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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: wildwood on January 08, 2012, 07:05:21 AM

Title: Skype
Post by: wildwood on January 08, 2012, 07:05:21 AM

I have a Dell laptop Vostro 3550 Windows 7. I have been using Skype for over a year and now, suddenly, whenever I log on it starts and then the message:
"Skype has stopped working" pops up. I have tried uninstalling a reinstalling to no avail. Any suggestions??
Thanks,
Peter

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: truenorth on January 11, 2012, 08:10:08 AM

Solution contained within:
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows/skype-has-stopped-working/td-p/354582
truenorth

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: nasroo7 on January 11, 2012, 10:08:42 AM

Great!!!
My father is having the same problem with his laptop... I will try this fix.
Thanks for the info! :D

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: wildwood on January 11, 2012, 12:24:06 PM

Hi,
The solution, that worked for me, to this problem was to install the Skype Beta version.
It has worked flawlessly ever since.

Thanks

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: Raptor on January 11, 2012, 12:32:42 PM

Sounded more like you need a reinstall than an actual beta version. I'd recommend switching back to the regular release ...

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: nasroo7 on January 11, 2012, 12:53:42 PM

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Sounded more like you need a reinstall than an actual beta version. I'd recommend switching back to the regular release ...

But he said...

Quote

I have tried uninstalling a reinstalling to no avail

And I tried this solution for me also... uninstalled and installed few times, and never solved the problem... But many people in the link that truenorth posted were satisfied
which is installing the beta version... it's true that i never like the beta versions.... but we need skype sometimes...

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: Raptor on January 11, 2012, 12:56:21 PM

Hm, weird. Maybe it's a bug in their current software. You'd think a company like Skype would fix that ASAP, though.

Title: Re: Skype
Post by: patio on January 11, 2012, 02:05:01 PM

They have a captive audience...no need to work at it til it gets real bad... :P