I think there is simply no way to disable automatic checking for updates. In that case, there is nothing John can do.giulia wrote:why my skype portable donwload always the update and tried to install even it's disabled
and it's portable
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thanksSYSTEM wrote:I think there is simply no way to disable automatic checking for updates. In that case, there is nothing John can do.giulia wrote:why my skype portable donwload always the update and tried to install even it's disabled
and it's portable
do u have the same problem?
maybe a firewall rule ...
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Skype's decision on whether to automatically update is handled via a system-level registry key in the HKLM hive. As such, it can not be adjusted unless you run as admin, which the vast majority of users will have no access to. Your best bet is to use Skype Portable in conjunction with the PortableApps.com Platform. We usually (but not always) push out updates to Skype Portable before they start pushing them out via their update channel as long as our keen-eyed users let us know about a new release.
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thanksJohnTHaller wrote:Skype's decision on whether to automatically update is handled via a system-level registry key in the HKLM hive. As such, it can not be adjusted unless you run as admin, which the vast majority of users will have no access to. Your best bet is to use Skype Portable in conjunction with the PortableApps.com Platform. We usually (but not always) push out updates to Skype Portable before they start pushing them out via their update channel as long as our keen-eyed users let us know about a new release.
so the best way is install the portableapp.com launcher ?
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JohnTHaller wrote:Skype's decision on whether to automatically update is handled via a system-level registry key in the HKLM hive. As such, it can not be adjusted unless you run as admin ...
- If you'd just publish that info, advanced users could test other strategies for disabling it -- like yaP, for instance...
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can you explain please?Midas wrote:JohnTHaller wrote:Skype's decision on whether to automatically update is handled via a system-level registry key in the HKLM hive. As such, it can not be adjusted unless you run as admin ...
- If you'd just publish that info, advanced users could test other strategies for disabling it -- like yaP, for instance...
thanks
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Just what I said, if that HKLM key was identified, other users could neuter it without having to use the PAF launcher -- nothing against it, it's just that I like to have different options.
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do you know wich are this keys?Midas wrote:Just what I said, if that HKLM key was identified, other users could neuter it without having to use the PAF launcher -- nothing against it, it's just that I like to have different options.
maybe i can block these keys?access, modify ...
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in internet i found that should block auto update 127.0.0.1 download.skype.com ..Midas wrote:Just what I said, if that HKLM key was identified, other users could neuter it without having to use the PAF launcher -- nothing against it, it's just that I like to have different options.
but i would create a firewall rule but i don't know download.skype.com IP
thanks
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giulia wrote:i found that should block auto update 127.0.0.1 download.skype.com ...
but i would create a firewall rule but i don't know download.skype.com IP
- No need to. Search your windows drive for the 'HOSTS' file, open it in a text editor and add a line at the bottom:
127.0.0.1 download.skype.com
Note that you won't be able to access download.skype.com afterwards until you remove that line. Better yet, make it "0.0.0.0 download.skype.com" to avoid burdening your system with timeouts...
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giulia wrote:in internet i found that should block auto update 127.0.0.1 download.skype.com ..Midas wrote:Just what I said, if that HKLM key was identified, other users could neuter it without having to use the PAF launcher -- nothing against it, it's just that I like to have different options.
but i would create a firewall rule but i don't know download.skype.com IP
thanks
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C:\Users\Jyrki>nslookup download.skype.com
Server: resolver2.dnaip.fi
Address: 62.241.198.246
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: a1306.cl.akamai.net
Addresses: 82.96.58.23
82.96.58.40
Aliases: download.skype.com
download-akm.skype.com.edgesuite.net
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HiSYSTEM wrote:giulia wrote:in internet i found that should block auto update 127.0.0.1 download.skype.com ..Midas wrote:Just what I said, if that HKLM key was identified, other users could neuter it without having to use the PAF launcher -- nothing against it, it's just that I like to have different options.
but i would create a firewall rule but i don't know download.skype.com IP
thanks(Just to be clear, the IP addresses are the last two. The first IP address in the output is the IP of my DNS server.)Code: Select all
C:\Users\Jyrki>nslookup download.skype.com Server: resolver2.dnaip.fi Address: 62.241.198.246 Non-authoritative answer: Name: a1306.cl.akamai.net Addresses: 82.96.58.23 82.96.58.40 Aliases: download.skype.com download-akm.skype.com.edgesuite.net
i got an iranian ip or russia !!! and i live in rome
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hi
even the update should be disabled in skype portable ,skype downloads the update
is there a way to block it(the auto update) with the firewall ?
i found this https://youtu.be/8iyrS4uAJhc?t=4m53s
the part of registry
thanks
even the update should be disabled in skype portable ,skype downloads the update
is there a way to block it(the auto update) with the firewall ?
i found this https://youtu.be/8iyrS4uAJhc?t=4m53s
the part of registry
thanks
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In my case, Skype asked for confirmation before installing the downloaded update.
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Skype will ask for confirmation before updating. You can stay up to date automatically by using the PortableApps.com Platform as updates for Skype Portable are usually released before Skype begins prompting.
We can't disable the update check as Skype uses a setting within HKLM to disable update checking which can only be set with admin rights.
We can't disable the update check as Skype uses a setting within HKLM to disable update checking which can only be set with admin rights.
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