Portable Skype (AKA sPortable)
Re: Portable Skype
> I regshotted it and submitted a bug report
Cool, thanks for doing that.
Cool, thanks for doing that.
Re: Portable Skype
but why skype does always save the update in my disk ?webfork wrote:> I regshotted it and submitted a bug report
Cool, thanks for doing that.
c:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\
Re: Portable Skype
I guess Skype is trying to auto-update (but fails because it's not installed).giulia wrote: but why skype does always save the update in my disk ?
c:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\
In any case, %TEMP% is considered an official area for temporary files and therefore saving files there wouldn't make Skype Portable non-stealth: http://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#stealth
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Re: Portable Skype
thanksSYSTEM wrote:I guess Skype is trying to auto-update (but fails because it's not installed).giulia wrote: but why skype does always save the update in my disk ?
c:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\
In any case, %TEMP% is considered an official area for temporary files and therefore saving files there wouldn't make Skype Portable non-stealth: http://www.portablefreeware.com/faq.php#stealth
but i try to find in the registry skype , and it lefts so many registry keys
i know it's not stealth but v4 and v5 were better but they don't work anymore
about v6 portable can't even count how many keys it left
may i know which is the last v6 working version stealth ?
thanks
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Re: Portable Skype
The bug mentioned above with the blank directory left behind was fixed months ago. In the last regshot I did, Skype Portable was completely clean. If you see something else, please file a complete bug report in the PortableApps.com forums.giulia wrote:but i try to find in the registry skype , and it lefts so many registry keys
i know it's not stealth but v4 and v5 were better but they don't work anymore
about v6 portable can't even count how many keys it left
may i know which is the last v6 working version stealth ?
thanks
Note that if you leave Skype running and shut down Windows, Windows will kill the processes out of order and cause Skype to leave registry keys behind. You can easily work around this by properly closing Skype before rebooting or shutting down. The PortableApps.com Platform can do this automatically for all your apps.
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Re: Portable Skype
hiJohnTHaller wrote:The bug mentioned above with the blank directory left behind was fixed months ago. In the last regshot I did, Skype Portable was completely clean. If you see something else, please file a complete bug report in the PortableApps.com forums.giulia wrote:but i try to find in the registry skype , and it lefts so many registry keys
i know it's not stealth but v4 and v5 were better but they don't work anymore
about v6 portable can't even count how many keys it left
may i know which is the last v6 working version stealth ?
thanks
Note that if you leave Skype running and shut down Windows, Windows will kill the processes out of order and cause Skype to leave registry keys behind. You can easily work around this by properly closing Skype before rebooting or shutting down. The PortableApps.com Platform can do this automatically for all your apps.
i know about it
but there lots of registry about firewall , regseaker counts 1036 keys related to skype!Note that if you leave Skype running and shut down Windows, Windows will kill the processes out of order and cause Skype to leave registry keys behind.
lots of keys here HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules
even i deleted every entries related to skype fom w7 firewall
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That's insane. But does the reboot process zap them?but there lots of registry about firewall , regseaker counts 1036 keys related to skype!
Re: Portable Skype
nope , w7 sp1 64bitwebfork wrote:That's insane. But does the reboot process zap them?but there lots of registry about firewall , regseaker counts 1036 keys related to skype!
can i delete such registy keys ?
i have lots of
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore\
Re: Portable Skype
Hmmm... I'd probably leave the BagMRU keys alone. I don't know about the PropertyStore ones. Maybe if the PortableApps wrapper isn't doing it, it's because they shouldn't be deleted? *shrug*giulia wrote:nope , w7 sp1 64bitwebfork wrote:That's insane. But does the reboot process zap them?but there lots of registry about firewall , regseaker counts 1036 keys related to skype!
Lame.
giulia wrote:can i delete such registy keys ?
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Re: Portable Skype
Just a note that Skype 7 has revamped their user interface to be more touch-friendly. Unfortunately, it has received mostly negative feedback:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-d ... -p/3793338
I'm in agreement with most of the users in that thread.
Also, in the chat window, there is quite a large ad banner at the top now:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-d ... -p/3793338
I'm in agreement with most of the users in that thread.
Also, in the chat window, there is quite a large ad banner at the top now:
is it stealth?
Re: Portable Skype
Interesting ... two things come to mind:freakazoid wrote:there is quite a large ad banner at the top now
- Skype is the forefront of Microsoft's collaboration strategy. It's very surprising to me that they went the adware route.
- Will PA take it off their site if they insist on including an ad banner?
Re: Portable Skype
Thanks for the link. I wouldn't have found the Compact Chat View option otherwise.freakazoid wrote: Just a note that Skype 7 has revamped their user interface to be more touch-friendly. Unfortunately, it has received mostly negative feedback:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-d ... -p/3793338
For me the new UI is okay. It's worse than the Skype 6 UI, but it could easily be even worse.
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Re: Portable Skype
1. Firewall Rulesgiulia wrote:lots of keys here HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules
even i deleted every entries related to skype fom w7 firewall
can i delete such registy keys ?
i have lots of
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore\
If you do not allow Skype, how do you want the application to make the connection to the Skype server?
2. BagMRU
It is a Windows "database" of folders.
3. Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore
Windows record of the volume level
None of the above registry entries has any bearing on portability.
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And should anyone be fed up enough with Skype to the point of wanting Messenger back, something interesting lies yonder...
http://messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013 ... eat-skype/
http://messengergeek.wordpress.com/2013 ... eat-skype/
Re: Portable Skype
why my skype portable donwload always the update and tried to install even it's disabled
and it's portable
and it's portable