Once you have done so, the MultiSkype application will then allow you to choose an application icon and name for each of the accounts. The application will then search for any relevant settings and information and prompt you to enter your login details for each of the accounts you want to create. You first need to download the MultiSkype installer, and then run it from the installation directory. MultiSkype utilizes a configuration panel to enable you to have multiple Skype accounts on your PC. However, it's still a very simple to use application which does work on Windows Vista. then log into your account on another PC, at which point you can continue using Multi Skype to chat with friends and family. This means that to use MultiSkype, you will first need to become able to use Skype on Vista. In particular, on Windows Vista, there is a security measure called Windows Vista Firewall which prohibits running several programs at once, including the Skype application. However, as alluded to at the start of this article, there are many workarounds to the various versions of Windows, and using them is not really useful. Since I can't download the skype installation file upon activation of SkypePortable_7.0.0.102_, I wonder if there is a way, short of rebuilding the whole paf file, to let the PA installer use the msi file in its directory instead of trying to go to an external site.Multi Skype Launcher is a nice free tool which enables you to run multiple Skype accounts on one PC simultaneously. This did the trick and after verifying digital signature here is the data:

So I used wget (all on the same computer). None could go beyond the 3-4 MB of data before hanging - just as the PortableApp installer did.

To verify non-corrupt download, check if file digital signature in file properties is OK.Ĭomment 2: Something is crappy about MS servers in the last 2-3 weeks: many time they just don't deliver stuff - either requested files of forum postings (like in codeplex).įollowing portport comment above, I tried to download using IE11, Chrome and PaleMoon directly from the link he provided. Comment 1: Earlier I posted a MD5 hash of a corrupt Skype download.

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