Well it has reconnected so I guess not 
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For me it works again, back online connected with skype 7
on windows.
Me happy again. 
Unfortunately Skype 7 seems to be officially dead.
Even the 7,41 for buisness version can’t sign in anymore.
sad times.
What exactly happens? It is working fine here. In general, if you upgrade and then downgrade through the 7.36 through 7.41 versions, it seems to reset something and it’ll work again.
Everyone seems to have a different version that “works” for them, so it’s not specific to any version.
I might try that indeed.
What happens is that the 7.41. version at startup loads a page,
with the prompt to update.
You cannot get passed that screen to insert you login.
Maybe i could try to downgrade to 7.36 again.
But that version prompted me to upgrade a while ago allready.
The 7.41 for buisnesses does not have an update meganism build in by default.
7.36.0.150 XP working here
Nope no succes with downgrading either.
They seem to have somehow putting an update notifier mechanism,
in front.
As soon as you open the skype application, it loads a page inside the application,
that prompts you to upgrade.
There is no possible way arround it, to get to your login fields.
Also pretty much confirmed.
1 first comment at the page.
So yeah my suggestion, dont sign out if you did not do this already.
it doeant matter if you dont run xp,it works on 7
Okay i will try it.
Did you try to sign in and out already?
I signed in and signed out 5 times oj skype 7.36 without issues and no updater poping up
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Okay well i’m currently on skype for linux.
And installing a windows vm to test it out.
I’m not sure which country you are from.
But it might be an process that goes in steps.
Since i believe @TReKiE is from canada, and i’m from europe.
If they could just add split screen to skype for desktop.
Then i would be totally fine with running 8.
Allthough is garbage, but the most important feature it misses is sepperate chat windows,
per user.
This feature will not be broaght back in the skype 8 for desktop versions. is allready confirmed.
Only the windows10 store version seems to have the feature.
I looked at the new skype and the proxy at here still shows that Skype Web(the new one) still uses the MSNP protocol
Unfortunately no luck with 7.36.0.150 either.
So i guess you are still lucky for as long as it lasts.
I have tried manny versions of skype7.
But non are working, you cannot get to the login fields anymore.
As far i can see, they somehow managed to change the login page.
I suppose there is no option left then to upgrade to 8 for now.
If anyone finds any solution or work arround let me know. 
