Skype™ 5.5

How to uninstall Skype™ 5.5 from your PC

This page is about Skype™ 5.5 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Skype Technologies S.A.. Further information on Skype Technologies S.A. can be seen here. Detailed information about Skype™ 5.5 can be seen at http://www.skype.com. Skype™ 5.5 is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Skype folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for Skype™ 5.5 is MsiExec.exe /X{F1CECE09-7CBE-4E98-B435-DA87CDA86167}. Skype.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 18.65 MB (19558024 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Skype™ 5.5. They occupy 18.65 MB (19558024 bytes) on disk.

• Skype.exe (18.65 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.5.114 of Skype™ 5.5. For other Skype™ 5.5 versions please click below:

• 5.5.78
• 5.5.115
• 5.5.110
• 5.5.119
• 5.5.113
• 5.5.124
• 5.5.62
• 5.5.117
• 5.5.112
• 5.5.70

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If you are manually uninstalling Skype™ 5.5 we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\desktop.ini
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\icon.ico
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPluginBroker.exe
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\uninstall.ico
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\Shared\SkypeBrowserOptions.dll
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\Shared\SkypePnr.dll
• C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Toolbars\SkypeToolbars.msi

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4EDD95AA276B12640A61C442284059A7
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AA59DDE4-B672-4621-A016-4C248204957A}

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4EDD95AA276B12640A61C442284059A7\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{AA59DDE4-B672-4621-A016-4C248204957A}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\C:\Archivos de programa\Skype\Plugin Manager\skypePM.exe

How to uninstall Skype™ 5.5 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype™ 5.5 is a program marketed by Skype Technologies S.A.. Frequently, users try to uninstall it. This can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY solution to uninstall Skype™ 5.5 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Skype™ 5.5 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Skype™ 5.5". If it exists on your system the Skype™ 5.5 program will be found automatically. After you select Skype™ 5.5 in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Skype™ 5.5, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Skype™ 5.5:

• The publisher is: http://www.skype.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{F1CECE09-7CBE-4E98-B435-DA87CDA86167}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Skype™ 5.5.


8. After removing Skype™ 5.5, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Skype™ 5.5 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Skype™ 5.5 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Skype™ 5.5 by Skype Technologies S.A. from your PC, nor are we saying that Skype™ 5.5 by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Skype™ 5.5 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.