Solved Skype crashing

Portable apps aren't "installed", so there is no uninstaller.
Usually they can even be from a flash drive, making them portable so they can be run on other PC's without installing anything.

In some searches I found, it seems some people that have free Skype crashing found it is caused by Ads for their specific User account...
Poorly crafted Ads that don't play well all the time causing the issue...
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
CPU
AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory
6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card
on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays
RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
PSU
Corsair 500 W
Case
Rosewill mid tower
Cooling
CM 90mm rifle
Keyboard
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
Internet Speed
Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
Antivirus
Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
Browser
Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
Other Info
2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.

Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.

Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
You can always use registerseeker and through search and remove all the reg entries after which you only have to delete the skype programfile itself.
I noticed on two occasions that the new skype after an upgrade jumped up to 100% CPU.
Skype hanged the whole PC.
I reinstalled skype and again 100% CPU.
Removed the whole thing, installed another fresh version that finally worked.
Never had problems with skype before, so the latest upgrade was probably corrupted?
It's now version 6.3.60.105 on windows 7 64 bit.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
ASRock G41MH/USB3.
Memory
8,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
(1) Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset (2) Intel(R) G41 Express
Sound Card
(1) VIA High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
S24B350 Samsung
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) ST31000528AS ATA Device (2) Generic- Compact Flash USB Device (3) Generic- MS/MS-Pro USB Device (4) Generic- SD/MMC USB Device (5) Generic- SM/xD-Picture USB Device
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall version: 12.0.104.000 Vs
No problem, I should have made my reply clearer.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Look in my Signature.
OS
Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
I found a solution and now my Skype is working with no crashes. :) Seems others had the same issue when signing in with their Messenger accounts. Seems to be a bug in the latest 6.3 version of Skype. The solution was installing the previous version 6.2.0.106.msi which is stable, and someone linked it in this thread below:

Re: Skype Crashing straight away on new computer - Skype Community
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 HP x64 SP1
CPU
Phenom II x2 550BE @3.1Ghz
Motherboard
GA-MA770-UD3 rev 2.0
Memory
Patriot Viper 2x2GB DDR2 6400
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD5850 Extreme 1GB
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 23" S23A700D * 120Hz * 3D * 2ms response
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
SSD Samsung 830 128GB/Seagate 2TB (2 x single platter)/ WD 1TB Cav Black/ WD RE3 1TB /WD 320GB IDE/IBM 120GB IDE
PSU
XFX Pro 650w Core Edition
Case
Coolermaster CM690 Dominator
Cooling
TRUE Rev.C + Arctic Cooling MX-2 + various 12cm fans
Keyboard
Razer Lycosa
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
Fibre Optic 100MB Down * 6MB Up
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