Which is the real Skype? (RESOLVED)

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Okay, I know the download sizes of Apps vary a little bit from download site to download site because of what they might bundle in there and because of the particular latest update version they might have.

However, why is there such a huge discrepancy between Major Geeks’ Skype 6.5.0.158 download size of 30.2 MB … and the similar download sizes of CNET Download’s 1.42 MB, FileHippo’s 1.42 MB and Skype’s website 1.5 MB?

Actually, Softpedia also has a huge download size of 20.5 MB.

What could MajorGeeks and Softpedia possibly be doing? What’s the logical explanation?

I’m not going to be using Skype myself, but I at least want to leave it installed in this computer when I return it to my sister in August since it was in there before I performed a Windows Reinstall recently. So I’d like to know which the real Skype is.

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G’day Chim,

I prefer going to the original Skype website to get the correct download file size http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/

Sometimes Major Geeks, CNET Download’s and FileHippo’s don’t always keep their website up to date, and it better to play safe by going to the true original Skype website to get the correct download file size otherwise somebody might shoot you in the rear with a double barrel shotgun :wink:

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I think the 1.42Mb download is just the setup application which when run will download the rest of the software.

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One you get the downloader the other you get the entire file

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Ohhh, Okay. That makes sense.
It’s like Google Chrome and Autoruns on the PortableApps.com platform. What one downloads at the site is actually the Downloader.

Then it looks like going the MajorGeeks route will be the best idea for me since I’m not about to download a gazillion Mega Bytes with the Downloader on my Dial Up. I’ll just download the whole shebang on my sister’s High Speed Internet.

Thanks Marc, Craig, Speedy.

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No problem :slight_smile: