Skype Reinstall

August 1, 2007
Filed Under Customer Experience | 9 Comments

After reinstalling my operating system the other day, one of the first things I did was reinstall Skype.

After installing it, I noticed that it now puts highlights phone numbers on web pages so you can call them in one click, this is sorta cool.

Later, I noticed it had autoloaded my entire address book from Outlook into Skype. This is not cool as I don’t remember being asked for permission to do this among other reasons. Any idea on how to revert this change?

Please let me know if you get any unexpected messages from me of any kind regarding Skype. Thank you.

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9 Responses to “Skype Reinstall”

Mike Maddaloni on August 1st, 2007 6:34 pm

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want phone numbers on Web pages highlighted automatically – there’s too many widgets that are trying to clutter the browser, or improve services as I am sure they call it.

I see that you have no more errors – how was it resolved?!

mp/m
annieo on August 1st, 2007 11:33 pm

Hi David,

There must be a preference that you can change to avoid this issue in the future. I completely agree with you re having your entire address book uploaded to skype.

If you’re still interested in the conference call, would you be able to spend a half hour in the late evening (around 7:30/8 p.m. EST or any time on the weekend)?

annieo

P.S. Good luck with removing all of those numbers. I bet it’s a preference setting.
Skype Follow Up on August 2nd, 2007 7:23 pm

[...] by Chaim Haas, VP of PR at Kaplow, the PR firm that represents Skype regarding my previous post on Skype and Microsoft Outlook [...]
antonio on November 23rd, 2007 2:05 pm

I registered wirh skype and was first day ok. Today I switched on pc and i placed with sky a telephoner call…
audio was ok, means i could her my voice but not the voice on the other side….
I controlled all possible and also entairtnment was ok, means all was deactived also microphone was free.
Still cannot her the voice of the other who I call(but my credit always goes down anyway).May be the problem is that I did not buy sky product?
What can I do
thank you
antonio
mai hussein on January 12th, 2009 2:47 pm

I registered with skype for at least a year till now then suddenly I recieved a massage to say that I must re_install skype
slimane719 on February 15th, 2009 6:27 pm

je vais reinstaller my skype
graeme leslie joblin on August 28th, 2009 5:55 am

my system crashed.idownloaded skype again and
found my credit for phone call gone.my contact
list also missing.try to down load few times
still no go.i have credit in my account.
thanks for any help.

graeme leslie joblin

maryborough qld.australia.4650
mary ann yatsuhashi on October 24th, 2009 10:35 am

i receive a message to say that i must re install my skype
mary ann yatsuhashi on October 24th, 2009 10:36 am

i receive a message to say that i must re install my skype