Skype™ 6.6

A guide to uninstall Skype™ 6.6 from your PC

This page is about Skype™ 6.6 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Skype Technologies S.A.. You can find out more on Skype Technologies S.A. or check for application updates here. More information about the software Skype™ 6.6 can be found at http://www.skype.com. Skype™ 6.6 is typically set up in the C:\Arquivos de programas\Skype folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. You can uninstall Skype™ 6.6 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{4E76FF7E-AEBA-4C87-B788-CD47E5425B9D}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is labeled Skype.exe and its approximative size is 18.95 MB (19875432 bytes).

Skype™ 6.6 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 19.11 MB (20037840 bytes) on disk:

• Skype.exe (18.95 MB)
• Updater.exe (158.60 KB)

This info is about Skype™ 6.6 version 6.6.106 alone. You can find below a few links to other Skype™ 6.6 releases:

• 6.6.14

Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Skype™ 6.6:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\desktop.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\third-party_attributions.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\third-party_attributions_click-to-call.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer x64\icon.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer x64\skypeieplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer x64\SkypeIEPluginBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\icon.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPluginBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\uninstall.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Shared x64\SkypeBrowserOptions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Shared x64\SkypePnr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Shared\root.pem
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Shared\SkypeBrowserOptions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Shared\SkypePnr.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\SkypeToolbars.msi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Updater\Updater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Updater\Updater.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{4E76FF7E-AEBA-4C87-B788-CD47E5425B9D}\SkypeIcon.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E7FF67E4ABEA78C47B88DC745E24B5D9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4E76FF7E-AEBA-4C87-B788-CD47E5425B9D}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E7FF67E4ABEA78C47B88DC745E24B5D9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SkypeUpdate\ImagePath

How to uninstall Skype™ 6.6 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype™ 6.6 is an application released by the software company Skype Technologies S.A.. Frequently, users decide to remove this program. This is efortful because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE practice to remove Skype™ 6.6 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Skype™ 6.6 or simply click the Search field and type in "Skype™ 6.6". If it is installed on your PC the Skype™ 6.6 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Skype™ 6.6 in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Skype™ 6.6, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Skype™ 6.6:

• The publisher is: http://www.skype.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{4E76FF7E-AEBA-4C87-B788-CD47E5425B9D}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Skype™ 6.6.


8. After removing Skype™ 6.6, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Skype™ 6.6 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Skype™ 6.6 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Skype™ 6.6 by Skype Technologies S.A. from your computer, we are not saying that Skype™ 6.6 by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Skype™ 6.6 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.