Skype Blue Screen of Death: Causes and Solutions

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the issue of experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) while using Skype for video or voice chats on a specific computer model running Windows Vista. Participants explore potential causes and solutions related to software and hardware compatibility.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested, Experimental/applied

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes their experience with an HP Pavilion dv6000 encountering BSOD during Skype calls.
  • Another participant inquires whether Skype and the graphics card driver are up to date.
  • A participant confirms that both Skype and the graphics card driver are updated.
  • One participant references a forum link suggesting that the issue may be common among users.
  • Another participant shares that their similar problem was resolved with a Skype update but suggests that the current issue may have different underlying causes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the cause of the BSOD, with some suggesting commonality in the issue while others indicate that different factors may be at play.

Contextual Notes

There is a lack of detailed information regarding specific error messages or system configurations that could further clarify the problem. The discussion does not address potential hardware issues or other software conflicts that may contribute to the BSOD.

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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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