{"id":1166,"date":"2015-03-25T19:25:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdorturd.com\/webdevelopments\/nerdorturd\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2017-03-10T16:12:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T16:12:24","slug":"how-to-delete-skype-fully-from-your-computer-solved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdorturd.com\/webdevelopments\/nerdorturd\/how-to-delete-skype-fully-from-your-computer-solved\/","title":{"rendered":"If Skype will not install then try this work around using the portable version"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"uninstall<\/a><\/p>\n

I tried uninstalling Skype which completed successfully but it was still installed on the computer so therefore I could not update to a later version of Skype.<\/p>\n

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In the end I installed the Skype Portable version 7.2.0.103 and this allowed me to use Skype again. I installed it on my PC and it can also be installed on a USB drive if required.<\/p>\n

Download Link:<\/p>\n

Skype Portable Version 7.2.0.103<\/a> (Allows you to install on PC or on USB Dongle)<\/p>\n

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I tried the following steps and still had no luck. They may work for you so have kept the details noted below:<\/p>\n

I uninstalled Skype by going to the following on Windows 7:<\/p>\n

Start > Control Panel > Programs & Features > Then clicking on Skype and clicking the “Uninstall\/Change” button and choosing uninstall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I completed this step and Skype was no longer appearing on the Programs & Features list but it was still installed.<\/p>\n

I then had to do the following:<\/p>\n

First, uninstall Skype again then have a look in C:\\Users>{yourname}>AppData for any Skype folders which might be clinging on to settings you want to bin. Also, hit Windows key and R together then type regedit into the Open box an hit Enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software>Skype and delete the entire key then click Edit and Find, type in Skype and delete any further references you find by hitting Function 3 to find the next one every time. Leave the Registry by the File menu Exit and restart the computer twice. That should do it<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you try to install a newer Skype version and get this error message:<\/p>\n

Installing Skype failed; code 1638<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After spending hours on attempting to get this to work I gave up as it was not a high priority for me when Skype Portable works fine.<\/p>\n

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Ref:
\nhttp:\/\/www.tomshardware.co.uk\/forum\/8743-63-totally-delete-skype-windows<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having issues installing Skype? Try this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[618,780,781,782,256,783,117,393,784,785,234,692,786,237,787,788,605,599,394,388,300,789],"class_list":["post-1166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer-related","tag-code","tag-code-1638","tag-delete","tag-dongle","tag-error","tag-installing","tag-issue","tag-message","tag-patch","tag-portable","tag-problem","tag-regedit","tag-registry","tag-remove","tag-skype","tag-skype-failed","tag-solved","tag-uninstall","tag-update","tag-usb","tag-windows-7","tag-work-around"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t