gate1975mlm
Premium
join:2001-09-30
Philadelphia, PA
| (Update) Skype Version 4.1.0.166
Known issues:
Category
Description
Current solution
Calling
When a user has multiple USB audio devices plugged in, and removes the active device, they will see a message for a couple of seconds informing them that no devices are available.
This is rectified automatically within a couple of seconds if another device is found.
Audio devices
Some types of Broadcom Bluetooth audio hardware need to contact Skype in order to operate – in which case the following message is displayed: “BTSTAC~1.EXE wants to use Skype”
If you have a Broadcom Bluetooth device and experience this issue, then you should try to update the drivers for that hardware. Otherwise, it is safe to Allow access. The issue has been reported to the manufacturer.
Audio devices
If a participant in a conference call is using a Bluetooth enabled device from Broadcom, the conference call will be terminated when they hang-up the call.
Disable btstack.exe (Tools > Options > Advanced > Manage other programs’ access to Skype).
Video
Digital video cameras cannot be used to make video calls on Skype.
None available at this time.
Using YouCam to change special affects on a Skype video call will cause Skype to freeze.
None available at this time.
Skype may freeze when starting video if the Creative Webcam NX Pro (VFW) normally used is not plugged in. Workaround: This is a third party software issue and users are advised to ensure the webcam is plugged in before selecting the option to “Start video”
Known Third Party issue
Busy hard disk
Skype can become unresponsive when the hard drive is busy.
Users are advised to wait for a few seconds for the hard disk activity to reduce.
Busy hard disk / startup
Users with a large amount of Skype history may find that Skype takes longer than normal to start.
Reducing the number of items in the Conversations tab helps alleviate this problem slightly – our engineers are currently working on further solutions.
Conference calling
Conference calls, which include one or more landline or mobile participants are not placed on hold correctly. The call host and the users on their landline or mobile are not placed on hold – however all other users are.
None available at this time.
Installation
Users cannot uninstall the Skype browser highlighter for Firefox (Vista only).
Users are advised to install a patch provided by Microsoft. »support.microsoft.com/kb/951847
Upgrade
When upgrading Skype, and installing the Skype plug-in for Firefox, users may experience a crash in Firefox if it is running during the upgrade
Close Firefox before attempting to install Skype.
Screen sharing
Resizing selected area (constantly dragging mouse for more than 20 seconds) causes the system to freeze
This is resolved by Microsoft Hotfix #954436, and included in Vista Service Pack 2. »support.microsoft.com/kb/954436.
Miscellaneous
Certain graphical components may be misaligned when running Skype with a high graphics DPI setting.
None available at this time.
Fixed issues:
Category
Description
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 »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
»www.skype.com/welcomeback/ |
