>>>My computer runs Windows 7 OS. I had an older version of Skype installed (still do) that was prior to MS buying Skype.
>>>I don't want to have MS update my Skype (I have heard some not so nice stories about Skype under MS).
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>>>I was able to get away with not updating by always clicking on Do not update now, when starting Skype.
>>>But today I mistakenly logged out of Skype. Now when I try to log in I have two options: Update Skype or Quite.
>>>
>>>Anybody know how I can log in without updating?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>UPDATE: F-ing MS wins. I had to update.
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>>It's quite simple: they change protocol every few versions, so not only older versions of Skype can't talk to anyone, but also any third party chat software (like Trillian) which tries to use the same protocol and break the partition into company slots. Which gives us the ridiculous situation that phone companies were separate and competing entities, in various countries, with different wiring and voltage and other standards, yet it was all one system and you could, still can, talk from any phone number in the world to any other phone number. Yet on the web, where everything runs on the same networking standard (TCP/IP), you can't call anyone but those who subscribe to the same provider.
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>Alas, you are right. As soon as I installed the updated version of Skype I could not close it and was getting a very low-level error message. I restarted my computer and then the error - at least for now - is gone. What I don't like about MS is that I know they will be snooping on everything I do on Skype. Hopefully they won't be able to get into my Outlook and get all contacts and start offering me to talk to them on Skype.
>Strangely though, the new version of Skype showed contacts that I have deleted long time ago and even forgot about them. Apparently delete means "hide" :)
(shrug) it's just like DBF files...