Method 2: Also refer the following article and check if that helps. If the issue persists then, I would suggest you to post your question on Skype forums. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Everytime I try to install skype I get these errors. You can actually encounter this error even if you are not installing Skype. This error message is a general error which indicates that there is a problem occurred during the installation.
It could be because file name created is too short, a file is locked and cannot be overwritten, Windows temporary folders are full, corrupted setup after installation, just to name a few. To avoid this error, you may empty all temporary folders, and make sure that all running applications such as virus scanners are closed.
As well these solutions you can visit another Techyv post. There are also some solutions given to this problem. Fatal Error during Skype Installation. Installing Skype Error Code Hi to all! Upon installing, the process stopped in the middle, then an error box occurred with error: Installing Skype failed; code A fatal error occurred during installation. Contact your technical support group. Thank you. About Howard william. Questions 3. Answers Therefore, the SIMPLEST option is to manually download the Skype installer and try installing the program on your own before moving into any other drastic and big changes on your system.
You can grab the latest Skype MSI from the official site direct download. Please be careful with direct downloads and check the digital signature of the file to make sure it's signed properly. Do note this is a different file - SkypeSetup. Anyhow, verify the digital signature then proceed. Skype should now re-install itself correctly, and you should be able to continue using the program normally. If this does not work, you can always try the other steps, but I believe they will be less useful.
For example, the troubleshooter will ask you to select the program you're trying to install. But it won't be there if it's not there, right. Here we go. Sometimes, very tricky problems can have trivial solutions.
The issue is, when you don't have sufficient information, you can easily get lost. Which is why you should avoid applying blind tweaks until you know both the cause and the effect. In this particular case, the issue is probably in how Microsoft created the new archive, so something is wonky in the EXE setup file, which cannot download or open the MSI file, hence the error.
Something really silly. But you can fix it manually, and there's no need for extensive witchcraft dabbling into the system internals. Simple things first.
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