Forgot Password...But Can't Reset

Skype for Windows Desktop glitched out on my computer a few days ago, and I found myself signed out. However, since I've had Skype set to automatically sign me in whenever I opened it for the past several years, I've completely forgotten my password! I thought this would be an easy fix, so I went to the password-reset form on the Skype website using the link provided in the client's sign-in menu. I inputted my email address, pressed the big, green "Send email" button...and I was redirected to the Microsoft account password-reset site. I went through this and reset my password. I tried my new password in Skype...and it didn't work. This is because I don't have a Microsoft account---and I've avoided creating one out of principle---but rather I've used a Skype Name since I opened my Skype account before Microsoft purchased Skype and before there was even such thing as a global Microsoft account. No matter what I tried, I was always redirected to the Microsoft password-reset form. So now I'm stuck, unable to reset my Skype password and unable to recall my current password from the depths of my long-term memory; I'm basically locked out of Skype altogether. ...Help, please? (Thanks in advance!)  P.S. In order to post this, I had to make a new Skype account using my Facebook account. Once this problem is resolved and I have my actual Skype account back, I'd like to set things back to the way they were by deleting this "temporary" account and/or (at the very least) disconnecting it from my Facebook account. How would I go about doing this?

Have you resolved this problem as I have a friend who has experienced this same problem and I told her I would get into skype and see if anyone else has forgotten their password and has received a reply. I don't see any replies on how to fix the problem. Thank you for your input. [Removed for privacy].

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