Skype™ 6.0

How to uninstall Skype™ 6.0 from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove Skype™ 6.0 for Windows. The Windows version was created by Skype Technologies S.A.. More info about Skype Technologies S.A. can be read here. More information about the software Skype™ 6.0 can be found at http://www.skype.com. Usually the Skype™ 6.0 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Skype folder, depending on the user's option during install. Skype™ 6.0's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{EA17F4FC-FDBF-4CF8-A529-2D983132D053}. The application's main executable file occupies 17.05 MB (17877168 bytes) on disk and is labeled Skype.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Skype™ 6.0. They take 20.21 MB (21195808 bytes) on disk.

• Skype.exe (17.05 MB)
• SkypeC2CAutoUpdateSvc.exe (1.33 MB)
• SkypeC2CPNRSvc.exe (1.69 MB)
• Updater.exe (157.17 KB)

The current web page applies to Skype™ 6.0 version 6.0.126 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Skype™ 6.0:

• 6.0.125
• 6.0.120

If planning to uninstall Skype™ 6.0 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Skype™ 6.0:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Skype™ 6.0:

• 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\Updater\Updater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Updater\Updater.exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{EA17F4FC-FDBF-4CF8-A529-2D983132D053}\SkypeIcon.exe

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CF4F71AEFBDF8FC45A92D28913230D35
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{EA17F4FC-FDBF-4CF8-A529-2D983132D053}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CF4F71AEFBDF8FC45A92D28913230D35\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SkypeUpdate\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Skype™ 6.0 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Skype™ 6.0 is a program released by the software company Skype Technologies S.A.. Some users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY procedure to erase Skype™ 6.0 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program 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 wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Skype™ 6.0 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Skype™ 6.0". If it exists on your system the Skype™ 6.0 application will be found very quickly. When you select Skype™ 6.0 in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Skype™ 6.0, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Skype™ 6.0:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.skype.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{EA17F4FC-FDBF-4CF8-A529-2D983132D053}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Skype™ 6.0.


8. After removing Skype™ 6.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Skype™ 6.0 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Skype™ 6.0 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Skype™ 6.0 by Skype Technologies S.A. from your computer, we are not saying that Skype™ 6.0 by Skype Technologies S.A. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Skype™ 6.0 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' computers.