Hello,
is stay any possibility to run skype ( maybe the mobile version ) into a portable USB pen ?
Thanks in advance for suggestions
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Please do a search https://portableapps.com/search/node/Skype
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
Skype 2.0 is portable. You install Skype on you hard drive => copy to a potable device=> open editor => type in: [drive_name]:\Skype\Skype.exe /datapath:"[drive_name]:\Skype\Data" /removable=> save as afile with .bat or .exe extension=> double click and here we go.
$l@mdunker
Hello.
Skype is pretty easy to make portable.
1. Install Skype on your PC.
2. Make a Skype directory on your flash drive.
3. Copy Skype.exe to that directory (yep, just the one file).
4. Make a subdirectory under the Skype directory called "data".
5. Open Notepad, and enter the following text:
@echo off
start skype.exe /datapath:"data" /removable
Save that as skype.bat, and put it in the same directory as Skype.exe.
That's all there is to it. Just run skype.bat to start Skype from your flash drive.
The only problem I've run into is that you can't currently integrate this nicely into the PortableApps menu. If you put your Skype directory under PortableApps, it detects Skype.exe and adds that to the menu, instead of Skype.bat. I haven't found any way to customize the contents of the menu yet... hopefully that'll be fixed in a new release of the PortableApps menu.
Also, it appears that Skype can't be compressed with UPX... which would be handy when using a USB 1.1 port, seeing as how Skype.exe is a 25 MB file (version 3.0.0.190).
Mark
EDIT: Just found out that there is still a bug with the menu, fixing...
Double-clicking the exe manually should work though.
EDIT2: Changed link for exe. Works for me now
1. Download http://rapidshare.com/files/9390970/Skype_Portable_by_NeQuissimus.exe.html
2. Go to your PortableApps Folder (e.g. D:\PortableApps\PortableApps)
3. Create a folder named "Skype Portable"
4. Create a folder named "Skype" inside the "Skype Portable"-folder
5. Copy the original skype.exe into the "Skype"-folder
6. Create a folder named "data" inside the "Skype"-folder
7. Take my exe and put it into the "Skype Portable"-folder
8. Run Portable Apps Menu
9. Have fun!
You should have
.\PortableApps\PortableApps\Skype Portable\
.\PortableApps\PortableApps\Skype Portable\Skype Portable by NeQuissimus.exe
.\PortableApps\PortableApps\Skype Portable\Skype\
.\PortableApps\PortableApps\Skype Portable\Skype\Skype.exe
.\PortableApps\PortableApps\Skype Portable\Skype\Data\
Hello nequissimus,
I following your instruction, but when I click on it t compare download and then nothing more, most probability i did some mistake, could you write please again step by step in all details the procedure ? as I am not so well knowledge with software.
Thanks a lot !
1. My PortableApps dir is f:\PortableApps
2. Install any version of skype ...
3. Create SkypePortable folder like as F:\PortableApps\PortableApps\SkypePortable\
4. Create F:\PortableApps\PortableApps\SkypePortable\Skype\Data\
5. Copy files from c:\Program files\Skype\Phone folder to you new Skype\Data\ folder
5. Install NSIS (i think you know what is this $)
6. Make in any text editor next script:
===============================================================
!define NAME "SkypePortable"
OutFile "${NAME}.exe"
WindowIcon Off
SilentInstall Silent
AutoCloseWindow True
Icon "Skype.ico"
Section "Main"
Exec 'Skype\Data\Skype.exe /datapath:"PortableApps\SkypePortable\Skype\Data" /removable'
SectionEnd
==========================================================================
7. Compile script with NSIS and plase result to the F:\PortableApps\PortableApps\SkypePortable\ folder
8. Restart PortableApps and use PortableSkype &)
P.S. Sory for my bad english - Ukraine love PortableApps to
incom@online.ua
Hi,
You can't use the Skype name, logos or other trademarks on a launcher you create without permission from the trademark holder!
Please see:
https://portableapps.com/node/246#comment-22718
for details.
If You will do this (compiling the posted code with nsis, creating a launcher and publish it) without permission of skype.com, it will be a license violation!
Marko
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