Skype will crash after I run it for a few seconds. This problem causes me to be unable to login to Skype. I am running Windows 7. The following is the problem signature.
Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: Skype.exe Application Version: 5.3.0.113 Application Timestamp: 4dd67601 Fault Module Name: Skype.exe Fault Module Version: 5.3.0.113 Fault Module Timestamp: 4dd67601 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 006ebe12 OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3 Locale ID: 17417 Additional Information 1: 0a9e Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789 Additional Information 3: 0a9e Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Best Answer
This appears to be a bug and poorly tested Skype Upgrade.
I am not aware of the exact issue, but Nick Craver just posted on Twitter about this and a solution.
"#Skype Delete or rename C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Skype\shared.xml to make it run again"
In response to something I wrote to him, he wrote "the deleting works...looks like a (poorly tested) infrastructure change that the client can't handle at all, bad node data saved"
So, not tested myself, but I trust what he wrote! Do the above, or to make it simpler, copy the following in to either a run box, or explorer address bar:
and delete the file named: