Thread: Skype down?

Skype not working. Cannot connect to http://www.skype.com

Anyone else having problems?

Mine is working fine bud

There are problems globally. Probably something to do with Microsoft buying Skype last week

Your link is not working for me

This works though

https://login.skype.com/account/login-form

Originally Posted by DrB0b

It's down globally

I'm online in bangkok

I got problems
It keeps crashing

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

Originally Posted by DrB0b

It's down globally

I'm online in bangkok

Lucky you

The news about it going down nearly everywhere is all over the web right now, I think twitter is about to explode

skype down - Google Realtime

Skype Goes Down, App's Crashing For Many - Microsoft

"Skype’s telephony service appears to be suffering a major outage, with many users all over the world unable to use the service using their desktop clients or not able to access the Skype website."



Well done Mr Gates, didn't take you long did it ?

Originally Posted by DrB0b

I think twitter is about to explode

Hope not. A big setback for the democracy movement.

I have only got 1 friend online, he is in Bangkok too

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by DrB0b

I think twitter is about to explode

Hope not. A big setback for the democracy movement.

But a great relief for readers of the Teakdoor News forum

Originally Posted by DrB0b

But a great relief for readers of the Teakdoor News forum

Damn was coming back to edit my post to say same.

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

I have only got 1 friend online, he is in Bangkok too

What OS are you running?

Not sure if it's a joke but have read twice that it is only affecting computers running Windows

"Quick" fix.

Update: If you’re using Skype on Windows or a Mac, these instructions should allow you to sign in again:

Windows Vista and Windows 7
1. Close Skype.
a. Right-click the Skype icon in the system tray (at the bottom right of the screen)
b. Choose Quit.
2. Ensure that “Show hidden files and folders” is switched on.
a. Click Start, type run and press Enter.
b. Type control folders and click OK.
c. Select the View tab and ensure relevant entry is enabled.
3. Locate the shared.xml file.
a. Click Start, type run and press Enter.
b. Type %appdata%\skype and click OK.
c. Delete the shared.xml file.
4. Restart Skype. The shared.xml file will be recreated.

Windows XP
1. Close Skype.
a. Right-click the Skype icon in the system tray (at the bottom right of the screen)
b. Choose Quit.
2. Ensure that “Show hidden files and folders” is switched on.
a. Click Start and then Run…
b. Type control folders and click OK.
c. Select the View tab and ensure relevant entry is enabled.
3. Locate the shared.xml file.
a. Click Start and then Run…
b. Type %appdata%\skype and click OK.
c. Delete the shared.xml file.
4. Restart Skype. The shared.xml file will be recreated.

Mac OS X
1. Quit Skype.
2. Go to the folder ~/Library/Application Support/Skype/
3. Delete the file shared.xml (it will be recreated once you open Skype again, this is fine).
4. Start Skype.
Please note that the ~ sign means your home folder. You can find your home folder by opening Finder and selecting Go > Home from the menu bar or pressing Command (Apple), Shift and H keys at the same time.

Skype Goes Down, App's Crashing For Many - Microsoft