Skype disc image will not go away

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I downloaded skype, using leopard on a mbook pro, and opened the disc image to drag the application into the applications folder, etc. Fine, but every time I start up my computer, the skype disc image opens on my desk top, with the warning that "this application was downloaded from the internet" etc. I've deleted skype from the applications folder, searched for all files with the word "skype" and deleted them, and still that disc image loads every time I start the computer. It's really annoying.

Can anyone advise me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks,

Nic

 

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For anyone who might be looking here to solve a similar problem...

"The first thing to do would be to go into system preferences, click on accounts, and under your account's login items make sure Skype is removed.

I would then double check your downloads folder to make sure the skype disc image isn't named something like "s312", instead of having skype in the name (negating the search results).

Finally, repair your disk permissions by going into you applications folder, opening the utilities folder, opening the app "Disk Utility" and running "Repair Permissions" on Macintosh HD."

 

[Beloved123]

Thank you!!! I was having the exact same problem and it was plaguing me to no end!

 

[tablewine]

Had the same problem and was up for hours. Could not delete it because it said it was in use. Unmounted, remounted, a nightmare, Then after getting rid of it.....my macbook pro would not shut down.....first time mac user, here; hope i made the right conversion

 

[BenDhamrait]

hi, i had this problem, only had my MBP for 1 week.

i think the reason this happens (correct me if i am wrong only a newbie) but when you downloaded the installer you may have double clicked the Skype icon, instead of dragging it in to the applications folder (this is on the little window that pops up to install the app).

The way i fixed it was by uninstalling it...well deleting it from the applications folder and downloads folder, then reinstalled by dragging the Skype icon to the applications folder , on the installer thing you download.

i have wrote this in a bit of a jumble, and with windows terminology, so i apologise, but it is my first Mac and hope it helps sorry if it doesn't.