Skype Blue Screen of Death: Causes and Solutions

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The HP Pavilion dv6000 running Windows Vista experiences a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) during video or voice chats on Skype version 3.8, which disrupts formal meetings. Despite having updated Skype and the graphics card driver, the issue persists and is noted as a common problem among users. Recommendations include seeking solutions on forums dedicated to Skype issues, as some users have resolved similar problems through software updates. However, the underlying cause of the BSOD may vary, indicating that individual troubleshooting may be necessary.
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Hi. I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 running Window's Vista with a 2.0 GHz processor and 3 GB RAM.

For some reason, whenever I have a video or voice chat on Skype (version 3.8), my computer gives me a Blue Screen of Death.

As you may guess, this is very annoying when trying to have formal meetings.

Is there any solution to this?
 
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Yes. Both of them.
 
It seems your problem is fairly common.
http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=28684

I would post your problem over there.
 
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Did you ever find a solution for this on another site? it's been happening on my computer too!
 
My original problem ended up getting fixed in a Skype update a long time ago (I also have a different computer now).

Your problem is likely caused by something different.
 

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