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Old 09-21-2009   #1 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium
 
 

Unable to download Skype

My sister tried to download Skype but at a certain point the information bar blocked the process. Clicking on the information bar does not offer "Download file". Instead more information is offered but does not solve the problem. Does anyone have information on how to proceed. She has Vista Home Premium and McAfee anti-virus. I looked at a site where McAfee had a choice to allow Skype download among other programs but my sister's McAfee does not seemto offer that choice. Any suggestions would be appreciated. GordonHS

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Old 09-21-2009   #2 (permalink)


Vista 32 win 7 7600 32 bit
 
 

Re: Unable to download Skype

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by GordonHS View Post
My sister tried to download Skype but at a certain point the information bar blocked the process. Clicking on the information bar does not offer "Download file". Instead more information is offered but does not solve the problem. Does anyone have information on how to proceed. She has Vista Home Premium and McAfee anti-virus. I looked at a site where McAfee had a choice to allow Skype download among other programs but my sister's McAfee does not seemto offer that choice. Any suggestions would be appreciated. GordonHS
It may be Mcafee that is blocking the download. You may have to disable the AV to downlad it. I wouldn't

Skype can be found here Skype 4.1 for Windows - Download the latest version of Skype and get free computer calls

try this link with Mcaffee running

Ken
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Old 09-21-2009   #3 (permalink)


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Re: Unable to download Skype

Thanks Ken; We will try your link. GordonHS
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Old 09-21-2009   #4 (permalink)


Vista 32 win 7 7600 32 bit
 
 

Re: Unable to download Skype

Good luck gordon let us know if we can help

Ken
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Old 09-22-2009   #5 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 64bit
 
 

Re: Unable to download Skype

Uggg I hate Mcafee give me Avast Free over that pain in the neck anytime
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Old 09-22-2009   #6 (permalink)


vista basic DreamLinux 2.2 MMGL & DreamLinux 3.0 DE
 
 

Re: Unable to download Skype

Try to remove Norton or similar add the skype to it then dl MoonAV.

Steve
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