When a user opens their web browser with no network connectivity, Skype displays an error message that SkypeNames.exe wants to use Skype.

Skype browser plugins for Internet Explorer and Firefox ignore meta tag not to highlight phone numbers.

Users with screen readers may have problems noticing the new authorization requests in the Notification tab.

Skype fails to detect some screen readers when they are started after running Skype.

Browsing history is slow while running Jaws.

The automatic 'Away' status setting doesn't work if it has been set a long time ago.

No warning message is being displayed when closing a conversation with the close button in compact mode.

The Skype Access connection offering does not pop-up correctly when trying to connect to supported hotspot after starting Skype up.

Screen Sharing from Skype 4.2 to Skype 4.0 or lower does not show video to the receiver if their computer has Pentium 4 or Pentium 3 processor.

Only one field change is saved when editing phone contacts.

Transferring a call to a phone contact and Skype user at the same time will cause the call to disconnect for the Skype user when the phone contact answers the call.Transferring a call message, on calls which originated from an older Skype version, is not shown to the caller.The preferred microphone settings are not saved when the device is set from the Call Quality Indicator device selection list.The Call Quality Indicator shows a false error message that your webcam is in use by other application, even if it is not in use anymore.

The Call Quality Indicator shows medium quality for web-cameras although it should show high quality.The microphone mute functionality is not restored after finishing a Skype call when using Windows Vista.It rarely happens that calls are not successful when two users call each other at exactly the same time.

The High Quality Video logo sometimes flashes during a video call.

The Skype video snapshots feature is not working on Windows XP SP3.

When on a video call to Asus Videophone users the local video preview might freeze and the other side sees a green still image after some time into call.

The other side will still receive video normally.

In some rare cases when sending video from a Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000, the local preview may freeze.

Skype may experience problems when running Cyberlink YouCam video decoration software.

After upgrading to 4.2, some users were notified of old authorization requests.

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