Download the Skype 4.1 hotfix

Download Skype for Windows 4.1.0.166. Recommended.

Fixes:

Instant Messaging

• Text moved on screen when something was added to conversation while user was scrolling it.
• Users were unable to copy and paste text from instant messaging (IM) text field into another application

Audio / Video

• Some webcams were not detected by Skype
• Video froze with some webcams
• A long delay occurred when a user opted to start video during a call
• Skype occasionally froze when selecting video options.

Accessibility

• Skype crashed when focusing, with alt+tab, communicator message in compact view
• Some controls were inaccessible via keyboard navigation

Miscellaneous

• An incorrect informative message appeared when selecting the option
• “Make a test call” from the Welcome Screen
• An incorrect informative message was displayed when creating a Skype account starting with a numeric symbol
• Users were not able to enter a password which contained the same characters used in their Skype name
• The Link “Learn more about SMS” was pointing to an incorrect help page.
• Users were advised incorrectly of the Password length.
• Skype froze when selecting the option Ctrl+Alt+Delete followed by Task
  Manager.
• When editing a phone number on an existing landline or mobile contact, the entry was deleted and replaced with the new number
• Skype crashed on startup on CPU's which did not support SSE technology

Authorization Requests

• URL Links are no longer clickable within authorization requests

Toolbars

• The Firefox Add-On would slow down page rendering even when highlighting was switched off
• The games Mafia Wars http://www.myspace.com/zyngamafiawars was not
  available when Skype plug-in was installed
• Account Names which contained two characters or less were not recognised.

Localization

• All localization files associated with the abovementioned fixes have been updated

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