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1. #SKYPE FREEZING UP COMPUYRT WINDOWS XP 2015 INSTALL#
2. #SKYPE FREEZING UP COMPUYRT WINDOWS XP 2015 PRO#
3. #SKYPE FREEZING UP COMPUYRT WINDOWS XP 2015 PASSWORD#

Well, guess what … The latest version of Skype was trying to get control of my keyboard (in effect trying to install a keylogger in the background) and also trying to get control of the parental control settings of my computer. to protect the computer against malware actions.

I use COMODO Internet Security Premium as both my Antivirus and Firewall.ĬOMODO has a Host Intrusion Protection System or ‘HIPS’, which is a component that monitors critical operating system activities. If I figure out the voicemail problem I’ll add it here. Must have my 3.8!!!Īnybody who tries this with 3.8 should still be careful about the contacts tho, I may have just gotten lucky. While 4.2 is hugely better than 6.18 (anything is!), it’s still totally screwed up compared to 3.8. It does however seem to be having trouble receiving voicemails – I still have to quit 3.8, start 4.2 to receive them, then quit that and restart 3.8 and then they show up. Then I quit 4.2 without signing out and tried firing up 3.8 from the desktop folder backup – and it worked! No loss of contacts or history. It took a few times of switching back and forth between v4.2 and v6.18 to get everything working but eventually all went well. I then followed your steps with version 4.2.0.169 as suggested.

#SKYPE FREEZING UP COMPUYRT WINDOWS XP 2015 PRO#

Just want to add, I’m running WinXP Pro Sp3 and I was able to do it with 3.8.0.188 without losing my contacts.īefore starting I backed up copies of my Skype 3.8 folders from C:\Program Files\Skype and C:\Documents and Settings\”username”\Application Data\Skype to another folder on my desktop. Raven Killer, can’t thank you enough for the workaround – it works!! This is not handy, but Windows users have no other solution at the moment, unlike Linux users of Skype where Skype is still usable and does not have ads. So, you need to have two binaries on your PC - one for Skype 3.8 to generate the required config section, and another for regular use. If this trick expires in 30 days, repeat these steps. It will login automatically, and will not complain about outdated version. There you will find your config.xml file. Type the following in the Run box: %APPDATA%\Skype Please see the ultimate list of all Windows keyboard shortcuts with Win keys). Press Win + R shortcut keys together on your keyboard to open the Run dialog. Now, in your config.xml profile, there will be a "Credentials2" section with your Skype-signed public key. Check "Auto sign-in when starting Skype" (i.e. It is a good idea to start your search from here: Old versions of Skype (UPDATE: the link is dead).

#SKYPE FREEZING UP COMPUYRT WINDOWS XP 2015 PASSWORD#

Check the automatic sign in/save password option.

Install the latest version of Skype and sign in using your Skype credentials.Backup your old Skype 5.x executable file.Update: our reader " Raven Killer" has suggested the following solution (and I can confirm that it works): Here are step-by-step instructions, please follow them carefully.