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Makers and Making: Portable Skype 2 - Running Skype from a regular USB Drive
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sherab
Mar 16th 2006 edited
Hey folks, I have used this method for running Skype from a normal USB drive

1 - Purchase generic USB stick, I have used a 128Mb with no problem
2 - Make a folder on the USB stick called /skype
3 - Copy the Skype.exe from a PC install in the USB stick's /skype folder
4 - Create a new text file on the USB stick /skype folder called Skype.Bat
5 - Edit the file with notepad. Put in the following

@echo off
set APPDATA=%~dp0Application Data
if not exist "%~dp0Application Data" mkdir "%~dp0Application Data"
set USERPROFILE=%~dp0
set ALLUSERSPROFILE=%~dp0
echo Starting Skype...
start %~dp0skype.exe

Everywhere you plug in your USB stick, just run the skype.Bat file and you've got skype on any XP PC with a USB port.

I have used this traveling and it works fine.
sherab
ablaka
Mar 16th 2006
thanks for posting this sherab. I understand APPDATA and USERPROFILE causes a
growing mess of leftover files on the host computer, so I would really go for that given
that Skype from v1.4 onwards supports the /datapath /removable parameters. Haven't
tried the previous post ( http://forums.makezine.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=252 )
with an USB stick yet, but guess it should work as well (just forget step 3- just plug in the
memory stick)...
ablaka
Mar 16th 2006
Ooops. I understand APPDATA and USERPROFILE causes a
growing mess of leftover files on the host computer, so I would *not* really go for it given
that Skype from v1.4 onwards supports the /datapath /removable parameters. Haven't
tried the previous post ( http://forums.makezine.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=252 )
with an USB stick yet, but guess it should work as well (just forget step 3- just plug in the
memory stick)...
latinguy
Dec 12th 2006
That's just too complicated of an answer.
Getting your skype on any old USB Flash Drive is super easy.

Just follow the For-Dummies 5 step simple solution here:
<a href="http://www.gruups.com/usbskype/">Skype on your USB Key in 5 simple steps</a>
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