Portable Skype: Test Release

Be sure to double-check the Skype license. It's free, but it is a commercial app. And they usually forbid distribution without using their installer (unless you get permission from them).

The /nosplash option didn't work for me.

I also recommend ditching the icon in both the PortableSkype.exe executable and the folder. You might even get in trouble for that. Better to play it safe.

for me. Just make sure (to others trying it) you follow the read_me closely.

Thanks Rob for your work.

The Portable Skype executable has an error in the version tab:

Allows Skype to be run from a removable drive. For additional details, visit portableapps.com/portableskype

Gudday,

I was wondering if you could please elaborate a bit more about the configuration and useage of pskype. In particular i was wondering about the profile - where is your profile normally stored on a locally installed version of skype. What do you need to copy across onto the stick? My username is drmarkpayne, and I have found a directory with that name at:
C:\Documents and Settings\Tony\Application Data\Skype\drmarkpayne
How then do I place this information into the "profile" directory - should all those files be in a directory like this:
E:\PortableApps\Data\PortableSkype\profile\drmarkpayne\
or maybe only just like this:
E:\PortableApps\Data\PortableSkype\profile\

In addition, I was wondering if you knew what happens when Skype is installed locally on the machine from which you are trying to use Pskype - by my reckoning, either pskype or the copied version of skype.exe seems to figure out that there is a locally installed version, and not only executes that version (instead of off the stick), but also saves the profile information locally too (ie alongside existing profiles on the HDD, rather than on the stick). Is this normal behaviour, or have I misconfigured something?

works great
ty

Hi, ...

I have installed "Portable Skype", on my USB Thumb Drive. And it work in English. But i have to select "French Language", each time i start "Portable Skype".

Can you tell me how to modify, the .ini file or else, to have "By Default", the French language, in "Portable Skype".

Sylvain St-Amand (Korgul)

Just an amazing product

So far haven't figured out, how to save chat history to stick.
As I'm using pskype on several machines, it's a little frustating to delete chat history every time I change the machine...

So, what changes must be made to ini-file to make this product really portable?

Thanks in advance.

D:\Profiles\usernamehere\applicationdata\skype\

Or something like that.
Anyway, it stores chat history in desktop pc's hard drive, no matter what I try.

Rob, I've been running "PSkype" since release and have had no problems until now. History saves to the profiles folder on my USB drive as designed, but I have found that when you try to "View Chat History" for a contact, the application still looks to the Application Data folder on my hard drive.

Do you have any way to key to the correct history location? I have not tried opening one of the database files to see if they are binary or not, but even if not, they do not appear to be easily navigated.

Jeff

Rob,
As I like to keep crap away from my registry I use all the portable apps on my computer that were made by john in here. Does you PSkape qualify to be really portable? Meaning - does it write any entries to the registry like firefox for example?

matt

EDIT: I meant foxit not firefox.

It's work with the last skype or not ?

OK,
help

trying to put this thing on my USB
and its not working

I can't finy any simple step by step intructions
all the directory stuff is very confusing
HHELLP???
:S