Skype™ 3.6

A guide to uninstall Skype™ 3.6 from your PC

Skype™ 3.6 is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Skype Technologies S.A.. More information on Skype Technologies S.A. can be found here. More details about the program Skype™ 3.6 can be seen at http://www.skype.com. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Skype folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Skype™ 3.6 is MsiExec.exe /X{5C82DAE5-6EB0-4374-9254-BE3319BA4E82}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Skype.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 20.88 MB (21898024 bytes) on disk.

Skype™ 3.6 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 22.84 MB (23949040 bytes) on disk.

• Skype.exe (20.88 MB)
• skypePM.exe (1.96 MB)

This page is about Skype™ 3.6 version 3.6.248 only. Click on the links below for other Skype™ 3.6 versions:

• 3.6
• 3.6.244
• 3.6.216

When planning to uninstall Skype™ 3.6 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Skype™ 3.6 from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Skype

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Skype™ 3.6:

• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\PreloadedContacts.vcf
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\favicon.ico
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Shared\SPhoneParser.dll
• C:\WINDOWS.0\Installer\{375943E2-B268-4AD7-B7A4-0FD90E9C2AC7}\Skype.ico

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2E349573862B7DA47B4AF09DE0C9A27C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{375943E2-B268-4AD7-B7A4-0FD90E9C2AC7}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2E349573862B7DA47B4AF09DE0C9A27C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Skype\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS.0\Installer\{375943E2-B268-4AD7-B7A4-0FD90E9C2AC7}\

A way to uninstall Skype™ 3.6 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype™ 3.6 is a program marketed by Skype Technologies S.A.. Some computer users try to remove this application. This is hard because removing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to remove Skype™ 3.6 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Skype™ 3.6 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Skype™ 3.6". If it is installed on your PC the Skype™ 3.6 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Skype™ 3.6 in the list of applications, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Skype™ 3.6, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Skype™ 3.6:

• The software company is: http://www.skype.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{5C82DAE5-6EB0-4374-9254-BE3319BA4E82}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Skype™ 3.6.


8. After uninstalling Skype™ 3.6, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Skype™ 3.6 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Skype™ 3.6 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Skype™ 3.6 by Skype Technologies S.A. from your PC, we are not saying that Skype™ 3.6 by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Skype™ 3.6 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.