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Skype has stopped working.

Filmmoth

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Jun 21, 2012
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I log onto skype, and within a span of 1-5 seconds, an error shows up and says "skype has stopped working." I've tried everything I can think of, and looked all over the internet for assistance, but nothing helps. Maybe you can. Please give me any suggestion you have.

I've already:
Restarted
Uninstall/reinstalled
Removed the old version of macromedia flash
Tried SEVERAL older versions of skype
Removed/stopped any processes that might clash
 
did you try another account?
did you scan your computer from viruses trojans etc...?
did you clean your windows registries after the uninstallation?