Skype™ 7.40

A way to uninstall Skype™ 7.40 from your PC

This page is about Skype™ 7.40 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Skype Technologies S.A.. You can read more on Skype Technologies S.A. or check for application updates here. Please open https://www.skype.com if you want to read more on Skype™ 7.40 on Skype Technologies S.A.'s page. Skype™ 7.40 is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype directory, regulated by the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Skype™ 7.40 is MsiExec.exe /X{3B7E914A-93D5-4A29-92BB-AF8C3F66C431}. Skype.exe is the Skype™ 7.40's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 26.54 MB (27832264 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Skype™ 7.40. They take 27.16 MB (28478336 bytes) on disk.

• SkypeBrowserHost.exe (320.96 KB)
• Skype.exe (26.54 MB)
• Updater.exe (309.97 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 7.40.104 of Skype™ 7.40. You can find below info on other application versions of Skype™ 7.40:

• 7.41.101
• 7.40.151
• 7.40.202
• 7.40.103

After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Skype

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Skype\Browser\SkypeBrowserHost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Skype\desktop.ini
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\roottools.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\RtmCodecs.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\RtmMediaManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\RtmPal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\RtmPltfm.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\SkypeResources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\skypert.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\SkypeSkylib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\ssScreenVVS2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\VideoN.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\third-party_attributions.txt
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Updater\Updater.dll
• C:\Program Files\Skype\Updater\Updater.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{3B7E914A-93D5-4A29-92BB-AF8C3F66C431}\SkypeIcon.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A419E7B35D3992A429BBFAC8F3664C13
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{3B7E914A-93D5-4A29-92BB-AF8C3F66C431}

Additional values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A419E7B35D3992A429BBFAC8F3664C13\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\Installer\{3B7E914A-93D5-4A29-92BB-AF8C3F66C431}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SkypeUpdate\ImagePath

How to erase Skype™ 7.40 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype™ 7.40 is a program by Skype Technologies S.A.. Frequently, people decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to erase Skype™ 7.40 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Skype™ 7.40 or simply click the Search field and type in "Skype™ 7.40". If it exists on your system the Skype™ 7.40 application will be found automatically. When you click Skype™ 7.40 in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Skype™ 7.40, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Skype™ 7.40:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.skype.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{3B7E914A-93D5-4A29-92BB-AF8C3F66C431}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Skype™ 7.40.


8. After uninstalling Skype™ 7.40, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Skype™ 7.40 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Skype™ 7.40 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Skype™ 7.40 by Skype Technologies S.A. from your PC, we are not saying that Skype™ 7.40 by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Skype™ 7.40 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.