Downgrade Skype 7 to 6 + skype Updater service

Hi,
I would like to downgrade Skype 7, because I hate this interface, and I hate to be forced to update any software that I don't want.
So, I have downloaded SkypeSetup_6.14.0.104.msi to re-install this version. It works, I have deactivated the auto update in the options of Skype, and I have stopped the Skype Updater in the windows services (services.msc)  BUT every time I restart my computer, Skype 7 comes back...
Does anyone has a solution to this problem? (to stay in Skype 6)
Thank you so much
(Sorry for my bad english)
Since the purchase by microsoft, skype is crap
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After weeks of asking whether I wanted to "upgrade" to Skype 7, despite my having turned updates off, a couple of weeks ago Skype started updating me to 7 automatically without me giving it permission. I tried numerous things to prevent it, including stopping the updater service, blocking the update IP addresses, and so on, but none of them prevented this silent update. In the end I had to resort to changing the permissions to the Skype folder in Program Files (x86) to prevent any write or delete operations by the SYSTEM user. This stopped it uninstalling the old version or installing the new one every day, but it would still quit the application about 10 minutes after first starting up the PC for the day. So instead of having to reinstall Skype 6 every day I now just have to restart it after a few minutes; it's still inconvenient but it's the closest I have managed to get to preventing it entirely. Frankly I've known viruses that were easier to prevent from screwing up your system than this (and yes, that's what it's doing, as I depend on Skype for my work and Skype 7 is unusable for that purpose). Given the number of people who have clearly stated that they cannot use Skype 7, it shows a staggering level of arrogance that they force this update on people with increasingly underhand methods. Anyway, good luck trying to stop it updating.

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