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How To Manage Skype in the Enterprise: Page 2 of 5

How can I change the configuration of Skype?

There are two files that Skype uses to manage the settings of Skype. Skype uses XML files and not the Registry to maintain the settings. Except for disabling File Transfer and the API functions, the Registry is little used with Skype. XML is used so that Skype can be used on multiple operating systems. The two files are "Shared.xml" used for every Skype user on the system, and "Config.xml" for each individual Skype user. Shared.xml may be found in the following location:

 C:\Documents and Settings\"windows_username"\Application Data\Skype

If you want to manage your Skype environment you can modify and maintain a corporate version of Shared.xml. You can copy it to each system to manage and set all the shared settings like the Listening Port, Proxy Servers and the port 80 and 443 incoming port option. You can replace Shared.xml without interfering with the user and the next time the user launches Skype the new file and settings will be applied.
Shared.xmlHere are some settings that can be found in Shared.xml that you may want to adjust.


443  (sets your main incoming listening port)

1  ('1' disables port 80 & 443 bypass)

web-proxy.com:80801Z291Y2g=mike