Sign-In Troubles - Stuck on Sign-In

For the past few months now, my Skype's been having the commonly-reported issue of getting stuck at the sign-in screen, where the white circle goes over and over. With the update to the new version, I was hoping the issue would resolve, but it has not. The swirling animation just plays for a good ten minutes or so, then stops with an error message that simply says it can't sign in.
I've been browsing the forums for hours now. I've tried just about every solution I could find:
Uninstalling Skype, and the re-installing
Uninstalling, then re-installing with the MSI downloader
Deleting the temp files
Completely deleting everything related to Skype manually, then re-installing [both standard and MSI]
Uninstalling and r-installing Java [That was having issues as well, not allowing me to update tot he latest version]
Making exceptions for both public and private networks on my Windows Firewall and Avast! Antivirus
I attemtped, but failed, to downgrade IE to IE9 [the instructions I've been finding were either innaccurate, too complicated, or flat-out didn't work]
I've tried just about everything I've seen suggested, from the most populat solutions to some obscure ones that did nothing for me as well.
I run Windows 7 on an HP Pavilion g-series laptop.
I've been at this for hours, actively trying to fix the issue, and the issue itself has been going on for months now. Even with the newest update, nothing's changed.
Aside from what I listed above, have there been any more ways to fix this problem? It's pretty ridiculous, in my opinion, that so many different things have worked with some people and not with others. How flawed is the program itself?
I just want to be able to get back to talking to my friends and family and playing game son call with them, who I can only contact via Skype, and not just on my iPhone.
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