issues and no apparent work-a-round yet. It seems obvious that this patch is designed to repair at least a few of the non-functional parts of PowerDesk Pro 8, but does not allow for a manual patch while Live update is being debugged.  I have been in tech-support since before Big Blue hinted they might get into the Personal Computer Market --a while back, because of this I know a patch should never be released via a process that is buggy and unusable. There should be a manual process until the automatic process is fully tested and functional. That is my opinion.

James,

The LiveUpdate module has been around and tested for years. The issue 99.5% of the time has to do with some firewall issue related to the network you are attached to. 

In any case--I should have a link available that I will post that will let you download the patch using a web browser for those few who have issues with LiveUpdate.

Using Win 7 64 Bit, using Live Update, Error Number:0x5, Description: Invalid registry key. Software\Avanquest\PowerDesk -- Download -Good, Reinstalled Original PowerDesk Pro 8, Re-booted, retried ,3 times. I have also edited my registry to remove potential bad information and then reinstalled from scratch again, with the Same result.

Searched Avanquest for solution -None Found, but reports from others of similar issues - no solutions. Found SoftCity --no solution yet. I was unable to find any manual process for this patch. I am aware of many of the issues listed in the original message, and so I am looking forward to some repairs.

Your assistance in getting the patches to us users is appreciated and anticipated. - Thank you.

We just released the patch yesterday--the issue is not LiveUpdate but the installer and we have had one other customer who is reporting the registry issue you are seeing. We will have a look at this.

We obviously did not see this in our many weeks of testing and it is only impacting a small group of customers (for some reason). 

I am sorry you are having the problem--but we are one it.

Thank you!

Another long time PD user here. I found PD8 clashed with the ASUS Xonar's GUI. Consequently the Xonar was unable to remember a number of it's settings. I reported this issue and was told the developers could not come up with a fix.

I was obligated to seek a refund for PD8.

Looking over the list of fixes I don't see it mentioned. Was it even looked at?

In the meantime PD7 is adequate and I'd buy PD8 again if the issue was addressed.

Window's 7 isn't approved for use on my work machine yet so I've tried running PD8 under Windows Vista Enterprise. I'm having trouble with my directories not refreshing.  There are new files that I know are in certain folders that PD8 won't find, and nothing happens when I try to refresh.  I can fire up Windows Explorer and find the files just fine.  Sometimes after I reboot PD8 will find the files and sometimes even that doesn't help.  Unless there's a fix I'm going to have to give up on PD8.

Profweb,

Are you using the patch? We specifically worked on refresh issues in this release. Not saying that you're not having a problem just would like to collect more information--is the issue on local disks or network volumes?

Can I assume that you are running the latest Vista--with all updates applied?

Woodrow,

Is Xonar's GUI related to their sound card product?  Honestly I have never heard about this issue nor do I understand it from your description.

Can you help me understand better?

Well dag blam it Mark, I was assured the issue was passed to the Developers right around July 1.

Anyhow, this is a Gigabyte GA-MA790fx mobo, Phenom 2 955, 4 gig ram, Asus Xonar D2X, Asus 5870 and Vista X64 HP.

For some mysterious reason I started getting BSOD STOP 124 frequently while gaming. I also noticed I couldn't control some options with the Xonar's GUI. Whatever was causing the lack of Xonar control was causing/resulting in the BSODs. After many unfruitful trials of disabling everything and cleaning and what not I decided to partition off 30gig and create a fresh OS install. That done I updated it to SP2, installed latest Cat, and Xonar's driver noted below. PCI-D2X-090923-V81775-Vista_W73264-RC-01.zip
from FTP://FTP.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/Audio_Card/Xonar_D2X/Carrying on, I got my Steam library online and everything was good until installing PD8 at which time the Xonar GUI lost it's brain again. System restore corrected the issue though. FWIW, after installing PD8 all is good until the computer is reset, then the Xonar GUI is effected. As noted previously, I'm back to using PD7 without issues.Thanks for listening.

I had the x05 registry error, completely uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled and it patched fine this time. Tried an install repair first, no luck.

Me too for the: Using Win 7 64 Bit, using Live Update, Error Number:0x5, Description: Invalid registry key as of 1530 22 August, Australian time thanks.

Mark,

It doesn't look like I am running the patch.  I'm having trouble downloading it using the LiveUpdate process.  I think it's a security settings issue - our corporate IT has things shut down pretty tight.  Can I email someone privately and perhaps arrange another method of getting the patch?

Check the FAQ it says PD is not compatible with 64 bit systems.

I am running Win7 Pro 64 and it patched fine after a complete reinstall.

The blurb for PD 8.0 says it DOES support 64 bit:

IMPROVED - Windows® Vista® & 7 64-bit Support - Runs on Windows XP, Vista (32-bit & 64-bit) & 7 (32-bit & 64-bit) computers.

I will try an uninstall & re-install!

Is there a place to review version history? I could not upgrade with the program with error OX5 Invalid registry Key. I did get the patch through the browser. Now I seem to have version 8.1.1.31.  From reading other blogs, there may be newer versions??

Power Desk Pro 8 on Win 7 32

After patching 8.2.1.9

My mistake I think I was looking at the wrong FAQ. PD 8 does support 64 bit OS. Sorry guys and gals

Those folks who are having trouble with the LiveUpdate patch where you get a registry error--do you have Norton 360 or some other registry cleaning applicaitons? If so--could you please post the name of the product and version number. There is a theory that one of these products is damaging the registry keys of PowerDesk. We would like to see if that is the case as we cannot reproduce the issue here at all.

Thanks!

I use System Suite 10, Advanced System Optimizer, and CCleaner

Hi Mark

Running Kaspersky Internet Security 11.0.0.232. Also CCleaner. Thanks!

Would those who are having the patch issue where it complains about a registry error. Would you mind checking in REGEDIT if the following key is present:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Avanquest\PowerDesk

Thanks!

I have Wow6432Node. Regedit only show that with a sub level pointing to Nvidia. I do not have Wow6432node/avanquest/powerdesk

Hi Mark

Yes, it's there OK. BTW I triple boot into W7 32 bit & another W& 64 bit which I've just tried & has no problem with the update.

The OK one is W7 Professional & the problem one is W7 Home Premium.

I have exported the Avanquest keys as text if you want to review them.

Thanks!

Hi Mark

I have now successfully updated PD 8.0 on my W7 Home Premium. I copied the following "multi-string" value from my successful install on W7 Pro into the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE PowerDesk registry line you identified above:

Value 1
  Name:            MainPath
  Type:            REG_SZ
  Data:            C:\Program Files (x86)\Avanquest\PowerDesk\PDExplo.exe

Hope that may help everyone!!!

Hi,

I've intalled the update, no problem, everything works fine.

Done some reg cleaning with TuneUp 2010, and nothing happened, still

working fine.

My system W7-64

Thanks!

I think we have enough informaiton on this one.. thanks everyone!

I have been using PowerDesk for many years and when I upgraded my computer to Win 7 64bit had to finally go with Directory Opus 64bit. I still prefer the PowerDesk ability to see my files in the view panel and the file finder utility that comes with the program, but it feels more like a beta program than a final version. I installed it alongside Directory Opus and do use it sometimes but for most of my work I have to rely on Directory Opus because the GUI of PowerDesk is not working well in my computer. Hope you guys keep working on it to make it the superb file manager that it could be.

If you have enough info - how do you fix the registry error? - the Wow line is not present on my machine.  I am running Norton Internet security.

I ran the patch from the download link - it completed successfully.  My version number is now 8.2.1.9

However, I still get the update is ready to install notification when I start up the program and if I click on install I get the registry error message again???  I have rebooted a couple of times since the patch install.

My situation may be identical to that of Tom Carter:

Windows 7 on a HPE-235f with Norton Security

Downloaded and Installed the latest PowerDesk Pro 8, ver. 8.2.1.9

Engaged "Live Update"

Received this message after downloading update:

_____

Live Update module has intercepted an error:

Error Number 0x5

Description: Invalid Registry Key

_____

Subsequently, I downloaded the PowerDesk Pro 8, ver. 8.2.1.9 patch, which installed. 

Supposedly, the program is now up-to-date.

However, when I load PD Pro 8, I still receive the "install update" message  which locks the system, as well as the annoying PowerDesk Pro 8 splash screen, which I had tried to preclude.

Is there a resolution for the problem yet. There is multiple threads for the topic.

My situation remains the same:

When opening my authenticated PowerDesk Pro 8, ver. 8.2.1.9, I am offered an Instant Update, which I must reject: if I accept, the program hangs.

If I try to dismiss the Instant Update offer, it immediately returns, with the same result about rejecting or hanging the program.

Also, when opening my authenticated PowerDesk Pro 8, ver. 8.2.1.9, I still receive the annoying Splash Screen, which will not go away.

I have a privacy concern with PD8 Pro with Patch 1, since it apparently combines the registration process (required to keep running after a few starts) with the authentication process. Even Microsoft doesn't do that. Microsoft prompts inform the user that "no personal information" is being transmitted during the authentication process. There is a reason for that. I purchased thru Avanquest and they already have user info, including credt card data. Where is registration & authentication info (machine data, IP address also) going and toward what end? Tying individual personal data (possibly including credit card info) to hardware, IP address, authentication codes, etc., makes hacking and identity theft much easier should servers be compromised. Linking authentication and registration was a bad decision. Please correct so the program authenticates without REQUIRING registration, and in a separate process.

What to do when powerdesk 8.5 cannot be installed because Powerdesk 8.0 cannot be uninstalled? I tried everything from official uninstall to manual uninstall and uninstall with revo, nothing works .

Geert B