Also for If you prefer to work with MSI files, download the so called "Skype for Business" version (packaged as at http://c.msi, no unins000skype.exe inside com/download/skype/windows/business/. The following package should work for Skype 3.8. Note that I added extra parameters to the installation string to eliminate the installation of everything except the Skype\Phone)application and Start/Send To shortcuts.
<source lang="xml">
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package
id="skype"
name="Skype"
revision="
1380"
reboot="false"
priority="
100">
<!-- Skype uses the special TM character in its Add/Remove Programs DisplayName, and WPKG does not like that, so I am doing a version check on Skype.exe. --> <check type="
uninstallfile" condition="
existsversiongreaterorequal" path="
%PROGRAMFILES%\Skype
\Phone\Skype.exe" value="3.
08" />
<install cmd='msiexec
/qb .exe /i
"%SOFTWARE%\SkypeSetup.msi
" INSTALLLEVEL=1 ALLUSERS=1 TRANSFORMS=:RemoveDesktopShortcut.mst;:RemoveStartup.mst /qn' />
<upgrade cmd='msiexec
/qb .exe /i
"%SOFTWARE%\SkypeSetup.msi
" INSTALLLEVEL=1 ALLUSERS=1 TRANSFORMS=:RemoveDesktopShortcut.mst;:RemoveStartup.mst /qn' />
<remove cmd='
"%PROGRAMFILES%\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
" /shutdown' />
<remove cmd='msiexec
/qn .exe /x
%SOFTWARE%\SkypeSetup.msi {375943E2-B268-4AD7-B7A4-0FD90E9C2AC7} /qn /norestart' />
</package>
</packages>
</source>
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