Locked out of my skype account!!!

Ok, I have been using the same login info for years now and by accident instead of just quitting skype I logged out. On my next session I was confronted with a login screen and used the same info that I have always used to login...but it didn't work.
I have the info written down so there is no chance I have made a mistake.
Why has Microsoft made this stupid mistake? What exactly has Microsoft changed to cause this error? I am sure I am not the only one experiencing this problem.
To make this issue even more frustrating there is a option to change my password which I did and it still will not allow access. It's a good thing I have a Microsoft @live email which allowed me to login to my account otherwise all of my contacts would have been lost.
Skype can't afford to make mistakes of this magnitude.

6.20.0.104 click on check for updates and it tells me I already have the latest version of skype?
This is a login issue regardless of version. I was running the latest version when this happened.
Updated: The new password has been accpeted but why was my old password rejected? Very scary.

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