

In general, as always, I look forward to your feedback and comments. I don't know how many people use old computers without SSE2 support and still need older versions of Skype, but if there are many of them, I promise to develop a simplified version of this instruction.
#Download skype 7.18 update
Therefore, I highly recommend that if possible, update and always use the latest version.

However, these versions have been modified by strangers, may contain viruses, and the Skype developers prohibit their use.


#Download skype 7.18 install
Download version 7.17.0.104 (the most old versionwhich is officially supported) and install it.A new shortcut "Shortcut for Skype_6.1.999.130" should appear on the desktop. Right click on "Skype_6.1.999.130", select "Send" and click on "Desktop".Open the installation folder (for example, C: \\ Program Files \\ Skype \\ Phone) and rename the file name "Skype" to "Skype_6.1.999.130" (if the operating system asks for your permission, confirm that you want to rename the file).If after skype installations started automatically, it is very important to close it. Download the old version 6.1.999.130 and install it.In the same folder, open the folder with your Skype login and delete the config.xml file. After that, open the% appdata% \\ Skype folder and delete the shared.xml file. If you already have Skype installed, uninstall it from Control Panel.Thus, you can use Skype as if the version is still supported, and most importantly, all the main functions work: video calls, audio calls and instant messages. But there is one trick: if you log in to Skype using the new version (that is, which is supported), close Skype, and then start the old version, you will be automatically authorized in Skype, without errors, and without having to enter your username and password. Since 6.1.999.130 is no longer supported, an error occurs when entering a username and password. Of course, you can use any version instead of this version, but I will use this version as an example.
#Download skype 7.18 how to
To help such users rejoice in video calls on old computers, I decided to write a guide on how to install version 6.1.999.130 - latest versionwhich supports video on processors without SSE2. In my opinion, the most unpleasant and only undeniable drawback of the latest versions of Skype is that it is impossible to make video calls on older processors without support for the SSE2 instruction set.
