Skype start up
Hi Muggers In relation to the recent skype thread, I recently downloaded skype and installed it on my MBPro. Now, when I restart the machine, the first thing that appears is a skype login window. I think it is linked to the startup somehow, and I would like it to go away! Can someone please advise how I can do that? Im not sure if I should venture into the various folders in the System with out first asking people who know what they are doing. thanks very much for any advice Best regards and wishes for a great start to the new year Chris On 29/12/2010, at 9:43 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 28/12/2010, at 3:38 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I've forgotten a Skype password which is stored in Keychain Access as an 'application password'. When I go into Keychain Access, and select 'Show password', nothing happens, the password is not shown. Is there a way I can access the password? In my Keychain Access, I have two entries for Skype: the application password and a Web form password (for secure.skype.com). While the password for the application entry does not display, the one for the Web form does. Make sure you type Skype into the search filed at the top of the Keychain Access window to see all the Skype entries. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Skype start up
Chris, try System Preferences Accounts select your account click on the Login Items tab select the Skype application if you see it click the minus button beneath Cheers, Steven On 31/12/2010, at 11:41 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers In relation to the recent skype thread, I recently downloaded skype and installed it on my MBPro. Now, when I restart the machine, the first thing that appears is a skype login window. I think it is linked to the startup somehow, and I would like it to go away! Can someone please advise how I can do that? Im not sure if I should venture into the various folders in the System with out first asking people who know what they are doing. thanks very much for any advice Best regards and wishes for a great start to the new year Chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Skype start up
Hi Chris, To disable Skype auto start in Mac, follow the instruction below:- 1st Method: 1. Go to System Preference - Accounts 2. Select your account at the left column 3. Click on “Login Items” tab 4. Highlight Skype and Click on the “-” button Done, you have just disable Skype from auto start 2nd. Method: 1. Start your Skype 2. Right click at the Skype Icon at your Dock / Taskbar 3. Select “Open At Login” to uncheck the tick Cheers, Ronni On 31/12/2010, at 9:41 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers In relation to the recent skype thread, I recently downloaded skype and installed it on my MBPro. Now, when I restart the machine, the first thing that appears is a skype login window. I think it is linked to the startup somehow, and I would like it to go away! Can someone please advise how I can do that? Im not sure if I should venture into the various folders in the System with out first asking people who know what they are doing. thanks very much for any advice Best regards and wishes for a great start to the new year Chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Skype start up
Thanks very much Ronda and Steve for the instructions on the skype startup. I assume that I need to re-install Skype when I want to start using it? I havnt done so yet but look forward to it as many more friends are now using it. Thankyou, Best regards and I wish you a great start to 2011 Chris On 31/12/2010, at 10:23 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Chris, To disable Skype auto start in Mac, follow the instruction below:- 1st Method: 1. Go to System Preference - Accounts 2. Select your account at the left column 3. Click on “Login Items” tab 4. Highlight Skype and Click on the “-” button Done, you have just disable Skype from auto start 2nd. Method: 1. Start your Skype 2. Right click at the Skype Icon at your Dock / Taskbar 3. Select “Open At Login” to uncheck the tick Cheers, Ronni On 31/12/2010, at 9:41 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers In relation to the recent skype thread, I recently downloaded skype and installed it on my MBPro. Now, when I restart the machine, the first thing that appears is a skype login window. I think it is linked to the startup somehow, and I would like it to go away! Can someone please advise how I can do that? Im not sure if I should venture into the various folders in the System with out first asking people who know what they are doing. thanks very much for any advice Best regards and wishes for a great start to the new year Chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Skype start up
Hi Chris, I assume that I need to re-install Skype when I want to start using it? I havnt done so yet but look forward to it as many more friends are now using it. No, not at all. What you have done is simply turn it off from starting up automatically when you start your computer; as Ronni has described. It's handy to know where to go to turn these things off if you need to as some stage. Into the future if you want to use Skype at any stage, simply go to the Applications Folder and double click on Skype. Then you log in, and away you go. Or leave it in your Dock and access it there (right click on Skype icon in the dock when Skype is running. Select Options and Keep in Dock). Another way to avoid getting the log in screen at the start would be to run Skype, and log in. Then go to the Dock, right click on the Skype icon and select Options: Open at Login. Then go to System Preferences: Accounts: Login Items and instead of deleting Skype from the list this time, you would tick the box next to it, which would hide the app once it has started up. Plenty of options here without reinstalling. Tim On 31/12/2010, at 12:05 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Thanks very much Ronda and Steve for the instructions on the skype startup. I assume that I need to re-install Skype when I want to start using it? I havnt done so yet but look forward to it as many more friends are now using it. Thankyou, Best regards and I wish you a great start to 2011 Chris On 31/12/2010, at 10:23 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Chris, To disable Skype auto start in Mac, follow the instruction below:- 1st Method: 1. Go to System Preference - Accounts 2. Select your account at the left column 3. Click on “Login Items” tab 4. Highlight Skype and Click on the “-” button Done, you have just disable Skype from auto start 2nd. Method: 1. Start your Skype 2. Right click at the Skype Icon at your Dock / Taskbar 3. Select “Open At Login” to uncheck the tick Cheers, Ronni On 31/12/2010, at 9:41 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers In relation to the recent skype thread, I recently downloaded skype and installed it on my MBPro. Now, when I restart the machine, the first thing that appears is a skype login window. I think it is linked to the startup somehow, and I would like it to go away! Can someone please advise how I can do that? Im not sure if I should venture into the various folders in the System with out first asking people who know what they are doing. thanks very much for any advice Best regards and wishes for a great start to the new year Chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
