"How to start two ""Skype"" on one computer at the same time"

"How to start two ""Skype"" on one computer at the same time"

Practically each Internet user has from time to time a need to start at once several profiles of the Skype program on one computer. Quite just to make it.

For what it is necessary to start two profiles of Skype on one computer

Let's assume that you in Skype have two profiles. One for work, another – for communication with friends. Very often at work there is also a need to open two profiles of Skype at the same time. As they say to combine business with pleasure: and money to earn, and to talk to friends.

What is necessary to open two profiles of Skype at the same time

On the computer Skype should be installed, but the version of this program should be not lower than the fourth. Besides, it is necessary to create one more label on a desktop. The program label which is created automatically is not suitable for this operation.

How to create a label for start of other profile

It is necessary to pass into the unpacked program which is on a local disk of your computer. Usually, Skype is set on this path by default: C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone.

Now it is necessary to find the Skype/exe file, then to open its context menu, having clicked the right mouse button and to click the Create a Label point. Then it is necessary to save a label on a computer Desktop.

There is other way: it is possible just to draw this file on the Desktop. For this purpose it is necessary to clamp the file the left mouse button and to hold in addition the Alt key.

Now the necessary label is on the Desktop.

What needs to be done with the created label

The label is created, now it is necessary to click it with the right mouse button and in a context menu to select the Properties item. In opened a window it is necessary to open a tab which is called "Label", now in the field "Object" is registered the label address. Also it will be necessary to make changes to this address. It is necessary to put a space after the address and to add / secondary.

It is necessary to put a space before / secondary.

Now it is necessary to click OK.

How to open more than two Skype profiles on one computer

It is possible to open even more than two Skype profiles on one computer at the same time.

For this purpose it is necessary to make some more records in same the address. After C:\ProgramFiles\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe /secondary it is necessary to deliver to space/username: here to register the login of the necessary profile, space/password again: enter the password from the necessary Skype profile.

For example:  C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe  /secondary/username: vasia/password: qwerty.

Here after these settings, by repeated clicking of a label it is possible to enter the menu of authorization again and to use two and more profiles of Skype on one computer at the same time.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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