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Skype Portable 4.1 Released
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Ahm
Since when did Rootkit Analytics package this?
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate
Fixed
Didn't save when I edited the page last time.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Awesome!
Awesome! I've been waiting for a portable version of Skype for a long time!
Billy Ellison, developer of Warzone 2100 Portable
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I second that! A worthy and long awaited addition.
edit: Works with Skype4Pidgin plugin as well. Cool. I now can use portably all the protocols I need, using PortableApps.
Skype4Pidgin
Really? I couldnt get it to work - I didn't think Skype4Pidgin could see portable installations of Skype. But then I dont know how it works or if its possible to edit it to see Skype Portable.
Cool!
I wish the installer also came with a camera and a microphone though. I'll download it for future use.
I type this to you from Minefield, Portable Edition.
Cool John!. I just wonder how
Cool John!. I just wonder how you got permission from the Skype guys though
Thumbs up!
They didn't
Notice it downloads Skype from the internet during the installation. They didn't ask Skype, because they didn't need to. As long as they don't redistribute any Skype files in the installer, they don't need Skype's permission.
The guy who acts like he knows what he's talking about.
Trouble downloading?
I'm having trouble downloading the main program from Skype using the portable installer. It's damn slow to begin with and then just stops after about 15 minutes or three quarters of the download. It's the same when downloading with the official Skype downloader. If you have this problem, go straight to http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/downloading/?source=... to download the full installer in one go. Install it, preferably in a sandbox or virtual machine to keep your main system "clean". Then simply take the file "skype.exe" from "c:\programs\skype\phone\" and place it inside the Portable Apps package (the path is "...\SkypePortable\App\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe") and you're all set.
Offline installer
Thanks for this hint.
I would still request for offline installer for future release
ameisez
7-Zip will extract the file
7-Zip will extract the file from that installer. Better than installing the whole thing.
You were minutes late
you should have posted that minutes earlier.. I already installed it and copy the file on my portable collection
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I will take note of that for future release
thanks
Sorry about that Bad luck
Sorry about that
Bad luck LOL
Thanks - 7-zip is the best solution.
Thanks, I had no idea that 7-zip can unzip exe files. (Or I suppose I did, but had all forgotten about it.) This makes the whole thing even easier.
Well well well...
I'm glad to see that this has finally come back around from the days when it was a independent download from your website. I'm curious to if you'll be doing an update on Google Talk Portable, though I still admit, through the years I haven't had it crash on me once (though saving passwords was never possible, but one can argue it's not practical either).
As for the not including files, I hope that's good enough to bypass any legal troubles, though I wonder if the online installer's integration may be a step too far. Skype Portable never stopped wondering the net since it's original release...but they do have a U3 application. It's tricky and I hope you don't run into problems because I love the portable apps that let me have digital freedom anywhere. I apologize for bringing it up, but I do think it's not to be ignored.
Good luck.
pitchforked
Thank you
Genial. Esta es la herramienta que estaba espernado. Muchas Gracias/Thank you very much
Not "stealth"
Although this Skype package is "portable" in the sense that it requires no installation and the folder can be moved around freely, it's not portable in the sense that it would do nothing outside its own folder at all. After closing it, it leaves a total of 0.54 MB outside its own folder: in [root]\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM\Logs\wbemprox.log, [user]\Local Settings\Temp, Temporary Internet Files and History, in Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\Shared Objects\, and Cookies\index.dat
I suppose nothing can be done about this, and the traces don't seem to include any private information. Still, purists who expect a "portable" app to work in a completely self-contained folder might object to this anyway. Perhaps this should be pointed out in the introduction.
Forums
As always, please post a note in the forums about the bug with a title like "[BUG] Skype Portable leaves files behind" and then detail your install, the files you found, what features you used that may have triggered it, your install location, etc. Since this is a bug, we'll fix it in the next release.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Thanks
If it's officially a bug that can be fixed, all the better!
I'm going to post the details as soon as I have some time.
I posted some details
I just posted all the details I could scrape together with Sandboxie and Regshot and posted them in a related thread ("Skype Portable leaves traces behind") that someone else started in the meantime:
http://portableapps.com/node/21167#comment-131505
I have no idea how to interpret them, but maybe they'll be helpful in sorting out the problem anyway. If there's any mistake on my side, I apologize in advance.
Great news
this is great news!!
hope yahoo messenger will finally follow after this freware debut
Skype?
I thought PortableApps was oriented towards free and open source software? I was surprised to see Skype on this list.
Freeware
We still are. But we started adding freeware to that list last week. Here is a pretty good explanation why that doesnt mean that we arent still oriented towards Open Source Software.
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate
The superfluous program - Skype portable
In my opinion, it was easier to start Skype with keys:/datapath: "xxx\Data \"/removable
Where xxx\Data - a key with a folder with history, customisations etc.
Best regards, Andrei.
Launcher source
Where is the launcher source code?
I cant find it in the usual place...
"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate
Skype! This is rubbish!
Skype isn't free software. Please remove it from portableapps.com!
Not true
Skype is free software. While there are services for which you can pay, Skype is free software. Also please don't post comments inciting hate.
I am a Christian and a developer and moderator here.
“It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.” – Solomon, Psalm 127:2
Free vs Libre
I think he means free as in libre... open source, which it is not. He may not know that we've allowed freeware to participate now:
http://portableapps.com/news/2009-10-22_-_portableapps.com_debuts_freewa...
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Sync Skype 3 chat history with 4.1?
Not sure if that's the right place but I was just wondering if anyone of you guys knows of an app that would extract/import/sync the chat histories of the two versions?
Thanks!
Might be a dumb question but
Might be a dumb question but why do I only have Skype.exe in my process list and no SkypePortable.exe?
Not needed
Some of our launchers need to clear things up afterwards, others don't. Skype is obviously not one that does need it.
I am a Christian and a developer and moderator here.
“It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.” – Solomon, Psalm 127:2
Skype Portable 4.1 : access data secure?
Hello,
I've just downloaded Skype Portable 4.1. Well, it works smoothly and I'm very happy with it!
Nevertheless, I'm in doubt as to whether access data (user name and password) are actually stored on USB and, if they won't leave any traces on the host computer? For instance: as swap file in Windows or generally spoken as temporary files?
So I ran the MS Process Explorer to have a closer look at the command line. Under image file it tells me:
"F:\PortableApps\SkypePortable\App\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" /datapath:"F:\PortableApps\SkypePortable\Data\settings" /removable
From my point of view I would say that I'm on the safe side...
Anyway, your opinion would be highly appreciated. Thank you for your time!
Kind regards,
VANC56
Not 100%
On the PC a c:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Skype is created whith the (at this moment empty) subfolders :
\Content
\My Skype Received Files
Worrying ?
Worrying ?
Hello wquatan,
Thank you for your answer! Actually I'm not worried at all since I've red this topic
http://portableapps.com/node/22142
Concerning your skype's path, I've got the following one for my non-portable skype (desktop!):
Administrator > AppData > Roaming > Skype, followed by these sub-folders:
> User name
> Content
> My Skype Received Files
See you,
VANC56
Skype 4.2?
Will there be a update to Skype 4.2 in the near future?
Awesome Job
I love this app. I can run it and never know it's not the installed version.
I have one tiny request, though. Is there any way to include an ini file for the portable launcher that would allow for minor command line arguments - such as /min? I run Skype all the time, so watching it log in is not exactly edifying, lol.
Again, good job!
Kate